The tour of the inside of the house is well worth the climbing of four flights of stairs from the basement to the cupola or widow’s watch. While the mansion was designed by a local architect and a designer from New England, the actual building of the house was mainly undertaken by slave labor and some free black artisans, some of them very skilled in creating ornate plaster in the ceilings of the downstairs rooms….. But let’s start in the... Read more
As the name of these posts suggests…. it was about 100F and 100 humidity in Wilmington when were there at the beginning of July. Undaunted we braved the weather and went and visited one of the original inventive homes in Wilmington— the Bellamy mansion, finished in 1861, as the Civil War broke out. Here is a portrait of Dr. Bellamy (a medical doctor, who studied in Philadelphia, but owned a tar, pitch, and turpentine farm near Wilmington by which he... Read more
Wilmington N.C. is the hometown of my mother, Joyce Witherington. And we go every summer to visit her— after all she’s 92 and still hanging in there! My sister Laura also lives there as well. On this trip to that coastal and truly old Southern port city, much like Charleston and Savannah, it still has many beautiful antebellum houses and places to visit. So we decided to take a carriage ride in the old historic district, and eventually end up... Read more
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ry9honCV3qc Danny Boyle is well known for doing creative and interesting films— for example Slum Dog Millionaire, or Trainspotting. Another such film with a clever and interesting premise is Yesterday. And before you ask, this film about Beatles songs was signed off on by Paul, Ringo, and those representing George and John. And no wonder. It is an excellent film featuring some of the Beatles best and most memorable. And before you ask a second question– yes Mr. Patel really... Read more
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