Tag Archives: East Hampton

Hamptons August Rental, Walk to Water

Posted on June 17, 2016 by

SPEND A WEEK OR FOUR this August living the beachy life in my idyllic modern rustic/Bohemian chic summer house in East Hampton (Springs), N.Y. Built in the 1940s as a fishing bungalow, with a c.1970 addition, the house is 1,400 square feet … Continue reading →

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Vintage Cottage on 2/3 Acre, East Hampton, N.Y. 580K

Posted on April 17, 2016 by

IF THIS HOUSE HAD COME UP when I was in the market a few years back, I would have seriously considered it, even though Sotheby’s is advertising it as a teardown. (The address is 110 Old Stone Highway, East Hampton, NY. … Continue reading →

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Fall Garden Report: With a Little Help from My Friends

Posted on November 19, 2015 by

ALL GARDENING ALL THE TIME… that’s how I spent September and October at my beach-house property in Springs, N.Y., before cold nights forced me back to the big city. I devoted last spring mostly to home improvements, while my garden ambitions … Continue reading →

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June in the Country

Posted on June 29, 2015 by

THE MONTH OF LONGEST DAYS is drawing to a close, and I feel compelled to celebrate it with a blog post before it fleets by. The alliums, lush purple just two weeks ago, are already browned on their stalks. Those are … Continue reading →

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Old Stone Stroll

Posted on June 1, 2015 by

LAST MONTH’S ‘OLD STONE STROLL’ in Springs (East Hampton), Long Island, to benefit the renovation of tiny, unassuming 1881 St. Peter’s Church, below, was a revelation to me, even though I’ve had a home here for six years now. The … Continue reading →

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Hamptons Beach House for Monthly Rental

Posted on April 26, 2015 by

UPDATE 6/11/15: July is spoken for. Looking for a Bohemian idyll à la Jackson Pollock and friends, mere meters from the water? Located in Springs (East Hampton), a five-minute walk from uncrowded, miles-long Maidstone Beach and a short distance from … Continue reading →

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Truman Capote’s Sagaponack House

Posted on November 7, 2014 by

I’M FOREVER LOOKING for clues to the origins of my Long Island beach house. The town records, which go back only to 1957, when zoning was adopted, are useless, since the house was built before then. But when? And by … Continue reading →

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