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Category Archives: HAMPTONS
Seize the Sunset
“Live each season as it passes: breathe the air, drink the drink, taste the fruit…” Henry David Thoreau The year’s events have made us feel vulnerable, more conscious of the precariousness of our human lives. Maybe that’s why the passing … Continue reading
Posted in HAMPTONS, MANHATTAN, PHOTOGRAPHY
Tagged BROOKLYN, East Hampton, Henry David Thoreau, pandemic philosophy, sunsets
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Appreciating October: Old Houses & Fall Color
OCTOBER HAS BEEN A MONTH for remembering my love of old houses, which is why I started this blog in the first place, and for being blown away once again by the beauty of Long Island’s South Fork. That includes … Continue reading
Posted in HAMPTONS, HISTORIC PRESERVATION, LANDSCAPING, LONG ISLAND
Tagged East Hampton, Gardiner Mill Cottage, Hiram Sanford House, South Fork
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Perennials on Parade + Shopping for an Instant Cottage Garden
The morning after I got back from my Italian vacation — April 3rd, I think it was — I called my plumber out on the East End of Long Island and said, “Charles, would it be jumping the gun to … Continue reading
Hey, Last-Minute Summer Vacation Planners! Rent My Glorified Boho Hamptons Beach Bungalow
Up for a beachy idyll of two weeks, eight weeks or something in between? Contact me for more info: caramia447 [at] gmail [dot] com I can’t fault you for not having made summer plans yet, because I’m kind of a … Continue reading
Posted in HAMPTONS, LONG ISLAND, PROPERTIES FOR RENT
Tagged beach house, bungalow, cottage for rent, East Hampton, Hamptons, Maidstone beach, Maidstone Park, Springs, summer rental
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