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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, Ca.
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." |
