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section was built in the early 1800s.
"Church records refer to it as Bartholomew Conyer’s old store," Sandra reported. Pascal Menefee Finks, a money lender and storekeeper, bought the place in 1858.
“Put hogs in the pen to fatten, October 13, 1864”, advertisements for hauling and other business services were scrawled on the wall, a relic of Finks’ business.
When Sandra restored the store toom to a living room, she left the directions for the hogs intact behind an antique Scottish grandfather clock.
Visitors would never guess the room’s history from the way it appears today, however. Counters and dry goods barrels have been replaced with a baby grand piano that sits in a corner opposite the fireplace, decorated with photographs of Sandra’s family.
Floors that Sandra refinished by hand gleam from the edges of brilliantly colored oriental rugs. Overstuffed couches and easy chairs invite guests to sit and relax, while prints and oils hanging from the walls round out the feeling of comfortable elegance.
Personal Project The motif of beauty and comfort is carried out throughout the Conyers House. And in every room, there’s something a little out of the ordinary with splashes of bright color, the personal trademark of Sandra Cartwright-Brown.
The whole business is her private project. She’s had no experience in running a country bed and board inn. “But my background prepared me for this. I’ve been a corporate wife, moving from pillar to post and home again.” The family’s travels have taken them to Europe for a few years. back to Washington, then to Seattle, again to Washington and across thtf Pacific to Mid- i Eastern and African countries. With just about every move. Sandra has taken an
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