Archive for 2014
Foodie Friday: Sea to Table
It all starts with the love of fishing. And for Murph, that LOVE is spelled out in all caps. At the break of dawn, with two of his best buds,…
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Foodie Friday for the 4th!
This weekend celebrate with a tasty red, creamy white, and purpley blue. The ingredients of this quick and easy-peasy dessert may differ just a little bit, but the cooking technique…
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Summer’s here!
“Summer afternoon, summer afternoon; to me those have always been the two most beautiful words in the English language.” – Henry James I hope the new summer issue of Nora…
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A good summer haircut
The time has come. Plants that have wintered indoors and are now in summer residence outdoors (on the other side of their window) need a little sprucing up. All the…
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The greatest gifts
The very best things I remember about my dad were the littlest things. My parents came to America during the 1956 Hungarian revolution. Like so many refugees, they arrived with…
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Create an heirloom cookbook
If you’re looking for a very special gift to make for a bride-to-be…something she’ll cherish forever…this is it. My God daughter Aileen’s bridal shower is featured in the current spring…
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Rustic elegance
I was counting the flower buds on my Peonies…43 and counting! (Yippee!) The Lady’s Mantle beds, right outside the kitchen door, are growing fuller, taller, and more chartreuse by the…
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Planting tomatoes
Just got back with a beautiful batch of organic tomato plants (their names and descriptions were so intriguing, I had a tough time walking away without buying one of everything).…
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Foodie Friday: Sweet Summer Sandwiches
This weekend unofficially kicks off summer, so let’s make an event of it and make some ice cream sandwiches! The idea of dedicating an afternoon to ice cream sandwich-making with…
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A sweet bonus
It’s Brimfield week, and you know what that means…fabulous finds are calling my name. But once I’m there, a little later in the day when I need that second wind…
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Styling Secrets: Moss it!
“Moss it!”, is my favorite expression these days. I’m talking about beautiful natural green moss that has become one of my go-to styling secrets. Moss gives any potted plant more…
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Foodie Friday: Pesto White Pizza
One of the options for pizza toppings that always gets rave reviews is pesto. Every summer and fall we harvest our basil from the kitchen garden and make batches of…
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Foodie Friday: One incredible egg
This isn’t really a recipe…it’s a little story about a ‘moment’. And how sometimes, the very best things in life are the simplest. I’m a convert. I simply adore a…
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Foodie Friday: Hard boiled beauties
You know Easter’s near, when you’re at the market and see the Paas point of sale display parked right beside the egg case. And every year, I can’t resist sticking…
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Yellow infusion
I love decorating the entrances of the old house with what’s flowering at the moment. And just in time for Easter, it just so happens that the humungous, wild bank…
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Throw in the towel
I believe the secret to styling magic is to always add an unexpected twist. For my Easter table, I wanted to create something very pretty, joyful, and almost playful using…
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The garden comes inside
Nora Murphy Country House -The Hunt Club at the Fairfield County Antiques and Design Center in Norwalk, Connecticut is now in full force and ready for spring. This season we are…
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Part of the charm
My humble collection of mis-matched vintage pitchers, cups, and sugar bowls are just the right mix for any seasonal flower displays. My love of the pretty little details is what…
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Foodie Friday: The Hamptons Sorbet
If you’re looking for a dessert that can be described as enticing, colorful, heavenly, tasty, simple, cheerful, pretty, refreshing, light, playful, classy, charming, happy, jazzy, showy, and just a little…
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Spring is here!
That is, Nora Murphy Country House Style – Spring 2014 is here. It may not feel like spring here in Connecticut today, but our newest issue sure does – and is now live! It’s so…
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Foodie Friday: Chewy Gooey Chocolate Chunk Cookies
A few weeks ago I sent a dear friend a care package – a big box stacked full of chocolate chunk cookies. She wrote me the sweetest thank you telling…
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Party time
I am proud to announce that Nora Murphy Country House – The Hunt Club Shop, has opened in the new multi-dealer Fairfield County Antique and Design Center (http://www.fairfieldantiqueanddesign.com), on Willard Road (right…
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Beautiful women
“The whole point of being alive is to evolve into the complete person you were intended to be.” – Oprah Winfrey Happy International Women’s Day to all you amazing women!…
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Country House Weddings: A behind the scenes
In most cases, I believe less is more. And when it comes to photo shoots, less in front of the camera is so much more impactful. The camera may be…
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Love
For all the last minute lovers of beautiful quotes (like me), here are some of my favorites that may come in handy: “When I saw you I fell in love,…
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