You can view the glasswork of David and Jennifer Clancy at clancydesigns.com. Their studio is located at 382 North Road in Jamestown, Rhode Island. They have stock for sale and also do custom designs. “If the studio door is open, we’re in,” says David. But it’s wise to call ahead, as hours vary. 401-423-1615.
David and Jennifer offer these tips for designing a unique, creative space. Take your time, and you’ll find you can do it all on your own. Be involved. Don’t be apathetic.Get Our FREE Yankee Best New England Vacations Guide! Email(Required) Subscribe Look for pieces that fit your taste at yard sales and flea markets — […]
Happy is the miller who lives near the mill. So reads the script swirling over the mantel in this 1787 cottage that sits in the shadows of one of the few remaining historic windmills in Rhode Island. David Clancy and his wife, Jennifer, subscribe to the same philosophy. “Our daily commute is like his,” says […]
In designer Drew Ann Dunigan’s childhood, ticking was the basic bedcovering at camp. Now she has cleverly taken the ubiquitous stripes and dressed them up as trim on throw pillows. This 18-inch-square durable cotton pillow ($50) is perfect for the cottage or guest room. Available in five colors from Chandler 4 Corners in Manchester Center, […]
People sometimes ask if I’ve ever seen a ghost in this house, a reasonable question since the house dates to 1762. Like the flowers in the field that open in spring and fold when their time is over, many people have been born here, lived here, worked here, and died here, leaving an invisible tapestry […]
Have you been to a corn maze? Bring a sense of adventure and get ready to laugh, scream, and have fun at these New England fall farm features. Visit, for example, Marini Farms in Ipswich, Massachusetts, where an 8-acre, interactive Maze Quest opens September 12 with clues via 3-D glasses and text messages. The maze […]
You’ll find the biggest bang for your buck on Middle Sugarloaf, one of three peaks atop a ridge, in New Hampshire’s White Mountains. A 2.8-mile round-trip hike takes you from a riverbed to an open, ledgy summit with clumps of spruce, sumac, birch, blueberry, and lichen. From here, overlooking a colorful maple and beech forest, […]
The United States National Champion sugar maple grows in Lyme, Connecticut. According to the National Register of Big Trees, this giant beauty stands 115 feet high, measures 223 inches around, and spreads 89 feet.
A biodiverse forest is what we think of first for the most dramatic displays, but it’s not just the treetops that capture the color. Look also for low-lying blueberry bush barrens, streams where leaves have caught on the bottom, and gardens with fall-blooming flowers such as chrysanthemums. Best advice: Buy a DeLorme map and explore […]
Visit Harrisville, New Hampshire’s town center — a classic New England mill village and a National Historic Landmark. Tidy red-brick buildings and a granite mill are reflected in a pond and the millstream that once powered a woolens manufacturer. The buildings are fully restored to their 19th-century splendor, thanks to a savvy nonprofit group that […]
Use Bethel, Maine, as your starting and ending point. Head west on Route 2, then turn south on Route 113 at Gilead. The road parallels the Wild River and Evans Brook here, and trees form a leafy canopy overhead. The road climbs steeply into Evans Notch; on the descent you’ll pass a grove of birches […]
