Living old Latest PostsTRASIERRA: SNAPSHOTS FROM OUR ESCAPE TO SPAINWe’re often asked about finding homes to rent in Europe which are similar to my late...TABLE INSPIRATION: SOFT & ROMANTIC SUMMER EVENINGIt was a dream of mine to set one long table in the barn at our rental house this year. We didn’t...MOVIE NIGHT MAGIC (SUMMER STYLE)One of my favorite ways to shake up the routine and to make the most out of these balmy summer nights. We...EARLY SPRING FAMILY BRUNCHWe will always remember this as the meal when Rory discovered the magic of sitting at the family table...HOW WE SPENT WINTER ON MARTHA’S VINEYARD (DURING A PANDEMIC)We spent a year on Martha's Vineyard during a pandemic....SNOWY MARTHA’S VINEYARDWe had several big snows on Martha’s Vineyard but only one week when it stuck. We went sledding...Silly Dinner Party Games!Center: wearing one of my favorite new dinner party dresses, see here! Fits like a glove. xx I love...Introducing Toastie Kids: My Favorite Eco-Friendly Brand For LittlesFirst and foremost, this is not sponsored. All of the sponsored content we do take on, however, is...Collector's Corner A Beginner’s Guide to Collecting This post began as a plan to share some of my favorite things that I inherited from my grandmother and ... Quick Trick to Hang Plates (Hint: It’s Easy!) We have plates hanging all over our house! It’s a great way to display treasured collections, and can be an ... Collector’s Corner: Glassware Favorites It’s no surprise that I love to set the table. I often use the glasses from my grandmother’s house in ... Quick Lessons from an English Countryside House Some of you might have seen that we have popped over to England for a friend’s wedding. We decided to ... Collector’s Corner: The French Flea We have visited the Jas des Roberts two weekends in a row now. It’s an outdoor market in a ... Collector’s Corner: Colorful Tablecloths & Napkins I have been waiting to arrive here in France to my grandmother’s home to really roll up my sleeves and ... 4 Candles to Collect Fragrance might not be the most obvious topic for Collector’s Corner but I do think it is one of the ... Flower PostsFlowers, LivingHow to Pick & Process Flowers !Flowers, GardenSnaps from an English GardenCharleston, Entertaining, Flowers, HomeCrash Course: Spring FlowersCharleston, Flowers, Home, StyleStyling Spring FlowersAtmosphere & Entertaining DELUXE S’MORES! Processed with VSCO with au5 preset We love S’mores and in summer, they’re more of an “every night” thing rather ... SIMPLE SUMMER EATS: MARGS! EASY MARGS! Credit goes to: NYTIMES cooking! My favorite summer drink. Prep Time Cook Time Serves 3 minutes N/A! PER ... SIMPLE SUMMER EATS: GRILLED CORN PRETTY GRILLED CORN Credit goes to: experience! Easy and presentable grilled corn, what’s not to love! Prep Time Cook Time ... SIMPLE SUMMER EATS: GERMAN POTATO SALAD HERBY POTATO SALAD Credit goes to: experience! We love this bright and herby potato salad and often make it for ... SIMPLE SUMMER EATS: OUR GO-TO TOMATO MOZZARELLA TOMATO MOZZARELLA WITH BASIL…& MINT! Credit goes to: my mom! This is SUCH a simple family recipe that we have ... TABLE INSPIRATION: SOFT & ROMANTIC SUMMER EVENING It was a dream of mine to set one long table in the barn at our rental house this year. ... MOVIE NIGHT MAGIC (SUMMER STYLE) One of my favorite ways to shake up the routine and to make the most out of these balmy summer ... SUMMER OF CELEBRATION: 5 ENTERTAINING TRICKS The summer of social re-entry is upon us in the States with vaccines rolling out, mask mandates being rolled back, ... TAILGATE IN STYLE! TAKE YOUR TAKEOUT…OUT! This was the best way to celebrate the seasonal re-opening of our favorite local dinner restaurant, Chilmark Tavern. They now ... LATE WINTER TABLE WITH THE FIRST SPRING DAFFODILS Just a simple table set for a small family night. I was inspired by the daffodils (spotted at the pharmacy!) ... EASTER WEEKEND! We hosted Easter weekend this year with my (freshly vaccinated) father, step-mother and siblings! It was so nice to entertain ... EARLY SPRING FAMILY BRUNCH We will always remember this as the meal when Rory discovered the magic of sitting at the family table and ... Thanksgiving: Grocery