Starting Christmas ...

Martha said it best when she made the wedding cake and said you have to know when to stop..
I never got the memo that it applies to decorating.



If I could I would put a chandelier in every room.

Some of the Santas. I love the tiger oak grain of this chest.

Small tree in Dining Room.

I have little tinsel trees in gold and silver in my bedroom.

Channeling Martha 3..

When I was 10 I discovered Martha Stewart. My mother allowed me to transform her own modest kitchen. I was sort of playing house. My mom loves the 50's so her kitchen had red checkered wall print.

Martha always had photographs around her telephones in her Westport kitchen. I followed suit.

I even had the soap bottle dispenser.

Our kitchen know still has all of my copper molds. I have the french copper owl which I would of killed for when I was 14.


I even bought the style of KitchenAid Martha had. I had to have one that said Hobart. I would reenact the segment from the original season where she makes madeleines. I would even wear a big stainless Swiss Army watch.

Utensils in crocks. Most of the utensils are almost 15 years old. Don't put them in dishwasher and they will last forever.


I love Martha's butlers pantry. The way she displays a collection is very inspiring to me.

Room Photographs.

Little home grown Jack Be Littles.

Cleaning, waxing everything needs a good dusting.Next weekend my brother will help me put in recessed lights and a switch near the door.

A new Faux Bois blankey.

Hot Summer

Its very hot! I picked some Lotus flowers from the pond.

I feel like I'm in the tropics!

Wild Phlox.

Arrangement of phlox that grows along the river bank behind the house.

New Restoration Glass.

I have been replacing the former hideous glass of this curio with these beautiful wavy panes.

The panels on the left are the former glass. It looks like water droplets all over. Its quite ugly!
Six more pieces and the installation will be complete.

May 1.

I love James Bond! I love bond girls.
And when I think of May Day I think of one thing..


Grace Jones.