Marjorie Turnbull and Sunny Phillips
Recorded
December 10, 2021
Archived
December 10, 2021
35:18 minutes
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Id:
mby021298
Description
Marjorie Turnbull [no age given] interviews her friend Sunny Phillips [no age given] about her childhood, her experiences camping and bird watching, and her careers in teaching and state government.Subject Log / Time Code
MT describes SP as a gutsy person. SP talks about her father, and how he got involved in opera.
SP talks about the most valuable lessons she's learned from her parents.
SP discusses her experiences traveling as a bird guide for three years in a motor home. She talks about a month-long camping trip in the south of Florida she recently took.
SP talks about meeting her late husband through bird watching. She describes teaching as the most important thing she's ever done.
SP describes her father's love of poetry. She talks about how she transitioned from teaching to working in state government.
MT asks what message SP would give to parents, grandparents, and young adults. SP discusses the importance of knowing how to write.
MT asks SP if she has a favorite bird. SP talks about not making lists of the birds she's seen.
SP remembers building a raft every year with her father, and drifting down the Suwannee River with him.
Participants
- Marjorie Turnbull
- Sunny Phillips