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Over the holidays we went to visit a couple of places in Conn. that Brad had never seen: The Mark Twain House and Gillette's Castle (William Gillette, the famous actor/writer/director, not the razor guy, nor the really big guy with the silent partner). I'd been to Mark Twain's house before, but Brad hadn't and my mother loves it, so I thought that would be a good thing for us to do together. And despite growing up in Conn and being surrounded by people who'd rather chew their arm off than go on one more school trip to the Castle, I had never been. It was time.
Two absolutely amazing domiciles. Clever, clever people, who created marvelous environments. Check out the big brains on Sam and William! Which, of course, made me feel incredibly inadequate that I haven't made scads of money, written a book nor a play, am mostly recognized mostly as the Captain's girlfriend on the "theatrical" circuit I roam in. Even if I could afford them, I probably couldn't get today's equivalent of Louis Tiffany to decorate my house. Mr. Clemens did. Still haven't finished re-doing my kitchen and it's been several years. Mr. Gillette had a small, but incredible castle built, with intricate masonry and woodwork in less than 5 years, with fewer than 20 people working on it.
Good thing I didn't include Ludwig's Castle in Bavaria, or I'd be raving about how I'm not even CRAZY enough.
Anyway - it was neat, I'd recommend them both if you find yourself looking for touristy things to do in Connecticut. And hopefully your self-esteem comes with more padding than mine.
( I did see a quote from Mark Twain that got me to thinking, though... )
Two absolutely amazing domiciles. Clever, clever people, who created marvelous environments. Check out the big brains on Sam and William! Which, of course, made me feel incredibly inadequate that I haven't made scads of money, written a book nor a play, am mostly recognized mostly as the Captain's girlfriend on the "theatrical" circuit I roam in. Even if I could afford them, I probably couldn't get today's equivalent of Louis Tiffany to decorate my house. Mr. Clemens did. Still haven't finished re-doing my kitchen and it's been several years. Mr. Gillette had a small, but incredible castle built, with intricate masonry and woodwork in less than 5 years, with fewer than 20 people working on it.
Good thing I didn't include Ludwig's Castle in Bavaria, or I'd be raving about how I'm not even CRAZY enough.
Anyway - it was neat, I'd recommend them both if you find yourself looking for touristy things to do in Connecticut. And hopefully your self-esteem comes with more padding than mine.
( I did see a quote from Mark Twain that got me to thinking, though... )
