Work Type: Trella Romine Diaries

Wednesday, August 31, 1983
[No entry]

Tuesday, August 30, 1983
[No entry]

Monday, August 29, 1983
[No entry]

Sunday, August 28, 1983
Temp 82 but muggy.
Hemmerly Reunion. Don & Joy Baker – Marie & Elwood Tewell, Doris & Virden Ault, Zelda & Luther Flowers, Gayle Zimmerman – Fanny & Floy Baker, Jessie & Loren Baker – Merlin & Hilda Hemmerly, Kenny & Ann Hemmerly – Ken & Mary [Hemmerly Hecker], Jill Hemmerly Moore, Thelma Hemmerly called from Pontiac – Gene (Ralph – Guy – David) recovering from stroke.

Good food & fellowship. Don Baker’s genealory records are 18″ high!

Saturday, August 27, 1983
Temp 95 to 69 in 20 min. Rain 3″
Terry over and paid him $75 for brick laying.
Made Dave scrub patio where he had ridden his bike & left tracks on new paint. Found tear in Rec Room carpet where he dropped counterweight he found. Worked on Hemmerly genealogy info getting it organized. Told Dave to close windows in my car when storm came up. He didn’t do it. Rained 3″.

To town to see Mother & get more country riubds. Made barbecue ribs for tomorrow – Got Dave a [illegible] bag to sit on.

Friday, August 26, 1983
Dave finished walk by greenhouse – Fair job. Just ready to go to Marion when Mary called wanting us to go to Cardington to Al’s restaurant in their new van. Rides good bu it is so big! Took bathroom rug to laundromat while we ate.

Reading Far from the Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy.

Thursday, August 25, 1983
Still no check from National Security – Called Bob Desser’s office – Said was cashed Monday $2,972 – & check would be mailed in 3 days. Sent David my check for $4,000 & note with 12% interest – repay in 3 yrs.

Wednesday, August 24, 1983
[No entry]

Tuesday, August 23, 1983
Lee finished laying front walk at 3:00 & Dave picked up surplus brick & stacked them. By using treated 2×6 boards for sides (15 yrs?) will be easier mowing too. Paid Lee $55.

Geneva Brewer & Diane & Barbara out at 5 with food for Altrusa Picnic. About 30 here – I gave the program with slides on English Gardens.

Monday, August 22, 1983
Up at 7:00 again & Lee here at 7:30 working on walk. Took boys swimming at Dogwood Valley. I read paper, worked crossword puzzle & on England album. How can they have all that eneryg after working all day. Got hamburgers in Mt. Gilead on way home.