Robin Bentley

> Casey's museum was called The Museum Of Life Learning. She had
permanent
> exhibits of rocks and gems, sea life, forest life, Indian artifacts, and
> coins from around the world. She also had an art gallery. Then there was a
> table for visiting or temporary exhibits. She had some of her brother's
> stuff set up for the visiting exhibit. And she did something about the
> Aztecs for a new, temporary one. Everything was laid out and labelled. She
> also had some books around with more info. It was pretty cool.

Indeed! Would have loved to have seen it.
>
> The museum was recently taken down to make way for her new project. >She
wants to start a real lending library now. We're shopping around for >cheap
bookshelves for her to get started.

What a great idea. Will she ship to Canada? <g>
>
> >>By the way, my daughter heard me reading about the museum out loud to
my husband. She said "Hey Mum, can you do that?" I said we didn't have a
guest room (thinking that might stall things a bit, ha), so she shouted
"The living room!" Gee, thanks <g>>>
>
> Go for it! Tell her she could set up shelves in her bedroom for displays
if
> the living room isn't feasible. It was basically taking all the cool stuff
> we had collected over the years and sorting, classifying and labelling it.

You know, I was just going through boxes, bags and containers full of things
we've collected. That would be a cool project if she wanted to do it.
>
> >>I can see it now. A branch office of the Field Museum with dinosaurs
and Egyptian mummies...>>
>
> Why not? :o)

Yes, why not! We could even add sculptures created out of wet toilet
paper - her current passion :-D

Robin B.