- In real life I am the weekend caregiver & caregiver advocate for my 96 year old father. After 35 years in manufacturing I am just beginning as an independent sales representative for another manufacturer. I have two senior special needs rescue dogs left from 20 years in dog rescue which peaked with 14 special needs rescue dogs at one time. My dogs are very pleased with senior life and the caregivers in the home with my father and his two Chihuahuas.
- My father was always interested in the Shaker buildings at Mount Lebanon. We visited them every year during our summer vacations. My sister attended Darrow School during the years when the stone barn burned and the orphanage was torn down. I have visited the room from the orphanage after it was installed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. I am very interested in the Darrow School location and am thrilled with the opportunity to learn about an archaeological dig by doing.
- Chris talking about how to take a record photo was great! And just learning the importance of the trowel work and achieving section perfection. I really worked hard on that – I think to realise that like studying any craft – the detail of the trowel work, it’s an art. How to use the tools for archaeology, and not gardening. It was just a lot of fun – bone, wood, big piece of chain, I got really excited about the buttons! I feel so much closer to the people who wore them! I found it tremendously exciting. Before I came, I wondered if there would be anything that came out that I wouldn’t already know about. But oh my god how arrogant! It was really exciting! It’s very satisfying and a lot of fun. It was a nice window into archaeology and the Veterans were a great group! And it was very special to be in this place. It has inspired me to learn more. Now I want to be able to identify how old everything is! And I’ve got to get a book on buttons!