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…
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…















