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Inspiring Garden Design: An Exquisite English-style Creation

“The owner’s first mixed border was developed in the pergola garden with the ornamental Bradford…

Inspiring Garden Design: 8 Tips for Creating a Sunken Garden

It is perhaps difficult to believe that behind this formal chateau (above) is a sunken…

Inspiring Garden Design: Spring at Hidcote

Looking back on these images has me thinking “how lucky was I?!” Hidcote had been…

Inspiring Garden Design: Parco Sherrer

Aaaah Winter…sitting by the fire, finalizing plans for spring trips to England, etc. It’s always…

Louis Vuitton: the Trunk Building

I’m kicking off this first New Year post with a subject that hints at how…

2024 in Pictures

As we bid adieu to 2024, I’m carrying out a fond tradition…looking back via Instagram…

Merry Christmas from Newport

From our home to yours…may the peace, love, and beauty of this season be with…

Christmas at the Breakers

What an unusual December treat for 2024…spending a week in Paris, captivated by the decorations,…

“The City of Lights” At Christmas

From Avenue Montaigne to the Place de la Concorde to Le Marais, the “City of…

Merry Christmas From Paris

What’s not to love about captivating, romantic, scintillating Paris? But when you add the sparkle of…

Thanksgiving Day ’24 Blog

Our Thanksgiving supper table experienced a meant-to-be moment. A thoughtful houseguest sent ahead her thank you…

A Newport Fall 2024

It is Wednesday, November 20, the high temp will be 54 degrees today, and our…

Swan House, an Atlanta Treasure Part 2

As last week’s post promised, I will focus today on the West Facade of Swan…

Swan House, an Atlanta Treasure

On my recent trip to Atlanta I had a singular goal in mind…to capture the…

Halloween 2024 : Revisiting a Venetian Masquerade Fête

Taking advantage of this Halloween 2024 actually falling on a Thursday (blog day) I’m re-issuing…