I was a charter member and participant in what is now the Chester Fall Festival. Being on the Green was the grand finale of all the craft fairs I exhibited in my 50 plus years of doll artistry. I connected with local children, parents and grandparents who collected my dolls. I was always given the same exhibit space right opposite the Fullerton Inn. To opt out three weeks before my fortieth year sharing my treasures was the saddest decision. My spinal injury and neuropathy pr

The love of my life. Lew, has unselfishly taken on six weeks of taking care of all my needs after leaving the hospital—assisting me in and out of bed, securing my walker getting to the porch plus shopping, cooking, paying bills, and doing dishes and laundry. Our family proven “Yahoo” call for help brings him to my side. What would we do without Kara, our Vermont mom, who comes one day a week doing shopping, cooking good grain healthy meals and filling the needs of the doll ma