Archive for May 2013
Simple beauty
Each week, here at Connecticut Country House – something’s in bloom. (Love it and so in my element.) This week, the back path to the house (which happens to be…
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A million little things: courage
“A ship is always safe at the shore – but that is not what it is built for.” – Albert Einstein (1879-1955) I love the sea. Â And this wonderful old…
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Fit and trimmed
As usual, this time of year (honestly, I think it’s more like all year) my obsession with flowering plants is truly that – an obsession. Â I find it impossible not…
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Grilled green goodness
Love grilled Asparagus. Â Especially when it’s in season this time of year. Â When I’m at the market and spy bunches of really thin young spears (which I love the taste…
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The really big show
All antique weathervanes point to Brimfield this week.  That’s right – the Grand Pubah, the Grand Dame, the Head Honcho of antique shows – the Brimfield Antique Show really is the…
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From Newtown with love
Twenty years ago my best friend Suzy married a sweetheart of a guy. His name is Ron. Earlier this spring, I asked folks to send me their favorite family recipes,…
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A million little things: a quote on happiness
“Happiness is like a butterfly. Â The more you chase it, the more it eludes you. Â But if you turn your attention to other things, it comes and sits softly on…
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Oh what a beautiful morning!
And what a beautiful morning it is in my old hometown of Fairfield, Connecticut  – more specifically this historic part of town – Greenfield Hill. I’m driving the back roads…
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