SENIOR SAVANNAH 

He liked to sit on his porch and smoke, my father. It was a constant source of frustration that we could never, not even at his last...

I will admit that initially most roaming creatures of Savannah unnerved me. I’m now learning (well, sort of learning) to live with the...

Included in all the good reasons for visiting Ireland is shopping. Particularly if you’ve seen the superb handwoven tweed from the scenic...

I do love sterling silver. The way it feels, the shine (when it’s polished), the sheer decadence of it. One of my favorite rituals...

I've wanted to hang a wall of family photos since we first moved to this new home in Savannah, but it took a back seat to the many other...

One of our first neighbors to greet us when we moved to The Landings was Phyllis Tildes. She popped a note in our mailbox inviting us to...

As as newly minted "southerner," I now subscribe to Southern Living Magazine. I think it's the law in Georgia. Since I am a magazine...

This summer we made a remarkable journey to Switzerland and to South Africa. I chronicled a good deal of our adventures on my personal...

When I was a girl my parents traveled to Switzerland and brought me back a small embroidered heart which hung on my bedroom doorknob for...

For me, The Silver Palate Cookbook, is my most treasured and "go - to" book of recipes. Published in 1980s, I think pretty much every...

We have finally completed the outside renovations of our home. And we think the transformation is pretty significant. When we bought our...

The chief mode of transportation in our world is now our golf cart. We can pretty much go everywhere in it, on the island. Which is to...

Our azaleas are in full bloom. I’ve enjoyed gardening for as long as I can remember. My New Jersey grandparents were avid and successful...

Inevitably the realization about the ornament loss would hit us full weight. And it did this weekend as we hauled out Christmas...

Even retired one needs an office. For me, it's about defining space. I like order and I like rooms to have a reason. And while plenty of...

I've always felt a powder room is a room where you can just have some fun! We loved our powder room in our last home, and so we wanted to...

We've survived our first hurricane in Georgia. This photo above was taken Thursday, September 14, 4 days after Irma hit our island. The...

Continuing the exploration of our new area we hired captain and guide, and a a group of us took a long boat trip through Georgia's rich...

We decided there would be only one "living room" in this house; no longer wanting or needing a "formal" living room AND a "family room"....

There is no actual difference between what we called up north, Lima Beans, and what southerners call Butter Beans but any southerner who...