winter at Parterre

Parterre, Wrapped in Winter

December posts, with their focus on holiday festivity and decorations, preempt any other topic. So I’m thrilled for the first blog of the New Year to capture the three to…

Holiday Sparkling Lights at The Breakers

To celebrate this first day of 2026, I felt we deserved something with a WOW! effect…like a stop at The Breaker’s “Holiday Sparkling Lights.” Our visit was touched with the…

Merry, Merry Christmas!

May the joy of Christmas fill your heart and home with love…Warmest wishes for a New Year of good health, bright promises, and laughter galore!

Christmas 2025 at Parterre

There’s nothing like “Decking the Halls” for the holidays to get one in the mood…unless it’s following through with that creative spirit and pulling together a blog…the final step. Which gives me…

Christmas Splendor at The Breakers

As a witty friend recently opined, “The Breakers is a Master Class in opulence…whispering of candlelit soirees, sweeping gowns, and a Gilded Age that knew no limits!” But as you…

Celebrating Christmas at Marble House

Hope yours was a Happy and yummy Thanksgiving…and now, like a snap of the finger, the first week of the most festive month of the year is here! What better…

Thanksgiving 2025

As we gather around our table today, I feel a heartfelt gratitude for you, my Private Newport follower, who makes this “social community” such a joy to share. Thank you…

Curating a Singular Thanksgiving Table

Well, I asked myself as Thanksgiving prep time came along…why should I do the “same old, same old” decor year after year?? I was emboldened to correct that after I came…

A Rare Offering at Historic Bonniecrest

Having chronicled the gorgeous and historic Newport mansion, Bonniecrest, in a blog September 2024, I smiled at the serendipity that a beautifully appointed condominium within this landmark manor house is…

Champ Soleil: An Historic Estate Comes on the Market in Newport

By any measure, 1929 was not an auspicious year…except, perhaps, in Newport. For that was the year that an exquisite version of the hunting lodge at Versailles, La Lanterne, was built…