THE CAT A MUSEUM THE BOOK BARN AND A DINNER GUEST

WEDNESDAY

I thought this little guy was pretty cute

He/she lives in an old tree

I walked towards the squirrel to get a

better look

however

the squirrel moved around to the back

of the tree and disappeared

Gwendolyn was outside by a bush

Cat came up behind her

Wham Bam

Cat was up the tree

I'm running after the dog

David is running towards the tree

 to rescue the cat

and

I'm trying to catch the moment

 on camera!!

THE CAMERA SHOT CAME FIRST----HA-HA

 

Another glimpse of the Connecticut house

The home of American Impressionism

Florence Griswold Museum

Here you get a glimpse of the world inhabited by Miss Florence

Griswold and the painters of the Lyme Art Colony who took up residence in her house beginning in the summer of 1900

School children dropped off their

lunch bags before heading out

on their tour

 The Rambles

It is made out of tree branches

A view of the Lieutenant River

The ever-changing light upon the river

and marsh grasses captured the artists imaginations

I thought this was an unusual shape

for a tree

Joe and David taking Gwennie for

a quick walk around the grounds

Miss Florence was an avid gardener

who ordered flowers and vegetables

from  seed catalogues

Using historic photographs and paintings

these gardens have been replanted

to reflect the gardening preferences of the time

Only people of importance stayed in the 'bedroom'

on the main floor

A Mr. Childe Hassam and a Mr. Ranger

both well known artists would have been two of the 'borders'

Miss Florence's bedroom

Take note of the 'painted' door

We were told the artists

liked to paint oxyen

as they did not move

as fast as cows

The dining room was beautiful

The walls were full of paintings

The side porch became an extension of the living space of the house

during the summer months

The bachelor artists began to take their meals here

Soon they were followed

by everyone else

They nicknamed themselves

The Hot Air Club both for the weather and for their

spiritual conversations about art and politics

Dogwood

An artist studio

The Griswold House was a country retreat for

Artists: Founding the Art Colony at Old Lyme

Last stop of the day

The Book Barn

a great place to purchase used books

and

a favourtie place for Joe to prowl

Guess the name of the cat???

ha-ha

Blanche is about to scratch her ear!!

This is the inside of the barn

There are 23 cats 'on board'

I asked a fellow

Where do the cats sleep at night?

Answer

There is a 'flap'door at the side of the barn where most of them

enter during the night

There are many rooms in the barn

There are many little cat beds in the barn

and

lots of chairs!

Well.....there you go

There are many little 'sections' like this

that house hundreds and hundreds of books

This young gentleman is a navy man

He is the grandson of my friend

from Canyon Vistas RV park

in Arizona

'Grammie' was my first Creative Writing teacher

She was

'THE BEST'

I so enjoyed the classes

The navy man had dinner at the

Connecticut house

We had a lovely evening

Very entertaining for all..........