What’s not to love about captivating, romantic, scintillating Paris? But when you add the sparkle of Christmas…well, that begets a whole other list of superlatives. I’m fresh off the plane, checked…
Our Thanksgiving supper table experienced a meant-to-be moment. A thoughtful houseguest sent ahead her thank you gift…a very upscale partridge, cloaked in a patchwork of textiles, ribbon, velvet, and feathers…which immediately…
It is Wednesday, November 20, the high temp will be 54 degrees today, and our long, very long Fall is still bright and enchanting. Newport is now in its seventh…
As last week’s post promised, I will focus today on the West Facade of Swan House, strictly Italian in derivation, and in marked contrast to the East Facade with its…
On my recent trip to Atlanta I had a singular goal in mind…to capture the sumptuous beauty and history of Swan House, one of the most elegant (former) private homes…
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…
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…
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”…
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…
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…