Sep. 25th, 2009 11:16 am
Work Field Trip
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mizarchivistSo, let's see if I can sum this up efficiently-
A bit ago I agreed to take an upstate NY -orginating collection. It turned out someone from that end had to go to the Conservation Center in Andover to get an item, so they dropped them for me there. Very convenient! Sincequiet_elegance has free time still, he agreed to help me get the boxes in to the library, which was a sticking point, as I wasn't about to leave a car downtown all day for no reason.
Since I was at the Moby concert til later than I'm normally out, it was a lucky thing to be able to sleep til I naturally woke up (half an hour past when my alarm normally goes) - The trek up to Andover was mostly pain-free, and the very best part of all, I found a diner for breakfast about a mile from the Conservation Center.
So this diner. It's run by the same guy/family who used to own the Arlington Diner until a few years ago. This one - called Charlie's Place- is in on old school diner- about as wide as a train car, but in brick, most of it being counter. We had fantastic food: their hash browns kick Arlington's ass. By a lot. Their coffee is actually quite good, which has not been true at Arlington for a while. Glee! We finished up right around the time the Center opened-
I've been up there for classes a few times, so I know my way around, but I'd not had a tour in a while. Once the paperwork was done, our guide gave us a tour. The building is one in a complex of old wool mills that have been refurbished, so q_e was quite keen and provided some interesting info to our guide on how XYZ works. It was hard not to stand around and talk to everyone we met for quite a while. When we left, q_e noted that archivists (and our ilk, so conservators) are really quite geeky. Well, yes. We are. He'd not had the chance to talk to a group of professionals in their natural environment.
The drive in to Beacon Hill was not a big deal at all. I am extremely gratified that I can navigate the cow paths/rabbit warren. And a gorgeous day on top of all this. I'm very satisfied.
A bit ago I agreed to take an upstate NY -orginating collection. It turned out someone from that end had to go to the Conservation Center in Andover to get an item, so they dropped them for me there. Very convenient! Since
quiet_elegance has free time still, he agreed to help me get the boxes in to the library, which was a sticking point, as I wasn't about to leave a car downtown all day for no reason. Since I was at the Moby concert til later than I'm normally out, it was a lucky thing to be able to sleep til I naturally woke up (half an hour past when my alarm normally goes) - The trek up to Andover was mostly pain-free, and the very best part of all, I found a diner for breakfast about a mile from the Conservation Center.
So this diner. It's run by the same guy/family who used to own the Arlington Diner until a few years ago. This one - called Charlie's Place- is in on old school diner- about as wide as a train car, but in brick, most of it being counter. We had fantastic food: their hash browns kick Arlington's ass. By a lot. Their coffee is actually quite good, which has not been true at Arlington for a while. Glee! We finished up right around the time the Center opened-
I've been up there for classes a few times, so I know my way around, but I'd not had a tour in a while. Once the paperwork was done, our guide gave us a tour. The building is one in a complex of old wool mills that have been refurbished, so q_e was quite keen and provided some interesting info to our guide on how XYZ works. It was hard not to stand around and talk to everyone we met for quite a while. When we left, q_e noted that archivists (and our ilk, so conservators) are really quite geeky. Well, yes. We are. He'd not had the chance to talk to a group of professionals in their natural environment.
The drive in to Beacon Hill was not a big deal at all. I am extremely gratified that I can navigate the cow paths/rabbit warren. And a gorgeous day on top of all this. I'm very satisfied.
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Nice!