Villa d’Este on Lake Como
The Lake District of Northern Italy is storied for its singular climate that makes possible their legendary gardens and memorable landscapes, many of them with the sparkling lakes as a… Read More
Living with Style
2024 in Pictures
As we bid adieu to 2024, I’m carrying out a fond tradition…looking back via Instagram at some memorable moments of the past year. If you follow Private Newport on this… Read More
Halloween 2024 : Revisiting a Venetian Masquerade Fête
Taking advantage of this Halloween 2024 actually falling on a Thursday (blog day) I’m re-issuing a post from many years back (I’d actually forgotten about it…). In the days before… Read More
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum was a well kept Boston secret until 2012, when a multimillion dollar expansion by “starchitect” Renzo Piano shone a light on this singular jewel…which can… Read More
Boston’s Back Bay Townhouses, Part 2
The townhouses of Boston’s Back Bay have never looked better! So many periods, such a divergence in architectural styles, enhanced by tasteful gardens. Some are condominiums within a “row house”… Read More
Boston’s Back Bay Townhouses Part 1
Two weeks ago I had the absolute pleasure of revisiting a city I had lived in and loved in the late 80s and early 90s…Boston. It was a glorious whirlwind… Read More
The Boston Garden
A recent gathering of horticulturally-inclined friends gave me a welcome opportunity to return to a city I once called home…Boston. Our first full day of activities was my idea of… Read More
A Mid Summer Night’s Party
A “mid-summer’s night” has such a ring for what Newport is all about! And for July 17th my inspiration was to “bring on the color” as I planned last week’s… Read More
The Borromeo Palazza of Lake Maggiore
On my oh! so memorable trip to the northern Italian lakes, we explored a succession of villas and gardens, all set against the breathtaking backdrop of snow-capped mountains and glittering… Read More
Paradise Personified, the Lake Towns of Northern Italy
When you fall in love with a part of the world, you want to experience it as much as possible. At the end of our tour my friend and I… Read More