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The Hill and The House - Chapter 10

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Guess the Sketch: Answer from Chapter 8

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  Yes, it's just a doomed string of pearls, but... ...it COULD be this string of pearls:

The Hill and The House - Chapter 9

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  Let the seance begin......

Guess the Sketch: Answer from Chapter 7

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Of course the sketch from Chapter 6 was just a sand dollar with no particular magical qualities other than the miracle of marine life.  But Chapter 7 - now that object is quite special.  There are several throughout the lower floor of Seaview Terrace:  Beautiful and unique reflective wall sconces with candelabra bulbs; works of art that seem almost like stained glass. Annette Gordon, you knew the answer!  Wall sconces in the Music Room (and Breakfast Room). Photo by Gregory Drew

The Hill and The House - Chapter 8

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  Welcome to the beginning of the rest of your week.  Respectfully submitted:

Guess the Sketch: Answer from Chapter 5 - a Bow to Sy Tomashoff

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Chapter 5  Header Sketch  We have seen Barnabas Collins staring through these bay windows many times - in reverie, in grief, in waiting, in telepathic communication with his victims: My interpretation of the Old House drawing room entrance and bay window floor plan.  My inspiration was Sy Tomashoff's set sketches and Dark Shadows TV Series scenes:

The Hill and The House - Chapters 6 and 7

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 Chapter 6 is short so I'm posting both 6 and 7.  I hope you enjoy.  Thanks so much to those of you who are sticking with me.  We're halfway there.