In our academic writing work, I take the lead and Jenny is the sous-chef. I am always happy to redress the balance by being Jenny’s sous-chef, in this case while she is delving into the dusty corners of her family tree.
It's much less pressure not being in the driving seat. In fact it is no pressure at all. Just some precision and an eye for detail is needed - finding files, carrying files, sorting through files, looking for names amongst pages of births, deaths and marriages, carrying the laptop bag, staring out the window at the view from The Rooms reference library, chatting to Eileen from Manchester via Montreal at the Topsail United Church and Linda from Newfoundland in the Newfoundland Family History Society.
Nine hours sifting in one go, no sweat. My first paid job was filing one summer for 60p an hour. I still appreciate a good filing system
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