Year: 1990

Wednesday, September 5, 1990
MCHS 2 hrs
Mark & John Richardson laid up stone wall along one side of new steps before Matt pulled them off job to go to Mansfield to plant Dubbles new restaurant.
Royce clean – Even got front porch washed off some. Think I’ll get carpet for the porch floor.
Mary out with pictures she took of landscaping – Mostly finished beds. Mine show before & after.
Printed out report showing location of brick – alphabet & numerical.
Set out intermediate iris that Clutters gave me in July. Dried up- hope some grow
Watered all the new plantings.

Tuesday, September 4, 1990
MCHS 3 hrs +1 = 4
Finished steps & got timbers in for rest of brick walk.
Matt & Rich working on timber steps. I suggested the landing be brick to tie together the change from brick to timber. When Matt came by he agreed. Planted creeping babys’ breath & the rest of the rescued impatiens. Watered everything. Suggested to Matt that he use 2×4’s that were along original walks to make railing for new steps. He agreed.
Worked on reports of Brick Purchases. Entered location in data base. Filled out form for Natural Landmark Status.
Picked Helen Kaufman up at 6:15. To Charlton Myers barn party- been doing this since 1971 – but I’ve only been invited for about the last 10 years. Barn in A-1 shape & full of antiques including 247 chairs. Talked to Larry Adams about Dave’s infor on HUD houses. He says they are available – contact his congressman’s office. Also said he would contact Marie English soon about her estate – setting up a museum in Charles Baker house.
Just as we started to sing Dick West said he had a call & we needed to go to HH. Need 3 more rows of bricks (15) to finish Panel B. So I left party party (Fogt’s to take Helen home) & sorted out another 15 – used up all available.

Monday, September 3, 1990
Redid indexes & report forms & things work ok.
Laid up a little stone wall by driveway under peach tree. Needed finished there & I couldn’t budge a timber. Set out creeping baby’s breath & saxifrage from Harter.

Monday, September 3, 1990
[No entry]

Sunday, September 2, 1990
Frustration with computer. Called David – He said get a Y connector so I can use portable phone & modem from computer station. Mary here when I called him so she went home & got the connection I needed & brought it back. Great to have a sister like her.

Then called David & with the modem he got me straightened out. Said “God speaking” – 11th Commandment – Do not use FoxCentral (There are bugs in it) So I have to learn the commands. They are not in my book on dBaseIII as it is geared to using menus.

Saturday, September 1, 1990
Up at 7:30 to watch Ed Johnson’s Agri Business program on Channel 10 TV – that featured me! ¾ of tim,e was me talking – ? Dean Hazard – ? other shots. Not sure I got the points across.
Set out coral bells, Indian Summer Sedeen & replaced impatiens among McCoy’s planting – Had to pull back mulch, split weed barrier & dig hole.
Mark & Richardson worked all day on timbered steps – got 7 steps in by using pick axe to excavate the hard clay.
37 yrs ago today Ray & I, Kathy & David moved in here.
Dave called – Looking into HUD’s program top sell houses for $1,600 – Has taken 4 weeks of classes on subjects from soldering to welding to materiel management.
Took film to K Mart, stopped at Hemmerly’s to cash check, left Exhibit story at Star, deposited $1,700 check from Boston Co Money Fund at Marion Bank. Picked Mary up, left off 2 chairs to be caned at Shaw’s. To Upper for supper & then to Fairhaven to visit Fanny Baker. She had gone to Forest. Grocery shopped, drove past Claridon Prairie – 35 species blooming.

Friday, August 31, 1990
[No entry]

Thursday, August 30, 1990
MCHS 10-9 11 hrs
83-56
Prince Imperial’s 100 yr old box with 18” wide boards was dismantled & is to be used for a fence. No board action authorized the destruction.
More frustration with new computer – Rejects commands. Can’t print labels. Called David & I hooked modem up wrong so he couldn’t help. Made date to call 8:30 tonight.
Mark & Bill laid stone walls (Ottawa Dry Cut Limestone) & planted 2 Serviceberry trees dense yew & dwarf lilac at both sides of driveway entrance.
Took membership renewal & card form to Laippley for printing. Then to HH to lead tour for Green Camp group & others. Then ran labels for renewal & for Potluck. Also ran invitations to Potluck & got material ready for Helen to copy for distribution to board. Mary brought chicken dinner to HH. At 6:00 Richard West came back & sorted bricks – He laid them out in order while I told him which ones were to be placed where. Exhausted by 8:45. Picked up prints at Cliff Mitchell’s – He gave MCHS enlargements of glass negatives found in Linscott house 15 years ago.
Home exhausted. Called David & told him too tired to use modem & I would just work at HH using dBaseIII.

Wednesday, August 29, 1990
MCHS 10-5 7 hrs
½” rain
Planted impatiens among the new juniper under the silky dogwood.
Worked on MCHS records – frustrating in Foxplus central. In at 1:00 to lead Mt. Vernon group on tour – About 50 people thru HH including Walt & Olgua & Janice. Bernard at Print Shop & Walt & Olgua visited.
Met Mary at Perkins for dinner. Took film to Cliff Mitchell to develop & print for brochure. Good to see him & Jackie again – been about 12 years since we’ve been close.

Gave Jess (girl) from Trailer Park the small tree book that was Ray’s. She had asked me to help her with identification project for school.

[added later:] Last time I saw Walt. He declined my offer of a personal tour of HH.

Tuesday, August 28, 1990
Bfst on the deck with David & family. They left for Lake Erie about 10:00.