A lighting side trip

Port Townsend, Washington is a great little town on the way (sort of) to catch the ferry to Victoria, BC - so we wanted to swing by. We've been there several times and enjoy the quaint little town.

We were thinking we'd probably just grab a quick bite to eat, take a short stroll through town and move on. But 'luckily' our car broke down... so we got to stay longer! It gave us the chance to check out the Kelly Art Deco Lighting Museum.

With case after case of original lighting from the Art Deco period (1928-1938) along with a variety of other quality antique fixtures, it was 'eye candy' - especially for people like us who have created custom lighting for almost 20 years. As a visual person, I will always thoroughly appreciate functional art - a useful item made beautiful...shouldn't everything be? It was wonderful to see a collection of lighting at this level.

Privately owned, the Museum owner has been collecting for most of his lifetime....

 

And since it can be tricky to get car parts out there, we even got to spend the night....in a hotel, not the Museum :)

 

But if your car ever breaks down any where near Port Townsend, WA, we know who to call...Circle and Square Auto Care. They were fabulous and made our 'side trip' a very enjoyable part of the journey.