Meet... Jean Carpenter

It was with great "surprise" that I awoke on January 2nd, 2006 to find myself to be eighty-one years old! A shock! Where did the years go? What was I doing?

I was born in Somerville, Ma moving to Cambridge and then to Arlington. In 1941 the family moved to Dunstable where I completed my last two years of high school. Then on to art school for the next three years. After graduation I went to work for Factory Mutual Eng. Div. and then for Coffin & Richardson Egn. Both were in Boston. I received my drafting experience with these companies. Later I went to work as a technical illustrator for the Baird Corp that did Government work. This was a very interesting time to be working in the technological field.

There I met my future husband, Merle Page. He passed away in 1985.

For much of the 1970's I was in the antique business with a shop where the Rose of Sharon is today. This was great fun. I also set up shops in Maine and New Hampshire. I met many pleasant people during this time.

Later I married Everett Carpenter who passed away in 1994.
My son and daughter-in-law and two grandchildren live in New Hampshire. Two-step - daughters and their families live in Maine, Colorado and California.

In summer you will find me in my garden planting, weeding and chasing "chew-the-plant" bugs and plenty of other yard work. I enjoy it all and hope to do so for a long time.

In winter, painting, doing puzzles, feeding the birds chasing the squirrels away tending my house plants as well as shoveling the snow keep me quite busy.

So there go all my years and have they flown by! Like all of us the ups and downs go by leaving us stronger inwardly and a richer person besides. I have enjoyed my time with the seniors and hope to be with you all for many years to come.