There’s always a good story in Newport! And our town’s new boutique waterfront hotel, Gardiner House, is handsomely wrapped in its homage to noted Newport painter Howard Gardiner Cushing and… Read More
The “Newport Season” officially starts with the Newport Flower Show the third week in June…but really picks up momentum in July! So much so, that August, which used to be… Read More
This summer of ’24 is dedicated to Newport in all its many manifestations from entertaining to interiors to gardens to “happenings.” All coming under the nostalgic name, My Newport Diary…bringing… Read More
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
After a few years of disappointing blooms, this summer of ’24 is a show stopper of what can rightfully be described as a hydrangea heaven, contributing muchly to the pleasures… Read More
As one would expect of a destination as high profile as Newport… from yachting regattas to extravagant weddings…our “City by the Sea” boasts many hotels and inns, most of them… Read More
The Preservation Society’s Newport mansions provide a gracious plenty of thought-provoking ideas for decorating this Holiday season. With trees in almost every room, there is inspiration galore. And while the… Read More
As I begin this post, I realize that there’s a fact about Christmas in the Gilded Age of which many are probably not aware…the Vanderbilts, and others in their “set,”… Read More
It is glorious in Newport any time of the year, but especially at Christmas! And with all the attention “The Gilded Age” series has garnered I thought I’d begin my… Read More
While we may have had many reasons the past few months to curse the weather, it has proven a boon to some plant groups (though sadly not summer’s hydrangeas…but we… Read More