“Church records refer to it as Bartholomew Conyers old

“Church records refer to it as Bartholomew Conyers 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 room 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 comer 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. %