Tory's Topiaries & The Magic Making of Westerly

I was admittedly between meetings when I first got wind of the feature on Tory Burch's Westerly Home featured in the October issue of Architectural Digest. My mind lustfully danced with these images for hours after (and still is). Why? Perhaps because we are moving and re-decorating is inevitably on the horizon. Perhaps because I've been examining fabrics, curtain swatches, Etsy shops and plotting my impending procurement of a new batch of myrtles...and I'm mad about topiaries. Perhaps because I'm so in the weeds of business & packing that I needed a little piece of visual candy to calm my mind. Despite these facts, there is something quite effervescent and intoxicating about this Hamptons home she spent nine years decorating. The imagery below speaks for itself. Part of the interior magic is the result of Daniel Romualdez .... the house just oozes with relaxed sophistication. View for yourself below and do watch the punchy-chic video of "Tennis, Taffy, and Topiaries at Tory Burch's Hampton's Home". 

Where the Country Road Leads

A quick country drive reaffirmed one of my favorite summer luxuries - visiting farm stands. Walker's Roadside Stand in Little Compton, Rhode Island always brings me a particular sense of nostalgia. I have memories of visiting Walker's as a young child with my Mother and Sister Caroline after a beach day. I can still hear our beach chairs clinking in the back of our station wagon as we pulled into the gravel drive, and our small sandy hands devouring juicy peaches. We'd select dinner provisions for the evening and snack on snap peas on our way home. We were of course too young to appreciate these moments like I do now... 

Ashley D Studio

I work from what once was my Grandfather's cherished desk, a Queen-Anne style piece that sat in his living room in upstate New York. On it, you'll find layers of my stationary collection as I seem to always want it in arm's reach. Boxes of holiday-themed stationary from The Printery, personal cards from Crane & Co., and now, these beautiful hand-painted correspondence cards from Ashley D Studio...they all keep me company whilst working. I so admire the watercolor design and loved working with Ashley to create my new C&C logo (more on that later). More joy to add to my desk - and a reminder to pen more friends & clients!

Green Mountain Therapy

It's been close to months since our last jaunt up north and it's been so refreshing to reacquaint with the Green Mountains. Cobwebs have settled in and miraculously, the mint and rosemary on the deck have thrived without our attention. Yesterday we paid a visit to the Village Butcher in Woodstock for dinner steaks and I scoured the property for ferns and wildflowers to assemble bouquets. Small reminders of how the mountains can soothe and nourish...