Thanksgiving Dinner

If I could choose my hostess, who would have the mostess?

Ina's house in the Hamptons...

OR would it be Martha in Maine?

Though I would love to be in these homes and see Ina and Martha's collections, 

I would really like to go to one of my favorite's places- Blackberry Farm.

I can not think of a more ideal place to enjoy Thanksgiving dinner with my family

than in the rolling hills of this farm. Sitting on picnic benches, fireside, with views all around- it is truly magical and the food and wine are absolutely without comparison! 

by Phoebe Howard

I love this house that Mrs. Howard did recently in the Hamptons.

Woodbury, Connecticut

Woodbury has at least 50 antique shops and some were truly worth my drive. Gorgeous and unique pieces- even the stores themselves were inspiring but one of my favorites was Tracey's shop, The Elemental Garden. Tracey Young and Dennis Kaylor have collected pieces from all over Europe, but their true hearts seem to be in France. You can see that soft spot in all the rooms that fill their home/store.

These columns are actually built-ins designed by John Saladino in the late 1980's for a penthouse in NYC to mirror some structural columns at the other end of the room. They stored china and the drawers beneath the columns were lined in black felt to store silver.

Tracey also has a wonderful collection of antique garden tools. My grandfather, being in the hardware business, collected antique tools so these were tough to resist.

Tracey, thank you for spending so much time sharing your home and store with me. I also appreciated seeing all the hidden treasures in the loft of your barn. I can't get those 'English barbering chairs' out of my mind, so consider them SOLD- I will find them a home or they will live at mine! Thanks again for a fun morning.

The Elemental Garden

259 Main Street South

Woodbury, CT 06798

dimdi ART

These sweet, little watercolors are painted by a woman in Italy and are adorable for a playroom or nursery. I just ordered 3 for a friend of mine as a baby gift. Contact Irene to order.

Formal French for Today

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