I made my annual pilgrimage to the Newburyport Holiday House tour on Saturday and this year, we were treated to some amazing homes and lovely, though not ostentatious, holiday decorating. The House Tour is put on and benefits the Custom House Maritime Museum of Newburyport. The first house I visited was the 1774 Lowell-Tracy-Johnson House, … Read more
This adorable house in Sandwich, Massachusetts on Cape Cod just sold and was considered the oldest house currently on the market. From the real estate listing: Meticulously maintained 1600’s English style cottage on Shawme Pond. Launch your kayak or fish from your private dock. Perfect for a second home, weekend getaway, or year-round living in … Read more
This past Saturday was a lovely one to take in the 2015 Newburyport Holiday House Tour which benefits the Custom House Maritime Museum. As I’ve written many times here, Newburyport is my favorite place in the world – I lived there for about five years and still miss it. Unfortunately, everyone in my life is … Read more
Each year, the folks at New England Home magazine put on quite a soiree in honor of the current inductees into the New England Design Hall of Fame. This 9th annual celebration was held last night at The State Room overlooking all of Boston and it was a party to remember! A big congratulations to … Read more
The Second Annual New England Design Hall of Fame awards inductees have been announced by sponsor New England Home Magazine. The gala awards dinner will take place on Wednesday, November 12th at the State Room in Boston. I am so bummed – I have an invitation to attend but have a conflict and can’t do … Read more
I’m visiting my parents this weekend and my Dad had received this email called “If this is earth, what is heaven like?” I thought I’d share some of our earthly treasures, both natural and man-made. The Tundra Mirror Lake Tibet Don’t know where, just a pretty picture BreithornPeak ( Switzerland ) Don’t know where this … Read more
My friend and client, Rob, is selling his incredible Boston penthouse condo and I wanted to share the news. The condo is located on Beacon Street in Boston’s tony Back Bay. The back windows face Cambridge across the Charles River and the famed Boston Esplanade. On the 4th of July – his view of the … Read more
Shown above: Christina Oliver, Susan Stacy, Dinyar Wadia, Rosemary Porto, Tref LaFleche, Douglas Dick Huge congrats to the 2014 inductees to the New England Design Hall of Fame. This award was created to honor the work of professionals who have made a significant imprint on residential design in New England. Their body of work represents … Read more
Last week I went into Boston for a design event – but I unfortunately could not find the location. It was on Charles St. South, which is in the Beacon Hill area, but I just had no luck. It was a beautiful night and so I ended up driving around and taking some snaps. Here … Read more
In this week’s episode, our heroine Claire is taken on the road with a pack of MacKenzie men to collect the rents from outlying tenant farmers who hadn’t been able to make it to The Gathering at Castle Leoch. War Chieftan Dougal figures it would be good to have a healer along and Claire sees … Read more