She took care of a tree, among other things. As a cleaning lady, she felt she knew the plight of the working woman. For a good deal of her life she tried to become a stand up comedian. Her jokes were rather ill received though. (How do ornithologists play lawn darts? Duck!) While her life most likely would have consisted of mostly mopping, pruning and dusting if it continued unaltered, it was wildly wracked one day when she was forced to adopt her brother's child.