Sorry I am getting late to posting, but I figure I would go ahead and tell about my week last week before i start my internship this week.
By this time, the Napoleon Parlor as well as the Dining Room and Library are starting to take shape more and more. The time is counting down until Villa Finale opens to the public. Docent training is on-going apparently, but that will be discussed later. On this day, I was joined by a lady who generally works at the visitor center named Diana who was helping place items back in cases. Tobin joined us later as she was cleaning furniture for Meg. I was told to put a variety of items back into a two-shelved case. This included dog and human band figurines from germany, various silverware, etc. etc. My favorite was a tiny album shaped like a suitcase which stated "somebody's luggage" and contained various photos of Tom Thumb (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Tom_Thumb) and his wife, seemingly pre- and post wedding. Apparently, after finding a news clipping in the case, Mr. Mathis was a fan of Gen. Tom and his wife as well. It perhaps has something to do with his impersonations of Napoleon Bonaparte of which Mathis is an obvious huge fan of.
I was told that I, or Tobin, could clean the giant mirror that lined the back wall of the room. Since Tobin was cleaning, I was going to attempt it. Halfway up the ladder, my father's infamous fear of heights caught up with me and the fact I have very bad balance made me come down. Tobin, on the other hand, had no problem accomplishing this task, climbing up the ladder barefoot and straddling the top as needed. My feet are definitely better on the ground.
Did I mention this was the first day I experienced air conditioning in the house? So nice! Everyone was enjoying the difference from hot and sticky air to the cooler environments. Mostly my day was spent cleaning and putting things back together.
More to come,
Ellen
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