"I'm on the road again for the summer, this time in Ohio. As you know, Dad and I stayed on after the reunion for the AMUUSE camp. What a special time, as I could wander and remember at will for a week. I spent time in the kitchen with Ramon, the cook this summer, and time talking with Alan, the "head" grounds keeper. The new ceiling in the kitchen was mandated by the department of health; apparently all that space at the top of the kitchen was trapping stuff that could cause illnesses. So, our signatures are still there; just hidden by the dropped ceiling. In one store room, the new wall board covers much of what we each wrote. However, the upper portion of the old walls was still visible, so I got some great pictures of signatures over the later years.

"I solved the "mystery" of the missing place for the potato peeler. The new, large freezer sits on that space. Good to know my memory was not "gone" after all.

"Both Alan and Gina were receptive of one of my ideas, so I thought I'd pass it on to you, thereby to each person on the mailing list. If work this coming winter holds out, so that I can save ahead toward not working for a week, I may be able to go to CPC for a week, donating time and effort in exchange for room and board. The exchange itself will have to be approved by the board, of course; I'm still investigating how to go about that part of it. But Alan said that if I, or anyone else who wishes to do this type of project, send him a list of skills, he will make sure that the supplies are available. For instance, I can't do ladders (trouble with fear of falling), but I can do scraping and painting at ground level; can mop and dust and sweep; can wash windows; can use a hammer; can plant; can use a shovel, etc. Lots of the buildings are in sound repair basically; just need scraping and painting. Tippi could use a fresh coat of stain, too. The path could always use sprucing. So, my plan is to go the week before the reunion; spend that week just giving back some of what this marvelous place gave me; then join you-all during the weekend. Perhaps others would also like this type of project."

Cheers,
Margaret Allen