about that retirement…

Just as I was about to wrap up “Pebbles in a Pond,” and help create a way for its work to go forward under new leadership, I got a text from my niece: “Auntie, I found an incredible grant opportunity for us. Please call me.”

A wave of exhaustion washed over me, but I did call her. Within a month I had said, “Yes.” What else can an auntie say to her favorite (and only) niece? I did qualify my involvement: No admin tasks, and no budget maintenance, please!

We worked on the proposal; she did most of it. She also pulled in her very creative son. Lo and behold, in August 2024 we learned that we had been picked to create an ambitious project. What kind of project?

A traveling art exhibition that helps tell the story of the earliest days of Wyandotte City, today known as Kansas City, Kansas. And so, the story begins….