Here are some images that remind me of the fabulous furnishings throughout Greigston Manor in House Key. This historic house comes alive with vigilant mirrors, elegant parlors and dining, a cozy kitchen, a sexy boudoir, myriad secret passages, and a mysterious library.
Cresta Rylander-Taylor
I must read your book Ms. DeBerry. Have I ever witnessed such beauty within a home? The photos remind me of
a mental collection or portfolio of all that I have ever deemed the most outstanding in a house. Wowing.
As a child I listened to Reverend Risden, in Philadelphia, when he came to visit his minister friend Rev. McKinley Gaither (deceased),at
my church’s annual summer fellowship. I live in Bryn Mawr and am interested in 594. I had opportunity to visit the house, some
years ago when it posted as rental. Unlike, many of my neighbors, I am not affluent, just a Spanish teacher. I live with my two
adult “kids” and am soon to retire, I think. Will 594 ever be sold? If so, please contact me. Thank you. Your success is stupendous!
Harvard!
Ms. Cresta Rylander-Taylor
484-431-6912
rosaking@earthlink.net
Thank you for your thoughtful comments, Cresta (if we may call each other by our first names?). The beauty of writing is that we get to create worlds we would love to inhabit, furnished not only as we wish, but shared with other wonderful people. I have very fond memories of my years living on and off in Haverford, the scent of Uncle Risden’s delicious cooking carried up on his song while Aunt Doris helped me with my homework. To this day, I have found no one who can preach as my beloved Uncle Risden, who can lift a whole congregation and set it down somewhere else by the end of the sermon. Aunt Doris inspired me as an educator with her clear and uncompromising lifelong dedication. Therefore, the Haverford house is special to me. Not sure I can ever live in it without my aunt and uncle in it, as much as I love it. I cannot definitively answer that it will be sold or not. We will likely rent it this fall, also hard for me to do, but I must be practical. Let me know if you’re interested and we can discuss further. Meanwhile, I do hope you will read “House Key”, easily available on Amazon. I too, was a Spanish teacher, so I am familiar with the irony of compensation, but please never sell yourself short. Though by no means autobiographical, the main character in the story is also a Spanish teacher, who must make some tough choices and forge an identity that strengthens her power as an individual with tremendous gifts. There are some dark spots in the novel, but life is all about how we overcome.
Thank you again.
Best Regards,
Rosa