You’ve heard me speak often about serendiptiy, and this spring it was a welcome and constant happening, specifically as regards those harbingers of spring, cherry blossoms. The timing of celebrations…
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…
Sometimes we take a personal, sentimental tradition for granted, until a friend offers up, “you should do a blog on those!” The “those” is an annual calendar that I create…
I can’t remember the last time that I so anticipated the week leading up to Easter. Perhaps it’s because our weather and the insistent winds have kept me from going…
March in Newport is certainly living up to its reputation…”coming in like a lion and going out like a lamb” (I’m anxiously awaiting the lamb part). Sometimes the brightest note…
As March builds up to an Easter finale I’m thinking about whimsy, the Easter bunny, and new spring bulbs. Perhaps it is because I’m always of a certain mindset that…
I never tire of the details of these handsome, historic Upper East Side Manhattan townhomes…and the histoires that accompany them. After Covid and a few years of not being in…
March is upon us and that means opening the garden for the season. Just like a snap of the finger our thoughts turn to daffodils, lilacs, and tulips. Facing the…
I shouldn’t say “surprise surprise,” for it is, after all, February… but with all the unseasonably warm temps I had begun to believe we might miss a snow this year.…
Photo Credit: The Mark Hotel What a wonderful prelude to Valentine’s Day, just the two of us! Nestling in for a weekend at our fave New York hotel, The Mark,…