Parterre in the Snow
We all know that Newport is gorgeous year ’round. But there is an added magic quality when snow is falling and laying so softly on the landscape, within the curves… Read More
Tag Archives: Clicquot
A Clicquot Moment in the Garden
What’s more fun than throwing caution to the wind and being unabashedly honest about a personal like! In my case, it would be champagne…not Prosecco or Cava, but the real… Read More
Newport Living: A Pampered Pets Perspective
From Xie Xie and Indigo in repose underneath the portrait of their owner to a “tuxedo cat” walking across a garden bench to Henri Matisse surrounded by flowers, here is… Read More
Essential New Year’s Eve Champagne Tips & Tidbits
I recently published a Champagne themed post regarding chateaux-style dining, complete with a Champagne pairing for each course. As a continuation of a favorite subject of mine and with the contribution of Henri’s… Read More
Vive La France! Vive Newport!
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
What’s in YOUR guest room?
In a play on that funny TV commercial (“What’s in YOUR Wallet?”) it’s time to be thinking about this detail as summer entertaining kicks into gear. And here in Newport,… Read More