I've been "reading" the biography of Mark Twain written by Geoffrey C. Ward, Ken Burns, Dayton Duncan and Bill Meisle. (Thanks, Tyler) What a fascinating account of an enigmatic and idiosyncratic man.
One of the accounts that captured my ear was the detailing a home—palace, really— that Sam and Livvy, with their three daughters, occupied for a period in Italy, I believe. He referred to the large foyer as the "skating rink". He said the house was so large and they wasted so much time searching for family members throughout the house, that they should gather in the skating rink every hour or two just so they could see each other and make sure everyone was alright. (I don't remember the exact statement, but that's the problem with audiobooks — you can't exactly flip back to the page to get a precise quote.)
Having just spent a few days in Tyler and Jaci's enormous home in Youngstown, I had to laugh at this, and thought maybe I'd suggest it to them. Maybe we could all meet in the second floor foyer every other hour on the hour.
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