We made butter yesterday. (We're portraying life in the 1880s remember.) That's really a big process and a good work out! Last night my shoulder was getting sore and I couldn't think of why until I realized it's my right shoulder and since I'm right handed I mostly did the churning with my right arm. And since it was my first day the other interpreters took people on tours and I did a lot (but not all) of the churning. It's still sore today. I hope that doesn't last long.
I was sitting on the porch pressing the butter (just one of the steps in the butter making process) and it was raining. I was sitting right outside the kitchen door and there was a fire crackling in the stove in the kitchen, it was quiet and no one was around and it was so peaceful. I just loved it! A short time later the peacock found the tree by the porch and climbed into it and kept - I don't know, what is it peacocks do? scream? - screaming because he didn't like the rain. Poor General Palmer! It wasn't quite as peaceful then but still enjoyable.
When I was about to leave the Lead interpreter came up the house and said there was a tornado watch in Castle Rock and funnels had been spotted. She wanted to warn me since I have to drive through Castle Rock to get home. I'm no tornado chaser so I decided I'd stay a little longer until the watch expired. So I continued to mold the butter...
All in all it was a good day at the ranch. I'm sure to learn some interesting skills this summer that I'll never use in my real life but it'll be fun anyway.
4 comments:
What a fun way to spend some time this summer! And you will learn some applicable skills if you're going to be doing any sort of museum work - just think of all the nice ways you'll be able to tell the kids to keep their mits off of things by the time the summer is over!
Gee, I remember taking our kids and a gazillion day care kids to all kinds of museums and tours, anything that was free or cheap. I think my rule was "look with your eyes, not with your hands" repeated over and over and over and over......
I does sound like a really peaceful way to spend a day! Even with General Palmer.
Are you liking Rock Ledge or the Molly Brown House better?
I was always the frustrated teacher who brought 1 adult per every 5 kids but STILL couldn't get the ADULTS to enforce the rules. Why did I bother? I did better on my own without them. Just picture - 15 fourth graders RUNNING around the outside of the dome of the capital building. (the other 10 didn't because, well, they were with ME!) I think that may be the real reason they didn't let people climb to the dome anymore. Yep - my class - my fault. Sorry.
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