Edie Vonnegut and her husband, John Squibb, combined art, practicality, and frugality to make the Cape Cod barn of her childhood into their own home.
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Ski — or snowshoe — Vermont’s Catamount Trail; then relax in style at country inns and bed & breakfasts.
We’ve lived heah fo-evah,” our longtime friend Carol Dugan told us when we first met in 1987, mimicking the proverbial “RhoDisland” accent that isn’t particularly apparent in her normal speech. And, yes, Carol is a true native, having grown up in Warwick, lived along the western shore of Narragansett Bay all her life, married (no […]
When the Tesluk family moved into a New Canaan, Connecticut, landmark, they became part of the town’s history, even as they started creating their own.
Rhode Island
Rhode Island Best Retaurants 2010
Best Wine Bar SIENA CUCINA*ENOTECA, East Greenwich Italians stop by enotecas after work to unwind with wine and cicchetti (snacks). Rhody commuters do the same, sipping wine, munching risotto dumplings, butter-fried green beans, and roasted shiitakes. 5600 Post Road. 401-885-8850; sienari.com Best Urban River View WATERMAN GRILLE, Providence Wood-fire-grilled pizzas, meats, seafood, and veggies, including […]
Connecticut
Connecticut Best Lodging 2010
Best Lake Views THE SACHEM FARMHOUSE BED & BREAKFAST, Warren This renovated 19th-century farmhouse on Lake Waramaug is big on historic ambience, right down to the four guestrooms named for ancestors who lived and worked here. You’ll want to embark on many excursions right outside the front door, such as a romantic picnic (they’ll supply […]
Homes
Sudbury, MA: Hager House
We arrived in South Sudbury, Massachusetts, about an hour before our appointment with Bill and Dottie Schirmer, current owners of the Hager House, as it’s known historically, on what was once part of Henry Ford’s huge (2,900 acres at one time) Wayside Inn estate. So, we thought to ourselves, why not have lunch at that […]
In search of affordable oceanfront New England properties, we’ve found eight for $300,000 or less in New England’s most beautiful coastal area. Read more about Maine: Down East Stories Can you imagine a county in New England more than twice the size of Rhode Island–with only two traffic lights? Well, the town of Lubec and […]
Homes
How to Be a Good Showoff
Don DiMugno has a knack for displaying his collections. Friends pay the ultimate compliment when they tell him that “everything looks just as though it belongs.” Here are some of his best tips: Whenever possible, maintain your collections by category or theme. Mixing collections (different periods or subjects) can create a sense of chaos. Keeping […]
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Spend a Winter Day in New England
7:30 A.M. WHERE THE SUN RISES FIRST Sunrise from Cadillac Mountain reveals a coastline carved with a crooked knife. From that famous vantage on Mount Desert Island, the coast of Maine comes out of the dark. It’s a complicated affair of peninsulas and coves, a jigsaw of rock and water, a play of motion and […]
Design
For Home
1. Recycled glass coasters ($80 set of 4) are fun–and protect tables, too. Happy Owl Glassworks, Concord, MA. happyowlglass.com 2. Hold on tight to your drinks with this sturdy “Trigger Mug” ($52 set of 4). Bennington Potters, Bennington, VT. 802-447-7531; benningtonpotters.com 3. Pure linen towels (from $40) absorb like crazy and last a long time. […]
Ordinarily when a property comes up for sale, maybe the owners are sad about it, but everyone else simply takes it in stride. Not so when Al and Irene Jenks put out an e-mail saying that they intended to sell their 308-acre property in New Ipswich, New Hampshire (about 25 miles west of Nashua). There […]