We went to visit someone in Farmington, CT on Sunday, and afterwards stopped in at the Hill-Stead Museum (www.hillstead.org). This is a wonderful colonial-revival country mansion filled with antiques and art, including works by Monet, Manet, Degas, Cassatt, etc. This estate was created by the Pope family, after their daughter, Theodate Pope came to school in Farmington and became fond of the area. Theodate became an architect, and along with McKim, Mead and White designed this home. Her father collected art, and it is amazing to see the paintings in the rooms where they have always hung.
The weather was beautiful, and things are turning green here in New England.
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