This week went fairly well at the ol' Underground Railroad History Project. I worked at Siena a few days doing work that requires computers. Not too much happened but I did discover Price Chopper, which is basically a combination store and restaurant type place. On Friday, two kids, probably elementary age named Javier and Jamon walked by the site and decided to check out our gardens. So my partner Emily showed them around and let them try mulberries from the tree and we let them see the house. We invited them to come back the next day cause we were having a work day to improve the grounds and gardens. They seemed like good kids and they appeared interested in more than just the berries so that was good. They also said they would come back the next day to help out.
On Saturday, we got to the site around 12-or on time. Emily brought her friend Devon who helped out so that was good. We got some good work done but the kids didn't show up. At least not at first. Eventually we went down the street to use the bathroom, because there isn't one at the site. We found Javier and Jamon on the street playing with a toy. We asked them why they didn't come and they didn't really give an answer but when we got back they showed up a few minutes later. We fed them bananas and donuts and they helped us water plants and do some weeding and other tasks. I liked working with them and they seemed to enjoy working at the site, so hopefully they will be back to hang out with us some more this summer. Not really a super interesting week in the middle but it had its highlights. Enjoy your weeks!
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