A Little Bit of Magic.

The Tree with Gifts in the Parlor.

Tonight, I had the opportunity to experience a little bit of magic.  I know that there is a great deal to be caught up on with this blog, but I wanted to take this moment to share the magic. On Friday night of this week, the Peter Stuhr house will be open for the first time during our Christmas Past and Present event at the museum. The lamps were filled with kerosene today, so after a little bit of baking, and patiently waiting for the sun to go down, I made my way to the house to light the lamps for the first time. Now, this was done with the thought that I needed to see how the lamps lit the rooms and to see if there would be any areas lacking, since we usually have hundreds of visitors over the five dates of this event, and we want them to experience the lighting of the period, and still be able to see things.  Once the lamps were lit, I was quite pleased, feeling very warm and fuzzy. I was able to take some acceptable pictures of the lighting, all of the images presented are without flash, and sum might be a bit grainy, but, I think you get an idea of what the rooms look like. I now know that I will need to trim all the wicks a little more carefully, and that I may have one problem lamp, but we should be able to welcome visitors to the house for the holidays in a very merry way.  There is another first happening very soon, and I intend to get caught up with what has happened since the spring once I get a few days off. Until then, enjoy these pictures, or better yet, come out to the museum during the Christmas Past and Present event and see for yourself!

Another look at the Parlor

The Kitchen proves to be quite bright!

A look at the stove.

Looking back towards the parlor.

Looking towards the pantry. I REALLY like how the kitchen looks!

A peek in the pantry.

The back bedroom.