Yesterday my scheduled collection tour at the museum didn't have any takers until a group of four arrived. I asked if they would like a tour, and the older woman (the teacher) with the group of young adults hesitated, that maybe they'd be better browsing on their own. I realized this was a special needs group, and to be clear without advertising to the group itself, I told her "I've worked with this demographic." She smiled and accepted, and it was just the five of us.

It was a nice 45 minutes with a brief overview about the building location and history, then looking at mostly 3D pieces (how did they make this?) What do you see here? Answering lots of questions and building my tour on their remarks. After photos with the teacher's phone I left them at the gift shop. This was an adventurous day trip to town, having arrived by train and planning to leave a few hours later. I was glad to draw on my professional background, where effective interaction called for an extemporaneous tour.

The tour schedule opened up this weekend so I'm also doing one today (where I anticipate a more typical experience).

Back at the homestead, I have an item listed on the FB buy nothing page awaiting moderator approval. I looked back at all of my past offers on this group and it adds up - shoes, shoe rack, barbecue grill, craft items, old fence panels, old light bulbs, several small appliances, plus a few things given away for friends and family. Add in offers via Freecycle and it has been a good year of donations.