22 Top Images of 2022
Always an annual tradition…an overview of the top 22 images for the past year (2022) that were your favorites on my Instagram posts (and many then ended up on a blog… Read More
Author: Bettie Bearden Pardee
Ode to a Christmas Tree
Given the big part that serendipity played in Christmas this year, I felt compelled to create this post for the last week of December. The live tree looms large for… Read More
London in December
Fa la la la la…before Christmas has passed, I couldn’t resist one more post on the glories of London in December! All around the town, festive scenes greeted us from… Read More
A Loving Table, Creating Memorable Gatherings
It was about this time in 2020 that I began work on a chapter in my friends’ book, A Loving Table, by Kimberly Schlegel Whitman and Shelley Johnstone Paschke. Surely… Read More
The Bright Lights of London
Just home, and I’m happy to say…London ’22 was bright, bright bright…the weather, a perfect seasonal temp averaging 40° (and no rain), the crowds cheery and festive. I’ve sorely missed… Read More
Back to the Cotswolds: Bourton House and Garden
Happy first day of December! As I head off to London, I was reminded that I hadn’t shared one of the exceptional gardens that I visited last spring. So here… Read More
Happy Thanksgiving!
From our home to yours…may you be filled with gratitude as you gather for this always-anticipated holiday, remembering to nurture hope, touch hearts, value truth and express thanks.
Dressing the House for Thanksgiving
Just like “that,” the holidays are here! I let Halloween slip by, but now I’m in full-on mode for Thanksgiving (while penning this post, I’m also texting my favorite chef… Read More
Autumn, All Around the Town
As I said in my first book, Private Newport, at Home and in the Garden…”On the Avenue, By the Sea, and Off the Beaten Path.” Seeing Newport in Autumn (a… Read More
Westbury Court
While hours of careful planning go into my personal garden trips, I always welcome the bit of serendipity that inevitably comes along (via a chance conversation in the local apothecary… Read More