I love old houses. It's no wonder, therefore, that I bought an old house. I've always been delighted by their quirky charm. Touring old houses is actually a passion that Steve and I happily share. So you can imagine our delight at stumbling upon the Truro Historical Society's Highland House. The first floor is set up as a museum with cases full of historical artifacts and a brief history of the local shipping/fishing industry. But I was most drawn to the stone fireplace and the gorgeous molded tin ceiling.
The second floor is a rabbit warren of themed bedrooms. I particularly liked the painted dresser:
All in all a very sweet museum to visit. We took a quick walk down the lane to the Truro lighthouse after the museum:
Inside the lighthouse were these kids coloring book pages…
…and you know what I love about them? There are just 3 white lighthouses. Every other version of the lighthouse imagines it as something totally different and I loooove that. Why do we ever teach people to stop imagining?
Here's to imagination!
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P.S. Tune into HSN today during the 10am and 6pm EST hours to see me demo sewing, serging, and the PTouch Embellish!
Hi Julie,
If passing through Portsmouth (NH) you might try Strawbery Banke, the Jackson House (oldest) and numerous other historical houses in town. LOTS to see. Also, there are 308 restaurants in town with seating for over 30,000 — and the population of the town is only 22,000!
Donna
Hi Julie,
If passing through Portsmouth (NH) you might try Strawbery Banke, the Jackson House (oldest) and numerous other historical houses in town. LOTS to see. Also, there are 308 restaurants in town with seating for over 30,000 — and the population of the town is only 22,000!
Donna
Hi Julie,
If passing through Portsmouth (NH) you might try Strawbery Banke, the Jackson House (oldest) and numerous other historical houses in town. LOTS to see. Also, there are 308 restaurants in town with seating for over 30,000 — and the population of the town is only 22,000!
Donna
Hi Julie,
If passing through Portsmouth (NH) you might try Strawbery Banke, the Jackson House (oldest) and numerous other historical houses in town. LOTS to see. Also, there are 308 restaurants in town with seating for over 30,000 — and the population of the town is only 22,000!
Donna
Hi Julie,
If passing through Portsmouth (NH) you might try Strawbery Banke, the Jackson House (oldest) and numerous other historical houses in town. LOTS to see. Also, there are 308 restaurants in town with seating for over 30,000 — and the population of the town is only 22,000!
Donna
Hi Julie,
If passing through Portsmouth (NH) you might try Strawbery Banke, the Jackson House (oldest) and numerous other historical houses in town. LOTS to see. Also, there are 308 restaurants in town with seating for over 30,000 — and the population of the town is only 22,000!
Donna
Hi Julie,
If passing through Portsmouth (NH) you might try Strawbery Banke, the Jackson House (oldest) and numerous other historical houses in town. LOTS to see. Also, there are 308 restaurants in town with seating for over 30,000 — and the population of the town is only 22,000!
Donna
Goodness Julie! The absolute coolest old house I’ve toured is in Bucks County, PA. Henry Mercer’s Fonthill (next to his Moravian Tile Works) in Doylestown is worth a side trip for sure! It’s a turn of the century art environment concrete CASTLE housing Mercer’s many collections, Tile being the #1 feature covering walls, ceilings and floors. I hope you get to see it one day because I think you’d LOVE it too!
Goodness Julie! The absolute coolest old house I’ve toured is in Bucks County, PA. Henry Mercer’s Fonthill (next to his Moravian Tile Works) in Doylestown is worth a side trip for sure! It’s a turn of the century art environment concrete CASTLE housing Mercer’s many collections, Tile being the #1 feature covering walls, ceilings and floors. I hope you get to see it one day because I think you’d LOVE it too!
Goodness Julie! The absolute coolest old house I’ve toured is in Bucks County, PA. Henry Mercer’s Fonthill (next to his Moravian Tile Works) in Doylestown is worth a side trip for sure! It’s a turn of the century art environment concrete CASTLE housing Mercer’s many collections, Tile being the #1 feature covering walls, ceilings and floors. I hope you get to see it one day because I think you’d LOVE it too!
Goodness Julie! The absolute coolest old house I’ve toured is in Bucks County, PA. Henry Mercer’s Fonthill (next to his Moravian Tile Works) in Doylestown is worth a side trip for sure! It’s a turn of the century art environment concrete CASTLE housing Mercer’s many collections, Tile being the #1 feature covering walls, ceilings and floors. I hope you get to see it one day because I think you’d LOVE it too!
Goodness Julie! The absolute coolest old house I’ve toured is in Bucks County, PA. Henry Mercer’s Fonthill (next to his Moravian Tile Works) in Doylestown is worth a side trip for sure! It’s a turn of the century art environment concrete CASTLE housing Mercer’s many collections, Tile being the #1 feature covering walls, ceilings and floors. I hope you get to see it one day because I think you’d LOVE it too!
Goodness Julie! The absolute coolest old house I’ve toured is in Bucks County, PA. Henry Mercer’s Fonthill (next to his Moravian Tile Works) in Doylestown is worth a side trip for sure! It’s a turn of the century art environment concrete CASTLE housing Mercer’s many collections, Tile being the #1 feature covering walls, ceilings and floors. I hope you get to see it one day because I think you’d LOVE it too!
Goodness Julie! The absolute coolest old house I’ve toured is in Bucks County, PA. Henry Mercer’s Fonthill (next to his Moravian Tile Works) in Doylestown is worth a side trip for sure! It’s a turn of the century art environment concrete CASTLE housing Mercer’s many collections, Tile being the #1 feature covering walls, ceilings and floors. I hope you get to see it one day because I think you’d LOVE it too!
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