CHAPTER 128–HEATH

“Your mom specializes in cleaning and restoring things like ancient vases, paintings, books, and artifacts. We can’t buy these in just any store because the artists who created them died a long time ago. She tries her best to return them to the way they looked when they were new, but it’s hard to do. If someone who’s not trained tries to do it, they’ll probably ruin the item. That item might be the only piece of evidence proving something happened in history. So, we lose it’s historical or cultural importance when it’s gone. Your mom works on paintings, which the air, time, and dust darken, changing the colors within the painting. She’s the one who restores the paintings to their original appearance., she has people on staff who fix the damaged books they incur from time. Some old books need to be sewn or glued back together. If they used the wrong thread or glue, the book’s value would fall. Bugs, water, and other issues plague everything. Your mom can assess whether some