Monday 23/5/11

Hi everyone – sorry that I haven’t spoken to you in ages, I have just been REALLY busy creating pirate activities for the pirate week over half-term……… I enjoy creating art-type things, and it is a nice change from simply doing research to making something completely creatively. We have also had, over the past week as well, a young work experience student; he has been doing a project of his own, whilst helping out with other general jobs the volunteers have been doing…..

On another note, the Spring Tide Festival over the past weekend was a smashing success!! We took in a good amount of money, as well as raising public awareness of the museum. Saturday was particularly good fun, with all the different food and drink stalls available!!...........

I will speak more tomorrow!!

Sayonara!!

Monday 16/5/11

Hi everyone!!

Today has been really fun – I was over this morning at the museum, doing the first shift. I enjoy doing them, because I get to talk to so many different people!! Emily came over towards the end, and spent time with me organising nails and screws into different groups and piles……………… Why oh why does she make me do things like this? What did I do wrong in my past life? Tread on someone’s toes perhaps?

Enough of me ranting – I am off to walk my dog, which I love doing!!

Sayonara

Wednesday 11/5/11

Hi everyone

Today has been again straightforward – I spent part of my morning writing some more for the murder mystery event. I am really enjoying just writing creatively, and finding new ways to promote the museum and also the work that goes on here at the Coach House. I was particularly interested in some of the items I was cataloguing today. I took a photo of a memorial plaque which was designed to commemorate the effort of soldiers from what appears to be Canada in WW1. I was interested most of all in the figure who was depicted on the front, as he looked like a man from the First Nations, instead of a white soldier.

The connection between Bridport and sea trade with Canada (the Yukon) interests me a lot, as I am going on to study History and American Studies at university, and I would be very interested in studying abroad, most likely (considering the root of this conversation) in Canada, probably around Vancouver in British Columbia.

See you next week – I’m for a couple of days!!

Bye Bye!!

Tuesday 10/5/11

Hi everyone – sorry about not having said anything since the end of last week; yesterday was a bit mad here, as the museum flooded during the heavy rains of last week. Come Monday morning, the entire corridor and carpet of the Spinning Yarns gallery were sopping wet. The gallery itself is still ‘roped’ off, no pun intended there!!

Today has nonetheless been straightforward – the museum was open today, but the Spinning Yarns gallery was blocked off for safety reasons. It also needed time to dry out a bit before it gets suctioned by the carpet cleaners. I have spent my afternoon cataloguing some more items for our records; I am really surprised by some of the items I am finding at the moment. The children’s toys are really detailed, and some of the boxes that contain them have the most wonderful painted scenes on them!!

I am signing off for today - home await’s!!

Sayonara!!

Friday 6/5/11

Hi everyone – yeah it’s the weekend. I am looking forward to this one, as I don’t have that much on this Saturday apart from my volunteer shift. I might try and persuade my parents to go out and leave me with the numbers for all the take away services in Bridport and Dorchester, as well as their credit cards, and then see how large a bill I can manage to ring up in one evening; I love a challenge!!!!!!!!!!!

Today was normal at the museum and at the coach house; we had a good number of people come in who were interested in researching their family histories, which was really nice. I think it is important for local people to recognise that we have the resources to allow them to do this, instead of them having to go up to Dorchester where they may not find what they were actually looking for!

See you on Monday!!

Thursday 5/5/11

Hi everyone – today has been straightforward which was again nice. I added some information to a press release that will go out to local newspapers and other publications, so that we can promote upcoming events that the Museum is either hosting or taking part in. I am always impressed by how much is going on in Bridport – in particular I am looking forward to the Food Festival, which is on Saturday the 18^th of June, so I have a little while yet!!

Also another prompt for those of you who don’t know about it, the Spring Tide Festival is going to be held on Hive Beach at Burton Bradstock from the 21^st to the 22^nd of May, so put it into your diaries!!

Bye for now – I am going home to relax (or to spend another couple of hours cutting up bits of tree, which ever comes first!!)

Sayonara!!

Wednesday 4/5/11

Hi everyone – today has been fun and straightforward. I wrote some more for the murder mystery event that may take place. I’m looking forward to seeing what I have been working on come to life even more; I love writing spooky stories!!

During the coffee morning today the conversation centred around – no surprises here, perhaps?! – The Royal Wedding. I know that it will be a topic of conversation for weeks to come….. Although some people think that the whole event was a waste of time and money. I did enjoy watching Will and Kate get married, but I do think the whole event was a waste of good mugs!!

See you tomorrow!!

Bye bye

Tuesday 3/5/11

Hi everyone – so, who watched Will and Kate get married? I thought it was one of the few occasions when I was truly impressed by the royalty; also the wedding was beautiful, if a bit grand.

On another note, don’t forget to come to the Spring Tide Festival on the 21 and 22 of May. It promises to be another great event to see and enjoy. I hope I can make it at some point over that weekend…..

Today was straightforward, which is nice after a break. I appreciate having a rhythm to get back into with my work; I really hate days when nothing is straightforward and everything is crazier than life without Ben and Jerry’s Half-Baked Ice Cream……………

There are definitely some things in life that no one should be forced to live without!!

See you tomorrow!!

Sayonara!!