Thanksgiving Day ’24 Blog
Our Thanksgiving supper table experienced a meant-to-be moment. A thoughtful houseguest sent ahead her thank you…
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,…
“Flora,” a New Culinary Destination for Newport
There’s always a good story in Newport! And our town’s new boutique waterfront hotel, Gardiner…
Parterre’s 25th Anniversary
As expected my “Oops! in the Garden” post garnered many comments… and the sharing of…