Category: Trella Diaries

Friday, March 29, 1991
Had a bath before bfst – Did my laundry. Wrote checkers. In to Hemmerly’s about 3:00 – not one customer in shopp!
Cashed check & copied parts of appraisal papers to make complete sets for OSUM, Kathi & David. To
Marion Bank to deposit $1,000 from Romine Rentals. Took Terradise appraisal and survey papers to OSUM & got home just in time for 2 Mary’s to pick me up to go to Al’s for Dinner.
Mary had been to Dr. Reigo. Her left eye implant has an edge open – will re-attach it by laser beam.

March 30, 1991 30/40 8 mph wind AM Skiff of snow in Oak Tree AM Sunny PM
Male Wood Duck on pond PM
Finished revision of Will & listing of assets & printed out copies for Kathi, David & Bob Stout.
Mary out to bribing Kathi’s tape of visit to San Diego & others.
Sorted box of books left in basement – FOund Dave’s 1983 account book. Every expense & receipt – but no balance! Also books evidently from Mary & Rocky – paperback of Miracle at Philadelphia – 1968 – original – and I pd $12 for a hardbound reprint in 19187! Also my American Lit book also used by Walt & Mary – and Bouta’s ‘The Ohio’ – Sorted out books on small business management & accounting for David & coloring books for Susannah & Discovery & Science Magazines for the boys. Rec room looks better.
Reading ‘The Ohio’

Thursday, March 28, 1991
Sunny – 40’s – killdeer calling
Ray got both mowers started with help of Mary’s jumper cables.
Ray Foertsch & Brenda here from 10:30 to 3:00. Laid 6×4 timers along s side of lower driveway. Cut bittersweet vine & cleaned bank above burning pit. Hauled dirt from laying 6x4s to fill ibn ruts Ray madke with his truck. Burned limbs brough down by 40 mph winds last night.
Fed them lunch on upper deck. $90 – 2 of them – $10 an hour each. But I couldn’t do the things they did, altho I worked with them all day. They skinned sod from area s of driveway along new wooden border & I started transplanting prairie plants into it. Also dug some crocus growiong in grwass under redbud & planted in the bed nearby. Finished up 3 lbs of grass seed down in the woods.
Rec’d Bob Stout’s draft of my will. I have several changes. Made out order for books for Susannah from Dover Publishing.
Rested all evening.

Wednesday, March 27, 1991
52/69
7 Mallards on pond – only 2 females
OAHSM 3 hrs
Dean Hazard, Peg Hendricks & Lori Stephenson out at 9:00 – First looked at SW corner post in Ralph’s meadow from the road. Then drove around to SE corner & walked back thru woods on old road. When they saw the part of woods not included in survey felt that Tabor should make decision. He’s out opf town – spring break –.
At Richard Francoviglia’s request sent him the text of my OAHSM 1989 award. He also said he hadn’t received my autobio – couldn’t find it on computer so gave me the opportunity to rewrite it. Took it & my income tax to Caledonia PO to mail.
Talked by phone to Dave Shieley about tax consequences of gift of Terradise. Could be from $1,000 to $2,000 a year. Both decided a reversion clause in case property not used as a Nature Center, is worth more than that.
Planted more grass seed in woods & covered with bale of straw flood washed in.
David called – wants to expand his staff with secy & programmer. Needs at least $20,000 to expand – and can’t continue as he is now – working day & night.
Called Kathi at Dave’s for report on her day at sea on the cruiser Gridley – Fantastic – sunny but 16’ swells.

Tuesday, March 26, 1991
MCHS 3
Vultures flapping & soaring
Updated files all morning.
Love the halogen light in my work/bed room.
Eula called to say that the 3 show cases from S. Kleins were moved to HH at her expense – JT had apoplexy!
Ray Foertsch out & started hauling wheelbarrow loads of dirt to fill ruts – but started raining.

In at 6:00 to meet Mary at Campus Pizza for Lasagna – Then to Marion Garden Club (which the male members still refer to as The Men’s Garden Club). Talked to Jim Mautz about Harding altar being enshrined to a Baptist President. Speaker no show, so Bill Hutchman conducted a discussion on any topic presented. Really enjoy his gardening knowledge.

Sunday, March 24, 1991
Swiss steak, mashed potatoes, salad, yams & Jello salad ready for Haldemans when they arrived at 12:00. David found my printer cable problem was in the charger box – B portal not working. Rearranged room to separate 2 computers & printers.
Josh flew kite (and lost it). Sarah played flute – L:et them explore attic. Jed’s story ‘Minnesota Jones’ shows promise. Susannah relapsing in talking.
Made waffles for supper before they left about 6:00. Gave them $20 for gas & $100 to have oven repaired.

Saturday, March 23, 1991
MCHS 4 hrs
Mary out but couldn’t retrieve printer plug in from inside computer.
To Heritage Hall from 1:00 to 4:00 – Gary there redoing the Victorian Parlor – I moved the 20 mgb computer back home as it has dBaseIII on it.

Friday, March 22, 1991
Hauled more dirt.
Fooled with computer changing printer cables to try to get labels printed. Ended up with printer port on computer inside the slot.
Mary Jordan called saying Nancy very ill with liver problems – in University Hospital. Mary going down so not going to Al’s. Met Mary at Isaly’s for supper.
David called saying they would be up tomorrow to correct problems.
Forgot my purse so borrowed $20 from gift shop – hard time shopping for Sunday dinner on $20
Also Geneva’s problems not solved by colon operation. Lungs now showing cancerous spots.

Thursday, March 21, 1991
MCHS 2
Hauled 5 wheelbarrow loads of dirt down to ruts Ray Foertshc made – planted grass seed & covered with straw.
Tom Wagner came out ‘to find out your side to all the controversy you’ve caused.’ My 11 concerns & my report for the Exec Committee on locating Pros for library on lower level – and asking board to view the nook already there in Harding Room #1 rather than remove (new) wall & encroach on the club room – destroying it for any use by Marion Area Genealogy Society. All that to provide a place for an altar that has no historical significance except that Episcopal Church chose to use money Hardings left to them to construct the altar.
He seemed placated but after his vicious attack on my article about library location I don’t trust him.

Wednesday, March 20, 1991
MCHS 2 hr
Royce to clean.
Started on minutes of MCHS Board & found my 2nd tape blank. Thank goodness Eula also recorded them.

Tuesday, March 19, 1991
MCHS 5+3 = 8
Prepared a list of 11 concerns about things happening in MCHS.
Also finished my study of library in lower level or in main lobby.

All I can do to force myself to go to Board meetings & have to defend my convictions. Jack asked additional space for the Harding altar from Episcopal Church by taking it from the Club Room. I suggested using alcove already at N. end of room – & protested that Harding was a member of Trinity Baptist Church. I called for paper vote. 7 for taking club room aread – 4 against. Out of 24 board members – not really a mandate.
Norm Fogt upset at the obligation paper to HPEF trustees. Says this is his last year as treasurer.