At the Jane Street Tavern where we had a drink, TD drew a Christmas tree on the paper table cloth. Dear reader, I hope you are having ...

The cover of Carolyne Roehm's new book.  Carolyne Roehm, a wonderful friend of this blog, has just published a sumptuous new bo...

The old-fashioned house and garden at Hill Top Farm, Beatrix Potter's home in the English Lake District where she wrote many of her bo...

I recently toddled over to the Angelika Theater on Houston Street to see Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel , the wonderful documentary...

The scene inside Carolyne Roehm's stunning apartment with the city lights beyond. Decorator Nathan Turner has a new book out called...

Candles on the mantle shed some light in the dark. We were sitting in front of the tv eating pasta and watching Fashion Police on the dvr...

The street scene at Il Cantinori on East 10th Street Over the transom came an invitation from 1stdibs , the online antiques and art empo...

My Dear Reader, in my last post I shared that mother was coming to the end of her long illness, and I am sad to say that she passed away ...

A view of the harbor in Fire Island Pines from the Top of the Bay shop. (click on photos to enlarge) TD and I had a wonderful summer weekend...