pinkleader and I were in the Governor's House, she in the Gov.'s bedroom, I in the parlour, and we talked about all sorts of things. She also got a photo of me in my pretty pink and green stuff and I am even smiling:
I do so love that petticoat.
The great thing about interpreting is that you can talk about anything the visitors are curious about - we talked 17thC English politics, clothing, furniture, and, with two delightful 3rd grade girls, about how we were the best museum, because "you can go back and look at things again, and try on stuff, and do things, and it'shotI'msweatinghowdothesoldiersdothis
It was a really great day, even if I did sweat through my shift before 11am.
We're planning to go back for the last weekend in June - June is their costume and textiles focus month, so we'll be in our nice clothes, including me in my embroidered jacket, which is currently being overhauled with a new lining and some size adjustments based on the jackets Pink and I got to examine.
