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Inspiring Garden Design: Parco Sherrer
January 16, 2025
Aaaah Winter…sitting by the fire, finalizing plans for spring trips to England, etc. It’s always difficult to remember that, in just 2 1/2 months, the ritual of “opening the garden…
Louis Vuitton: the Trunk Building
January 9, 2025
I’m kicking off this first New Year post with a subject that hints at how exciting my hopes are for 2025…think big; don’t hold back; out with the old, in…
2024 in Pictures
January 2, 2025
As we bid adieu to 2024, I’m carrying out a fond tradition…looking back via Instagram at some memorable moments of the past year. If you follow Private Newport on this…
Merry Christmas from Newport
December 26, 2024
From our home to yours…may the peace, love, and beauty of this season be with you throughout the New Year.
Christmas at the Breakers
December 19, 2024
What an unusual December treat for 2024…spending a week in Paris, captivated by the decorations, bright lights, and historic architecture…and returning to Newport to enjoy, with houseguests, one of our town’s historic…
“The City of Lights” At Christmas
December 12, 2024
From Avenue Montaigne to the Place de la Concorde to Le Marais, the “City of Lights” takes on a new meaning at Christmas! Trees sparkle all over Paris (much more…
Merry Christmas From Paris
December 5, 2024
What’s not to love about captivating, romantic, scintillating Paris? But when you add the sparkle of Christmas…well, that begets a whole other list of superlatives. I’m fresh off the plane, checked…
Thanksgiving Day ’24 Blog
November 28, 2024
Our Thanksgiving supper table experienced a meant-to-be moment. A thoughtful houseguest sent ahead her thank you gift…a very upscale partridge, cloaked in a patchwork of textiles, ribbon, velvet, and feathers…which immediately…