Today, I am Heather of Kansas City, and I am burdened with glorious purpose.
Actually, I am burdened with finishing up three outfits for the weekend. One for me and two for friends. Can I do it? Sure. WILL I do it? That remains to be seen. I suppose I should, but I will be finishing my coffee first.
Today I dropped off my enrollment form for the fun summer archaeology program for educators that is held every June. It is hot, and buggy, and sweaty...and entirely worth every chigger. I mean who'd have thunk that sitting in a hole in the ground all day would be so fun?
(One of many holes in the ground I have sat in all day)
Or that chunks of ash from a 19th century fire could be so interesting?
(My boot, my trowel, my hand, chunks of ash, not poop)
This year we are digging at the Atkins-Johnson Farm, which was built in 1831 and as a result was a witness to the Civil War battles here on the Western front. There should be some great finds. A dig done by a friend over last summer at another Victorian home in KC turned up some marbles, old glass bottles, and bullets.
Be that as it may...I really can't wait for the day I can dig in England and perhaps go back further than 2-3 centuries. Those centuries are of course extremely important, and I am immersed in them daily, but I do miss my medieval undergrad days sometimes. I have been pondering a way to tie the two distinct eras together for a dissertation. Maybe that is why my mental block has been so persistent, all my synapses are being used for that. If I can do it, and somehow incorporate sex into the mix, I just know it will lead to documentary stardom! ;) It will also lead to FINISHING my postgrad and being done with paying tuition, so, you know, YAY.
Alright, the needle and thread call, and I answer, albeit reluctantly.
Let's have stern Henry again today, to keep me in line.
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