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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…

Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum

The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum was a well kept Boston secret until 2012, when a…

Boston’s Back Bay Townhouses, Part 2

The townhouses of Boston’s Back Bay have never looked better! So many periods, such a…

Boston’s Back Bay Townhouses Part 1

Two weeks ago I had the absolute pleasure of revisiting a city I had lived…

The Boston Garden

A recent gathering of horticulturally-inclined friends gave me a welcome opportunity to return to a…

Attention to Details, Part 2

There is great depth to the topic, “Attention to Details,” warranting a part two that…

Attention to Details, Part 1

An Atlanta friend, noted landscape architect/designer, John Howard, came to town recently. Of course, I…

Bonniecrest: Celebrating John Russell Pope

Let me say this up front…my heart is in this blog. Before building our home,…

Creating a Floral Love Story

As with many years of my life in Newport, I have met and befriended a…

“Flora,” a New Culinary Destination for Newport

There’s always a good story in Newport! And our town’s new boutique waterfront hotel, Gardiner…