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And for Roberta, now 50, Brown County has become a healing and welcoming home.
“ I did all those fantastic voyages and did all those amazing things but it really didn’ t mean anything to me. This is way more important to me … finding my own morel mushroom is a sense of achievement to me. And having friends who will teach you how to knit.”
Her first Brown County job was at Ruth’ s Garden, followed by a stint at Village Green preschool, where Cash attended.
In 2008, she and Tyra Miller opened Muddy Boots restaurant on Van Buren Street.
“ I was newly sober and I needed a place to go that wasn’ t alcohol-related that people could get together and have a good time,” she said.
It was hard work and long hours, but she met artists and other locals who had the spirit of lending a hand when something needed doing. She stuck with it for about 18 months before realizing how stressful the job was, and handing it over to Miller. The restaurant has new owners and has since moved.
Other jobs came and went. She worked in an accounting office, then at the For Bare Feet sock factory and retail store.
A part-time job at the Art Guild led to the job as gallery manager in 2015. She’ s passionate about the Guild’ s long and distinguished history and says the job has been a good match for her people skills and a knack she has for displaying works of art. And she’ s working hard to make the Guild even more a part of the community and welcoming to all.
Jill Perlman was Roberta’ s agent for more than 30 years, and is now with Iconicfocus, an agency which represents supermodels of the 1970s, 80s, and 90s. She said she has“ begged” Roberta to resume her modeling career.
The message of Iconicfocus, she said, is that fashion is ageless and women want to see what other real women look like.
Perlman said it was Roberta’ s eyes and smile that made her a great model.“ She just lit up the camera,” Perlman said.
A person can be beautiful on the outside, but also on the inside, she said.“ Roberta has both.” •
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