< PreviousHomeportthem, and, yes, they seemed especially fond of items featuring elephants and any type of crystal.” The sisters, often referred to as “the girls,” hosted some type of social engagement in the home almost every day. They also all worked — two of them with the railroad — at a time when marriage and a woman’s working outside the home were mutually exclusive. Some companies would only hire unmarried women believing married women should tend to family and home.A second parlor showcases collectibles that belonged to the Boillin sisters.A chair Ted Hanley found in his yard after Hurricane Ike in 2008 sits in front of a cabinet with a collection of Dudson Brothers pottery made in Hanley, England. As the story goes, however, two of the sisters married on the sly, keeping their matrimonial state a secret for years. A perfect cover was provided by their very active social life, in that each evening — in view of the neighbors — they could bid certain male “guests” goodbye at the front door, then clandestinely welcome them back in through the rear door as husbands.Even in their later years, “the girls” continued a heady social whirl, and it was their fondness for entertaining that (Above) The Boillin sisters were fond of elephant stat-ues, which Ted Hanley has on display in his home. (Left) Hanley continues the “party house” tradition of his 1914 East End home by hosting tea parties and acquainting guests with different varieties of tea leaves and the various ways of serving tea.100 COASTMONTHLY.COM / OCTOBER 2015 COASTMONTHLY.COM / OCTOBER 2015 101TREASURE TROVEDresses, Purses, Tops, Shorts, Jewelry, Shoes, Exotic Soaps,Candles and so much more! 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We Help.Walk-insAre WelcomeHomeportbrought the home to Hanley’s attention.After moving to Galveston in 1985 to open the Our Daily Bread outreach program to help feed the needy, he often bicycled home from work. Time and again, as he passed a certain house, he would hear laughter and clinking ice cubes.“I would look up, and there would be this group of elderly ladies and gentlemen sitting there on the front porch, each one wielding a fly swatter and usually a glass of iced tea, and all having a really great time,” he said. A decade or so later, when Hanley was offered an opportunity to buy that same home, it not only satisfied the needs of his young family but also provided an open-ing into learning more about the family that had lived there.“As I explored, I discovered Mimmie’s 1925 Ball High School year book, Murano crystal with price tags still attached, plus letters, sales receipts, vintage linens and cookbooks. An old, but working Vic-trola and its 78 rpm records revealed the sisters’ favorite dance tunes, music that spanned our first two world wars.” Today, Hanley is continuing the “party house” tradition with his own brand of hospitality, and especially enjoys hosting tea parties and acquainting guests with different varieties of tea leaves and the various ways of serving tea. (Above) The front entry is set for a cozy tea party. (Left) A piano is tucked into the corner of the entry way.Ted Hanley’s East End home still has the original farmhouse-style sink.“Whether a person comes from African, Asian, European or regional North Ameri-can roots, the service of tea and coffee is found at the heart of most civilized hospi-tality,” said Hanley, himself a transplant from New York. 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Lynn Weeks, an ocean lover who is drawn to tropicals, knew that she had a lot of transforming to do. Yet, just one short week after moving in, Hurricane Alicia roared ashore near Galveston and took out 22 of those trees. Little by little she thinned out a few more and began adding palms and designing flower beds.Today, the acreage is an oasis of manicured gardens containing thousands of plant species, a variety of fruit trees and hundreds of palm trees. Within the confines of this amazing paradise, you’ll find statuary, glass art, mer-maids, patios, a solarium, hidden alcoves, arbors, a bamboo thicket, vines gone wild and so much more.Peaceful paradiseCouple transforms wooded acreage into tropical haven along Dickinson Bayou106 COASTMONTHLY.COM / OCTOBER 2015Beautiful BackyardsDetermining where the front yard ends and the backyard begins is tricky because of the flow of foliage. If you didn’t know better, you might think you were touring a botanical garden in Florida or the Caribbean. “The first thing we did was add a swimming pool,” Lynn Weeks said. A fish pond took the place of where a tree used to be, but not just any ordinary fish pond. A koi, more than 1 foot long, lives happily among several gold fish that share the pond with aquatic plants and a variety of colorful ceramics.It’s a toss-up as to which way to journey next — toward the glass artifacts to the left or the decorated trellis to the right — but the sun’s reflection on the glass objects leads the way. Colors of cobalt and sky blue, bright cranberry, fuchsia, orange and pink vary in shapes from squizzles to spheres to flower forms. They pop up here and there among plants and shrubs. “Many of the pieces remind me of Chihuly, the famous glass artist,” Weeks said. She and Richard are both artists, so many of their art items also are on display.The path leading to the arched trellis beckons. There’s a hodgepodge of metal and tree limbs, dripping with seashells, wine corks, moss and an assortment of art du jour. Signage on the fence, an old fireplace, Chinese lanterns, ferns, a variety of elephant ear and a colorful array of birdhouses stand out. Mexican fantail and queen palms stretch 30 to 40 feet in the air; succulents, ferns and a Pride of Barbados with showstopping colors of fire engine red and sunset gold are attention grabbers.The tall brass cranes near the pool area are from Singapore. “I have décor in my yard from all over the world,” Weeks said. “We have many things on display that have come from our trav-els, especially to Mexico and the Cayman Islands.” Cast iron outdoor furniture painted lime green sits near the outdoor kitchen, where a settee with cobalt blue cushions, made by Richard Weeks, provides extra seating for guests. An antique gas stove, barbecue grill and Tandoor oven come in handy when entertaining. “If we lose power, we can cook out here,” said Lynn Weeks, who likes to use the oven for making Indian food.A nearby solarium is flooded with sunshine on warm days. (Far left, top) Lynn Weeks and her husband, Richard, have the perfect vacation spot in their backyard. They transformed the once wooded area into a botanical wonderland.(Left) The couple’s yacht is moored at a boat dock next to five moss-drenched Cypress trees.(Far left, bottom) The Weeks’ backyard include a colorful array of attention-grabbing plants, including passion flowers, Pride of Barbados and Dutchman’s Pipe flower, below. COASTMONTHLY.COM / OCTOBER 2015 107Beautiful BackyardsWeeks calls the back wall her “Cayman under the Sea” wall. It’s adorned with sea horses, fish and all things one finds in the ocean. A replica of a wooden canoe, painted pale lavender and filled with col-orful ornamental balls, sits above a glass dining table. “When I have a party, I float this in the pool,” Weeks said. An old metal boat in a side yard, named Bayou Babe, has a nice back story. “The boat belonged to Dr. Robert Gilruth, the first director of the Manned Spacecraft Center and former owner of the property,” Weeks said. “During Hur-ricane Alicia, a tree fell on it, so I painted it, fixed it up and turned it into a flower bed.”Other plants in the backyard include orchid bushes; esperanzas; allamandas ablaze with yellow, fuchsia, white and candy-striped blooms; goat’s foot vine; Dutchman’s pipe; Turk’s cap; a flaming scarlet coral tree; tropical oleanders; a (Above) Lynn Weeks turned an old metal boat named Bayou Babe into a flower bed. 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