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…
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…
Many are the charms of a Newport summer, but a particular favorite of mine are the fanciful garden houses, buildings and “follies” to be found on many properties. Enjoy this…
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…
Greetings from Newport, hope your summer is going along swimmingly. If you are as fascinated as I am with mysteries, there’s one that has all of us in Newport stumped. It’s…
One of the many hats I’ve worn over the years is as a Contributing Editor to Bon Appetit, producing “Entertaining with Style.” Here, exactly twenty years later, is the first July…
Summer is now in full play in Newport! To toast the official “start of the season” (which is kicked off by the Newport Flower Show) I hosted a garden party.…
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…
I’ve worn many hats over the years, all with pride in the Newport Flower Show which is now celebrating its 20th anniversary. As a former co-chair of this summer Show,…
“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…