“The Arthur Curtiss James” Boathouse
While the weather may not seem very summer-y, the Memorial Day weekend is (somewhat) the…
A Peek Inside Newport’s Blue Garden
Dorrance ‘Dodo’ Hamilton married vision and resources to make incalculable contributions to our Newport community.…
Exploring Wm. K. Vanderbilt’s Firehouse
Town&Country, long one of my favorite magazines, just gave Living Newport another shout out…so to…
12 Quintessential Images Capturing Newport’s Classic American Elegance
Thank you, Sam Dangremond, for once again mentioning the “twelve gorgeous pictures” that appear in…
Planning Your Summer Garden: 9 ‘Oops’ to Avoid
Spring, and its established ritual of “opening the garden,” is surely a gardener’s favorite time…
Jupiter Island Redux: The Historic Gate House
We love our friends for many reasons, but when their sensibilities incline towards preservation I…
5 Colorful Facts You’ll Love about Daffodils
Daffodils signal spring — bringing us out of the winter doldrums with their cheery yellow…
9 Lighter Takes on an Elegant Spring Luncheon
Winter is over and spring’s re-birth signals that it’s time to start entertaining with a…
The Whitby: Experiencing New York’s Newest Hotel
A last minute business meeting for Jonathan prompted me to call in my birthday gift…
Spain’s Colorful, Whimsical Architecture
As an art major, I was always keen on the modern masters, sometimes the quirkier…
Spring on the Eastern Shore
The past four months have been a glorious blur of travel — revisiting favorite sights,…
Casa Tranquila: At Home in Palm Beach
It’s seldom that I pair a home and its garden with individual posts. But Terry…
A Miniature Spring Tablescape
Spring…at last? In trying to hasten the green landscapes that seem so long in coming, I resorted…
Bermuda Influences In a Palm Beach Setting
Overlooking its own cove and the Intracoastal Waterway beyond, a white-stuccoed Bermudian style house boasts…