Start a new family tradition the entire family can enjoy. Plan a Farm to Table Thanksgiving with fresh ingredients from … Learn more
Start a new family tradition the entire family can enjoy. Plan a Farm to Table Thanksgiving with fresh ingredients from … Learn more
The Baker House was originally constructed in 1648 by sea captain, Daniel Howe. Not too long afterwards, Howe sold the building to Thomas Baker, one of East Hampton’s founders. Baker turned the building into a Tavern. It also served as town meeting hal… Learn more
Hurricane Joaquin has blown out to sea, but has been supplanted by a pounding Nor’easter. Heavy mist-filled wind and cool temperatures keep me indoors. Perfect weather for curling up with a good book. I recently read The Sea Captain’s Wife by Beth… Learn more
One of the most exciting things about my recent visit to Joy Lewis’s historic Sag Harbor home was seeing a trio of paintings by local artist Orlando Hand Bears. Bears (pronounced and sometimes spelled BEERS) was a resident of Sag Harbor who died on Feb… Learn more
Joy Lewis and her husband loved old things before folk art was thought precious. Haunting estate sales and antique shops, they found beautiful heirlooms imbued with the spirits of their former owners. They saved beloved objects from destruction a… Learn more
As a birthday surprise, I made a preliminary raison d’être for Hugh. He is often showing photos of paintings to friends on his cell phone. I thought that he should have something more substantial. Monique at the beautiful blog La Table de Nana mentioned using Artisan State to make a book for her grandson. Artisan State (neither one of us has been paid to reccommend them) looked like it would be easy to use. I went to the studio when Hugh was out, took photos of his paintings with my iPhone, dropped them into the Artisan State template (I used Little Black Book 5″ x 7″) and ordered. The finished product arrived soon thereafter and I love how it turned out.
I returned to Long Beach to harvest beach plums.I had marked their place in spring.Spring beach plum blooms.There was plenty of low hanging fruit.I picked a gallon zip lock bag full,Shakespeare Bowl by Roxann SorensonHarp on it still shall I till heart… Learn more
I’ve been intrigued by Ephraim Niles Byram since discovering a character based on him in a ghost story. The Astronomer’s House by Val Schaffner reimagines the life of a mysterious astronomer in a tower house near a cemetery. I am gratef… Learn more