Category: Trella Diaries

Saturday, May 26, 1990
A do nothing – this & that kind of day.

Friday, May 25, 1990
Rain
Finished a June Hallmarks announcing annual meeting & providing ballot for bylaws & officers vote. Took it & Bylaws that David “Ventured” * to Boy Scout office. They ran it while i had supper with mary J & Mary H at Bob Evans. I took the paper, but charged me $32. But that’s better that $65 at Laippley’s.
Started collating Bylaws & stapling them.

[*Used Ventura Publisher software]

Thursday, May 24, 1990
45-70 sunny
Worked out doors all day – Set out impatiens, dusty miller, miniature dahlias. Set chrysanthemums in bed under Star Magnolia. Mowed front yard & back by lower driveway with push mower.
Wrote checks & balanced check book. Sent $5,000 to Steenrol Managed Municipals – Tax free fund. (from Field note – interest not pd on Land contract – Bal $15,000)

Wednesday, May 23, 1990
Writing 2 hrs – HH 1 to 5 = 6 hrs
48-65 Partly sunny
Planted a few impatiens & dusty miller. Fertilized around patio – Wrote article about King book for Star tab – Used quotes from the book.
In to HH at 1:00 – People from Texas & Philomena Gregg & her Marietta College Pres. nephew toured building. Mr & Mrs. Baker volunteers out of no where with no training.
Worked with Bowling Green intern Melinda Davies hunting photos for Star tab. Finally found a box of photos & negatives for 1971 history & sorted out some. Took to Star & ran into Anthony Conchel – new editor – So introduced myself & gave him the pix.
Used new at HH word processor to write gift certificate for brick & delivered it to Virginia Myers. First letter on it had it for 6 months.
Picked supper at Wendy’s – Meant to mow but after eating & reading paper just couldn’t get going again.
George Brown in at HH & I told him about costs rise of reprint. He said when all figures are in – let him know – His family may pay more.

Tuesday, May 22, 1990
45-60
As I write a luna moth is fluttering against the glass door. As I wrote today at the computer, I watched a female mallard with 7 ducklings explore the pond and dablle in the duck week. A line of turtles on the inlet pipe didn’t phase the ducks.
Wrote story on Marion History (population & industry) before 1890 for Star’s tab.
Larry Winchester called to say softbound would be ready Friday and hardbound in 2 weeks. He found another binder to do it $350 cheaper & I think total bill may be $500 less than $7500 estimate. – and will give us the over-run.
In at 3:30. Cashed the $5,000 CD that matured & put in checking account in case I need it to pay printing bill. To HH for Fall Fair committee meeting. Dinner with Mary at Isaly’s & then to Hutchman’s. Had Bill & Erma help revise Horticulture Schedule for Fall Fair – then with Bill to my first meeting of Marion Garden Club. Not a very friendly group. But great speaker- Dave Williams – on mulches. Home about 6:00.

Monday, May 21, 1990
12-4:00 Huber Board & Prog. 3 7 hrs.
48-51 cloudy, windy cold
Wrote to Jackye & Wilda – so difficult to know what to say. Also wrote Snyder in Boulder telling him to send his father’s tools. Sent ck & photos to Hayes Presidential Center for returning my camera left there. Then reworked Bylaws for last time – final corrections.

IN at 4:00 to cash CD – & forgot that I had to turn it in. So grocery shopped – home for suspper & then back in for Huber Board meeting at 7:00- John Watkins presented his TriRivers site plan – Mauk asked me to start proceeding for adding 3 members to Board- Some people that know how!

Gary Barnhart program on early industry. So much research & so many wrong statements!
Home about 10 & called David. Transferred Bylaws file to him for Venturing*. He sent me a letter he wrote to Kathi!

[*Editing in Ventura Publisher]

Sunday, May 20, 1990
Sunday – up at 9:00 Scrambled egg, bacon, toast for bfst on deck. Across river for pails of dirt to fill in by lower drive. Set up Princess of Wales juniper and golden showers rambler. Fixed cord on flag pole. Mary out – quick lunch – In to Heritage Hall for a tour about 4. They left to try to see Steam Train – Me home and collapsed.

Saturday, May 19, 1990
Mary & I to Everett Hemmerly’s estate sale – Gems sold at noon so we went about 12:30 – My # was 522 – Never been at such a big sale. I bought a 1879’s wash stand with marble back and sides. Thelma & Gene had been there since Tuesday getting ready. Bought 2 leather jackets for Jed & Josh. A stack of motorcycle publications sold for $700. Home about 5. Put veggies in with pot roast & was ready for supper when the Haldeman’s arrived at 6:00. Ate on deck, but had mosquitos. Josh & Sarah mowed across the road while David & I mowed among evergreens & along front bank with push mower. Showed old slides & videos-

Friday, May 18, 1990
9:30-5:00- writing 7 1/2.
Windy to 30 mph.
Sunny – 40 to 68
Rewrote Lou Whitmire’s Star story about “The Marion Story” book & Judge Myers & I.- After all she asked for my input.
Also rewrote 2 former Day Before Yesterday columns. – Cemeteries & Indians for Star to use in Feb for Centennial.
Mowed around Oak tree & across the road from 7 to 9. Hauled sand to lower terrace, getting ready to landscape lower entrance. Pool is leaking again.
Letter from Don Shuster with check for flowers for Wilda & Jackye. Also letter from Steve Potter concerning Howard’s trust. Suggests gradually transferring to HH funds. And letter from Virigina Lewis, Florida, agreeing to my suggestion for her brick ordered.

Thursday, May 17, 1990
Brought brick data base up to date & printed out new numerical list with corrections. – Howard folded Newsletters.
In to Heritage Hall at 1:00. Mary there to help with mailing. HH crawling with tours. Nazarene from Columbus. Mailing of 475 copies to PO about 3:30 – Not enough postage in Permit #83 so I wrote $50 check – to cover mailing.
Came home & set out geraniums & mowed lower lawn. Back to Turoff’s at 6:00 for dinner with Trinity Radar Class. Then to HH where the group of 26 toured with me as guide. Tour & my lecture took 2 hrs! Home at 10:00.
Nice letter from Ed & Sara Sheneman telling about Celia’s wedding.