Christmas 2008

So this Christmas went much better (smoother) than last year. Last year I was up in the middle of the night with my daughter and this year I didn’t go to bed until 2:00 because I was getting ready for moving next week. I guess lack of sleep is the same as last year. But this year we are not in a drought, which is great news, and something I remember about last year’s Christmas. While at work today, IRead more

Spotlight: Volunteer Donald

Donald has been coming to the museum for 25 years as a visitor, bringing his children and grandchildren here, which gives him a very unique and committed viewpoint as a volunteer. For over two years now he has been coming in every week and helping care for our farmyard animals. On the right you can see him preparing feed bags for the farmyard critters. He is so important to our collective mood, that the Keepers actually argue (in a funRead more