List Our Grocery List Sides Desserts Extras Quick Links Carrot Tart Mashed Potatoes Roasted Veggies Stuffing Quick Links Pot de Creme ... Thanksgiving: Pantry Essentials Pantry Essentials (Goals) You know that Nancy Meyers feeling of abundance? Well she knows all too well the power of ... Pantry Essentials (Goals) Pantry Essentials (#Goals) You know that Nancy Meyers feeling of abundance? Well she knows all too well the power of ... Thanksgiving: Servingware SERVEWARE: WHAT YOU NEED After you identify your menu, it’s great to walk through and allocate a dish for each ... Thanksgiving: Cook VS. Buy To Cook vs Buy This is just a quick note to say that it’s completely acceptable to supplement your cooking ... Thanksgiving: Turkey Resources Turkey Resources Not to ‘chicken out’, but roasting birds is just not our specialty. For the previous three years we ... Set the Scene, Prep Your Space (Physical & Mental!) Set the Scene, Prep Your Space (Physical & Mental!) Thanksgiving is no doubt, very, very different this year. If you’re ... Thanksgiving BAR BASICS BAR BASICS Lets face it, the year that we have had, we all deserve a stiff drink (or at least ... Food DELUXE S’MORES! Processed with VSCO with au5 preset We love S’mores and in summer, they’re more of an “every night” thing rather ... SIMPLE SUMMER EATS: MARGS! EASY MARGS! Credit goes to: NYTIMES cooking! My favorite summer drink. Prep Time Cook Time Serves 3 minutes N/A! PER ... SIMPLE SUMMER EATS: GRILLED CORN PRETTY GRILLED CORN Credit goes to: experience! Easy and presentable grilled corn, what’s not to love! Prep Time Cook Time ... SIMPLE SUMMER EATS: GERMAN POTATO SALAD HERBY POTATO SALAD Credit goes to: experience! We love this bright and herby potato salad and often make it for ... SIMPLE SUMMER EATS: OUR GO-TO TOMATO MOZZARELLA TOMATO MOZZARELLA WITH BASIL…& MINT! Credit goes to: my mom! This is SUCH a simple family recipe that we have ... EASTER WEEKEND! We hosted Easter weekend this year with my (freshly vaccinated) father, step-mother and siblings! It was so nice to entertain ... Maple Apple Banana Scones These are a fabulous weekend project — they are relatively straightforward and delicious. Because the dough needs to sit into ... BAKING FOR BEGINNERS: APPLE RECIPES FOR FALL Tis the season! Time to cozy up in the kitchen and to adorn your counter tops with sweet treats for ... BUTTERNUT SQUASH ORECCHIETTE This is such an easy, quick weeknight dinner and works well with any type of pasta or squash. The first ... Easy, Crisp Waffles That Last All Week!! We have been on a waffle kick. Rory loves toaster waffles, and I grew up on them. We decided to ... Master Your Homemade Pizza Game With These Tricks! We have been studiously mastering the homemade pizza ever since I had a craving for it a few months ago. ... Crowd-Pleasing Banana Bread That Never Fails! We ABSOLUTELY love this Banana Bread and make it every week! It’s a recipe given to us by one of ... Garden Unleash Spring with this Really Easy Cutting Garden There’s nothing like filling the house with fresh flowers: by the bed, in the kitchen or entryway, they are instantly ... Quick Visit to Marders Nursery, Bridgehampton We are so thrilled to be out in the Hamptons for a big wedding that we are photographing this weekend. ... Snaps from an English Garden Just wanted to quickly share a few snaps with you. We’re in England for the week visiting family and attending ... Planting an Herb Garden I should begin this post by explaining that Will, my husband, is the expert gardener but that I have been ... Summer Uniform It’s so nice to be home for a little bit. In the time we were away, it really heated up ... First Glimpse of France We arrived in France yesterday morning after a red-eye flight from New York. The baby was amazing on the flight! Fortunately ... Plant Care Our front porch is drenched in sunshine for most of the day. With summer temperatures rapidly approaching Charleston, we’re being ... Arranging Flowers with Charleston Stems Anne from Stems is one of my all time favorite creative friends. Everything she touches makes my heart sing, she ... In the Land of Jasmine: J.Crew Challenge Julia generously tagged me in the “J.Crew Challenge,” and sent me this lovely top to style. Amidst the beauty of ... Tutorial: Moss-lined Hanging Baskets We were so excited to bring home some hanging baskets of bougainvillea last week. I am really drawn to their ... Color Study: Celebrating Pink Continuing on from last week’s series, we’re celebrating pink color inspiration today with lots of vibrant hues. I’ve gathered ... Springtime Strawberry Picking Luckily for us, springtime strawberry picking starts early in the South. We were so excited to head out to the ... 