: About Me

We hopped into the van, three of us, Mom and Dad up front, taking turns driving. We were going to go hunting for Herkimer diamonds. We brought books with us to read on the way, and, we were excited. Finally we arrived in Herkimer, New York, jumped out and were immediately able to run over to huge mounds of earth and begin our excavation for "diamonds." I was probably 7 years old, my brother 11, and my sister 5. My mother is the one who came up with the idea of this adventure. And it's an adventure we all remember to this day. The Herkimer diamonds we found are treasures still on display in...