Carriage and Gate Houses of Newport

They are charming, they are quirky, they recall romantic days gone by. Newport’s carriage houses and gate houses were very relevant to another era’s lifestyle. Their presence, while sometimes overlooked…

14 Signature Images from Parterre’s Early Summer Garden

While spring’s newsworthy amount of rain has definitely impacted moods in Newport, the silver lining in the clouds has been the bountiful appearance of every blooming thing — from trees…

Florence, Il Mio Amore

“Florence, I love you.” How many of us have said that? But it has been years for me since I have been in this magical jewel of a small city.…

“The Arthur Curtiss James” Boathouse

While the weather may not seem very summer-y, the Memorial Day weekend is (somewhat) the official beginning of this season.  Of course, there is much activity in Newport Harbor, especially…

A Peek Inside Newport’s Blue Garden

Dorrance ‘Dodo’ Hamilton married vision and resources to make incalculable contributions to our Newport community. While her main residence was outside of Philadelphia, she spent her summers here since she…

Exploring Wm. K. Vanderbilt’s Firehouse

Town&Country, long one of my favorite magazines, just gave Living Newport another shout out…so to celebrate I’m featuring a chapter from my book to help kick off summer. Cory and…

12 Quintessential Images Capturing Newport’s Classic American Elegance

Thank you, Sam Dangremond, for once again mentioning the “twelve gorgeous pictures” that appear in my book, Living Newport: Houses, People, Style as proof that “Newport is the Epitome of…

Planning Your Summer Garden: 9 ‘Oops’ to Avoid

Spring, and its established ritual of “opening the garden,” is surely a gardener’s favorite time of the year. Top of my list is to check my “to do” notes and update…

Jupiter Island Redux: The Historic Gate House

We love our friends for many reasons, but when their sensibilities incline towards preservation I cherish them even more. Eighteen years ago a childhood friend purchased one of the first…

5 Colorful Facts You’ll Love about Daffodils

Daffodils signal spring — bringing us out of the winter doldrums with their cheery yellow faces and swaying forms. Even Wm. Wordsworth was smitten, penning his now beloved verse —…