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An Approachable & Fun Fall Table We are just back to the Vineyard after traveling down to New York this past weekend to photograph a huge ... Romance by the Sea I love this dock, and being by the sea, in all weather. We have spent many summer nights here gazing ... Dreamy Routine: Sunset Bike Ride Is there anything more pleasurable than ending a work day outside? Yesterday we hitched our bikes onto the back of ... Last of Summer Pies I have picked up cooking again. I took a break — I mean a really long, long break but I’m ... Welcome to Martha’s Vineyard [one_half padding=”0 8px 0 2px”] [/one_half][one_half_last padding=”0 8px 0 0px”] [/one_half_last] Martha’s Vineyard is an incredibly special place to me. ... Dock Party For Two Will and I met and married on Martha’s Vineyard so it is a very special place to us (check our ... EXPLORE FRANCE Brand Spotlight: Beeswax Candles with Apis Cera I love the simple elegance of beeswax candles and have had my eye on these beauties since last year when ... How to Have an Extended Stay in Europe….with a Toddler! Will and I have been determined to travel with our son (and hopefully future children) as much as we can ... Crash Course: Guide to St. Tropez As promised here is our St Tropez guide. We have been spending summers in France (St. Tropez) since I was ... Quick Post: My Top 5 Summer Staples I’m not going to lie, I brought a lot of clothes to France this year. Partly because it was a ... Romantic Dinner for Two I just realized how much I have been talking about romance these days!! Chalk it up to putting our feet ... Dreamy Routines: Patisserie Run One of our favorite parts of being in France is the food. The produce is out of this world ... Setting the Table from Start to Finish By now you know that I love a pretty table, especially one adorned with lots of flowers and candles. I ... Slipping into French Routines: 4 Habits to Bring Home We are rattling up the hill in a twenty year old Land Rover, my childhood car. The late afternoon ... The Most Romantic Nights… A few years ago, my cousin got married at our family house in France. The house was brimming over ... Poolside Cards With Over the Moon! One of the most special things about the house in France is the pool. It sits down the hill ... The Ultimate Romantic Summer Dress Hi! I’m planning to do a post on everything I packed for France but just wanted to quickly share this ... Sunset Picnic We landed back in France in the early hours of yesterday morning, and it feels like a completely different place ... Share
TRASIERRA: SNAPSHOTS FROM OUR ESCAPE TO SPAINWe’re often asked about finding homes to rent in Europe which are similar to my late...
TABLE INSPIRATION: SOFT & ROMANTIC SUMMER EVENINGIt was a dream of mine to set one long table in the barn at our rental house this year. We didn’t...
MOVIE NIGHT MAGIC (SUMMER STYLE)One of my favorite ways to shake up the routine and to make the most out of these balmy summer nights. We...
EARLY SPRING FAMILY BRUNCHWe will always remember this as the meal when Rory discovered the magic of sitting at the family table...
HOW WE SPENT WINTER ON MARTHA’S VINEYARD (DURING A PANDEMIC)We spent a year on Martha's Vineyard during a pandemic....
SNOWY MARTHA’S VINEYARDWe had several big snows on Martha’s Vineyard but only one week when it stuck. We went sledding...
Silly Dinner Party Games!Center: wearing one of my favorite new dinner party dresses, see here! Fits like a glove. xx I love...
Introducing Toastie Kids: My Favorite Eco-Friendly Brand For LittlesFirst and foremost, this is not sponsored. All of the sponsored content we do take on, however, is...
