Sea-glass jewelry is a New England summer fashion must. But which piece to choose?
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Coastal Comfort
Wrap yourself in a Swans Island blanket for cool evenings. These beautiful works are woven of wool from local sheep; it’s spun in Vermont and dyed at a weaving studio in Maine. Wool is a naturally breathable, moisture-wicking fiber, and the high-quality materials used here exude comfort. Our favorites are the summer-weight blankets in indigo […]
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Carry It in Style
In addition to everyday concerns (a mother of three boys is used to problem solving), Becky O’Neil considers such conundrums as: Button or bow? Shoulder strap or two handles? Fabric handle … or plastic or bamboo? Her nascent line of handbags uses everything from silks to cottons to twills to corduroys, and appeals to the […]
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Budding Blooms
A bud vase is typically used to showcase one beautiful blossom. With Suzanne Tanner’s coin bud vases, it should be the other way around — pick a flower to show off her beautiful handblown glass. Each teardrop shape, about 6 inches tall, highlights variations of color (blue, light green, green, violet, pink, or clear) and […]
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Be-Jeweled
Designer Kati Enscoe is beginning to get quite a following, and we can see why. Most of her necklaces, bracelets, earrings, and rings are set with quartz, jade, crystal, or mother-of-pearl in a trendy yet timeless fashion. The chunky pieces are surprisingly lightweight and possess an overall boldness, as if to say, “Dare to stand […]
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Treetop Retreat Resources
Resources Doug Riley, Black River Log Homes, Springfield, VT. 802-885-8423. Treehouses: The Art and Craft of Living Out on a Limb, by Peter Nelson and David Larkin (Houghton Mifflin, 1994)Get Our FREE Yankee Best New England Vacations Guide! Email(Required) Subscribe Home Tree Home: Principles of Treehouse Construction and Other Tall Tales, by Peter Nelson and […]
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Treetop Retreat: Home Projects
Project: Backyard Tree House Jeannie and Gus Merwin’s backyard is 14 acres of New Hampshire woodland. “Peaceful” is the word the Merwins use to describe the way they feel when perched in their new tree house. Get Our FREE Yankee Best New England Vacations Guide! Email(Required) Subscribe The east window looks out on a cascading […]
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A Letter To Our Readers
If a single sound and a single scent can hold the essence of a New England summer, surely they’re the crash of the surf breaking on our shores and the salty tang that hangs in the breeze as you get ever closer to the sea. Nature and geography have bestowed many gifts on our New […]
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Bats in the Bedroom | Mary’s Farm
One night last summer, I was lying in bed reading, my dog asleep against my side. A comfortable silence enveloped us as the slight breezes of the midnight hour moved through the curtains. Suddenly, an intruder cruised through the doorway into the room on silent wings. I jerked the covers up over everything but my […]
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Cape Cod Love Letter
We are Cape people. Every year, for about the past 20, we’ve returned for a week to a shabby cabin with a galley kitchen, lousy TV reception, and a deck with the proverbial “distant water view” of Wellfleet Harbor. Like the bobolinks that return each year from South America to their favorite New England hayfield, […]
Lynne Cox’s strange and wonderful relationship with the coldest waters on the planet began as a youngster turning blue on the coastal beaches of Maine and New Hampshire. She went on to set world records for duration and distance in a variety of exotic cold-water settings, first as a teen crossing the English Channel, and […]