Nibbles & Sips
This French Apple Tart is a winner every single time I make it and serve it! Other than its delicious flavor, I just love its rustic appeal. Your friends will…
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In The Garden
With the changing seasons, ornamental grasses add texture and color to the garden. Like evergreens, they’re beautiful in the fall, as well as the winter – especially when the afternoon…
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At The Table
I love how antique yellowware adds warmth and charm to a country table setting. Yellowware is stoneware, created from yellow clay that has been fired at a high temperature. Depending…
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Floral Note
Add pops of pumpkins and gourds to a display of redware. The color and pattern combos always bring autumnal warmth and personality to my Thanksgiving décor! Happy Styling!
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Style Snippets
I love mixing quintessential country pieces for added textural interest. My old unfinished quilt topper makes a fabulous option to a traditional tablecloth, while the old rush seated chairs add…
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Out & About
As the gardens die back, the temps go down, and daylight gets much shorter, it’s a great time to get out and find a gallery or museum that keeps the…
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Nibbles & Sips
Stick with the classics! Here’s my Trick or Treat list of faves: Candy Buttons on paper tape Wax Bottles Bit-O-Honey Mary Jane Taffy Mellocreme Pumpkins Candy Corn Dum-Dums Smarties Pixy…
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In The Garden
Perfect for Halloween and Thanksgiving decorations, ‘Baby Boo’ pumpkins are so easy to grow. Come late spring, find a sunny spot, and sow groups of seeds in composted soil with…
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At The Table
Miniature pumpkins make great serving pieces! Create a lid, using a sharp serrated knife, by cutting into the top of the pumpkin at an angle. Lift off the stem portion.…
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Floral Note
“Mums” the word! At Connecticut Country House, mums are just as at home inside as they are outside. I love bringing them indoors – they last longer and extend our…
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Style Snippets
Great little finds at the dollar store really dressed up the old front door at Connecticut Country House. Read about it here: https://noramurphycountryhouse.com/magazine/autumn-2014/country-house-halloween/CHHalloween_NN2/#.VjFj68vODWc Happy Decorating!
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Out & About
Ancient headstones always fascinate me. Love reading the names, dates, and wonderfully haunting parting words. For Halloween, find your own local creepiness. Here in Connecticut, there are so many –…
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Out & About
Ancient headstones always fascinate me. Love reading the names, dates, and wonderfully haunting parting words. For Halloween, find your own local creepiness. Here in Connecticut, there are so many –…
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Style Snippets
Great little finds at the dollar store really dressed up the old front door at Connecticut Country House. Read about it here: https://noramurphycountryhouse.com/magazine/autumn-2014/country-house-halloween/CHHalloween_NN2/#.VjFj68vODWc Happy Decorating!
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Floral Note
“Mums” the word! At Connecticut Country House, mums are just as at home inside as they are outside. I love bringing them indoors – they last longer and extend our…
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At The Table
Miniature pumpkins make great serving pieces! Create a lid, using a sharp serrated knife, by cutting into the top of the pumpkin at an angle. Lift off the stem portion.…
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In The Garden
Perfect for Halloween and Thanksgiving decorations, ‘Baby Boo’ pumpkins are so easy to grow. Come late spring, find a sunny spot, and sow groups of seeds in composted soil with…
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Nibbles & Sips
Say cheese! Yes, please! While I never met a cheese I didn’t like, this was a new taste sensation for me. My friend Marta showed me how she serves this…
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In The Garden
The last hurrah for my heirloom tomatoes! These Gypsy Black’s are some of the last hold outs in the Connecticut Country House kitchen garden. I just love the unexpected deep,…
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At The Table
I’m a lover of pretty much anything that’s been handcrafted. The beauty of hand blown glasses, mixing the old with the new, brings a charming eclectic look to the table.
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Floral Note
Time flies. Before you know it, the Holidays are upon us. Lay in your supply of paperwhite bulbs now, for potting up over the weeks to come. You’ll have plenty…
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Style Snippets
A simple tablescape gets a pop of color and texture with the addition of a single head of ornamental kale or cabbage. Placed in a sculptural container, this ruffled beauty…
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Out & About
Whether it’s a road not taken, a path not walked, a shop not poked around in, or a garden undiscovered, wherever you are, get out there and discover the autumnal…
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Nibbles & Sips
Quick, healthy, refreshing and soooo colorful! Get out some wooden skewers. No need to be fancy. They can be the garden variety, Dollar store kind. The beauty lies in the…
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In The Garden
It’s that wonderful time of year, when the tomato plants in the kitchen garden at CCH are bursting with organic, heirloom tomatoes! While it’s a challenge to keep up with…
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