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Joan
and Richard Mears, a Renaissance couple, are world travelers, writers,
artists and bon vivants. The couple met in 1962 at J. Walter Thompson
Advertising Agency in New York City where Richard was a T.V. producer
and Joan worked in copywriting. Richard is retired from his investment
firm in San Francisco, and Joan from teaching high school English
and art in Marin County, California
Their
love of the arts, music and literature is reflected in the eclectic
decor of their inn. Richard is a published writer (Ebb of the River,
Simon & Schuster) and has recently completed a science fiction
novel, Anubis Rex. Joan has just completed her first novel, a historical
fiction, For God, Honor and Country.
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Their
love of books is reflected in their library where they have in excess
of 4000 volumns throughout the house.The music room features a Steinway
grand where sometimes guests and musician friends give impromptu concerts.
A display of the couple's travel photographs, paintings and artifacts
collected from around the world add a personal touch to this home
of a creative family. The Mears family have received guests at Whistler's
Inn for over 27 years, the longest operating inn in Lenox. When asked
about their success in a business where a norm of attrition is seven
years, they say"It's the people - the people we meet from around
the world. Where else can you meet 30 or more people on a given day
with so much knowledge, experience and wisdom? At breakfast it's like
a classroom of scholars enjoying the morning and discussing every
topic imaginable." |
