Have you been to Polka Dog Bakery in Boston’s South End? If you are canine inclined, it’s a fun destination while noodling along the streets of this gorgeous part of town. There’s something almost magical about a shop entirely devoted to dogs. It makes me …
The past few nights have been chilly, raw and damp. Not exactly quintessential June weather, but then again, June is a wild card. Sometimes it’s hot and humid, sometimes rainy and gloomy and sometimes, although not often, it is lovely, warm and sunny. This is …
On Memorial Day after working most of the morning in my garden I went on one of my best summer starter trips to South County, Rhode Island. I can hop in the car on short notice and in little over an hour be in coastal …
Last fall I went a little crazy sculpting out a long rectangular planting bed around two Sargent crabapple trees, putting in 50 dwarf boxwoods, tons of irises and nepeta. Today the fruits of my labor are showing. Despite the heavy downpours it looks so good …
On a recent early spring day I was drawn to visit Annisquam by a dear friend who has found just the right balance of part-time living there in a charming, antique cottage within walking distance to the water, the yacht club, the library and the …
It’s the time for giving gorgeous fresh cut flowers to a dear friend and to enjoy yourself at your desk, near the kitchen sink or best of all, on your bedside table. So, it is only fitting that you have a vase that gives your …
On the whole I prefer very little artwork hanging on the walls in dining rooms, bedrooms and kitchens. I find that it takes away from a sense of calm. So, it leaves a fair amount of accumulated pieces that need a place to hang. I …
In updating a 1960’s kitchen I found a void in the wall where the kitchen hearth backs up to the living room fireplace. I knocked out a hole in the wall and designed a built in Shaker style cupboard with 18″ deep upper tableware storage …
