Category: Trella Diaries

Wednesday, June 5, 1991
Howard’s 89th birthday. Took him to Reece’s in Caledonia for groceries – all he wanted for his birthday.
Tom Andreas, Legal – Bill Mitch – Ecology Prof of Dept of Natural Resources & Crowell, Real Estate – all from OSU came about 10:00 for tour of Terradise to evaluate value as a wetland flood plain. It was great being with Prof. Mitch who heads the Ohio River Consortium on Ecological Technology. He recognized the bald cypress & knew the phosphates discharged from Trailer Park caused the duck wee proliferation. The ox bow across reiver was especial interest to him – Crowell says the value of my land is the benefits it creates for all downstream from it. Showed them, the house but not much interested in it – I’m wondering if we should consider a gift of only the land.
In for supp[er at Turroff’s with Mary H & Geneva Brewer. Thebn to HH for Marion Genealogical Society meeting. Celebrating 15 years by honoring all officers. Dick West & I led tours of building. IO emphasized areas of benefit to them. Maxine Marshall, pres, refused to bring matter of MGS meeting at HH to members for vote. Talked to Pat Winn about Doretta – Don Davis collector of books.

Tuesday, June 4, 1991
59-68 NE Windy
MCHS 3 hrs
EHMA 3 hrs
First week of June chill – remember 1945? – Walk home on first leave after Navy Boot Camp & we all froze at a picnic S of Brush Ridge!
Ann Bush out at 1:0-0 to have helop with letter writing for MCHS – seemed to get a kick out of using computer – Wrote letters to 4 girls from Waldo Elementary who raised pennies for restoration of Harding Memorial. Also the resolution asking for money from County.
Phyliss Tomlin called wanting a description of Heritage Hall for publicity for Business After Hours. Wrote it & dictated it to Tammy over phone.
Had to wear a sweat shirt when I trimmed euonymous & river bank. Took car to Young’s Sohio for new tires. Willis picked me up there & to EHMA – called Board Meeting. Ron from Morton Bldgs there to ans questions.
Tires & balance $288-
While Anne & I were on upper deck she spotted femail wood duck on river followed by 8 ducklings in single file. She headed up along the bank & they all followed!

Monday, June 3, 1991
OAHSM 6 hrs
Bud Sawyer here at 10:0-0 & to work on planning computer workshop.
Mary brought Famous Recipe chicken. Cole slaw & potato [sic] salad out for lunch & was our guinea pig to follow out ionstructions on using WordStar & DBaseIII & I was thee try out for Bud teaching Quark Express – MacIntosh Desktop Publshing program – seems easier than Ventura

Sunday, June 2, 1991
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Saturday, June 1, 1991
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Friday, May 31, 1991
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Thursday, May 30, 1991
72-90
Pulled weeds & clipped before heat got to me.
Worked on Transformation Fund records in air conditioned bed room. The figures ‘very interesting’
Fried eggs & sausage for supper with strawberries.
Tool labels to Kensel Clutter for his seed project. Still found a few typing errors even after I got there.
Then in Meijer to pick up 4 more bales cypress mulch to finish beds & to Big Bear for groceries.
Home about 8:30 – TV boring so to bed at 10:00.
Tome Andres called. Wants to bring Professor Mitch up next Wed to see Terradise for a Wetlands study he’s doing. Tom sounded as if Ohio State Officials didn’t have much interest in acquiring Terradise.

Wednesday, May 29, 1991
69-92 Sunny
MCHS 1 hr
Royce cleaning
Spent morning doing final compiling of material for AASLH award – Weighs over a pound! Also got mail ready for Bill elliott & Keith Vincent – courthouse stuff – Mailed them $6.50 total. Tabor Allison had his class to woods across river so I went over to see if any pawpaws had set – couldn’t find a one. After all those blossoms!
Letter from Kensel with more prairie plants to add to list so re-did database ‘See’ & printed all new sheets.
Set out petunias in bed W of greenhouse & some impatiens under Bradford Pear.

Tuesday, May 28, 1991
70-92 sunny
Cleaned out bed W of greenhouse – bamboo – sedum – clump of daffs & itis – top get it ready to plant petunias. By 11:00 it was so hot I had to quit.
Wrote up minutes of May 212 board meeting MCHS – In to HH about 3:30 with my box of things to copy for AASLH Award. Norm & Helen there &* said I souldn’t pay for them. Made about 60 copies to include. 1 ½ hrs at copier.
To Styling Salon for hair cut and blow dry – Had planned to have supper with Mary but she forgot – so got gas – bananas & strawberries & chicken dinner (boxed) & came home.
SKipped Marion Garden Club meeting – I’m not interested in planning a rose show.
Wade Jones brought black top to patch along landscape timbers on edge of upper & lower driveway – took about ½ hr $50.
Gave Norm check for $1,500 to finish paying my pledge for kitchenette. Want $300 for HPEF $1200

Monday, May 27, 1991
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