Historic Hudson Valley - Meet the Carvers #5: Janice Shields

Meet the Carvers #5: Janice Shields

Joining us now on the "carving board" (heh heh) is Janice Shields.

BB: What's your day job?
JS: Working right here at Van Cortlandt Manor.

BB: What kind of carvings are you working on for Blaze 2007?
JS: This and that.
BB: You give nothing away!
JS: I know.

BB: Are you working on any other Blaze-related items?
JS: I clean up everyone's mess. That's the bad part. But, I also make soup for the Blaze troops. That's the good part.

BB: What are your preferred carving tools and methods?
JS: Nothing in particular.
BB: Like I said earlier...

BB: Got any carving tips for a novice?
JS: Be patient.

BB: What's your favorite pumpkin-based food?
JS: After all of this, I couldn't handle anything made with pumpkin.

BB: What's your favorite Halloween movie?
JS: Arachnophobia, even if it's not specifically a Halloween movie.

BB: Toasted pumpkin seeds: Salt or no salt?
JS: Lots of salt and other spices.

BB: What makes pumpkins so special?
JS: They turn into Jack O'Lanterns.

BB: If I were a carved pumpkin, I'd be...
JS: Rotting.

BB: Thank you, Janice!

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Janice is great!
written by ARC scooper, October 29, 2007 @ 07:47 PM

Janice was with us when we volunteered to scoop and carve for Blaze. She is truly a gift to HHV and works well with everyone with every type of ability. Janice is a wonderful person with a big heart.

thanks for letting her work with us. smilies/cheesy.gif

Super Scooper
written by CB, October 26, 2007 @ 03:39 PM

Janice you did such a wonderful job organizing and helping our volunteer scoopers. Thank you so much.

Thanks!!
written by Pumpkin Lover, October 19, 2007 @ 07:15 PM

I had the chance to scoop pumpkins with Janice and she is fantastic! Her work is outstanding and she is always calm, friendly and willing to share her experience in carving with everyone. I'll be back and looking for more of Janice's work on my next trip to blaze.

Vice president
written by Blazehead, October 19, 2007 @ 04:49 PM

The soup is good

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