The dramatic and much-anticipated production that is Coaching Weekend returns to Newport in just a few days. For your pleasure, here is a preview, straight from the pages of my… Read More
What makes for a perfect cocktail party dress? In the City-by-the-Sea, where there is no shortage of summertime cocktail parties, venues, vistas, galas and intimate gatherings, our calendars get jam-packed… Read More
One of the most anticipated events on our bustling town’s summer calendar is the Newport Antiques Show (July 24th-26th.) With its sharp focus on fine American and English antiques, the regional… Read More
In an earlier journal post, I presented the irrepressible fashion maven Iris Apfel, who is the subject of a well deserved documentary. But the night of her exclusive Newport showing also… Read More
In honor of Bastille Day, I have a confession:I am a Francophile. A few cases in point: my home and gardens are designed in the French tradition…and named Parterre. My… Read More
When I walked into my dear friend Ruthie Watts’s charming, cozy mountain retreat in Highlands, North Carolina, she asked me if I noticed anything different about her living room. Knowing… Read More
It was a celebratory weekend – the twentieth anniversary of the Newport Flower Show – worthy of sharing some of my favorite moments with you, each adding a note of… Read More
“My London Trilogy” post chronicled a once-in-a-lifetime trip on which I was privileged to be invited, “Gardens and Glorious England: A Celebration of Nancy Lancaster’s Legacy” with Charlotte Moss, a… Read More
Janice Lee Kelly is a graduate from the prestigious Rhode Island School of Design, whose wit and sharp eye for identifying design trends has intrigued her friends and public alike… Read More
Having London and the Chelsea Flower Show on one’s May calendar is exciting enough. When it also includes an itinerary specifically designed to touch the high points of storied decorator… Read More