My new life as an independent museum professional has put me in closer contact with the wonderful people who run historic houses. I don't really know why I enjoy all these houses so much. I do see them as great potential for connecting to the communities in which they reside. Aside from that, I just like stories of the past.
Beauport-McCann-Sleeper House is a Historic New England property here in Gloucester. Last night they opened the grounds for picnics and the most stunning view of fireworks over the harbor. They also had evening tours of the house which is very special at night with the original lighting. Henry Sleeper was an interior designer who built the house. He used a lot of found objects to create his designs. Last night I learned he also "discovered" paint colors like sage green and robin's egg blue!
The schooner you see under sale is the Thomas E. Lannon out of Gloucester. The harbor was filled with boats on tour to watch the fireworks which were lovely. After they ended all the boats blew their horns and whistles adding to the holiday spirit.
Somehow I shrunk the size of the images. In trying to find how to enlarge them again I found cool new backgrounds. I like this one a lot even though it's rather busy.
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