Tag Archives: LONG ISLAND

The Big Reveal: Inside My Beach-House-to-Be

Posted on November 25, 2012 by

THE WAITING GAME continues. I’ve officially “gone to contract” on the Long Island beach house deal I’ve been patiently coddling for almost two years now. The seller has signed the contract of sale, my down payment has been delivered, the … Continue reading →

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A Very Vintage Christmas

Posted on December 24, 2010 by

THAT CUTE HOUSE, above, is an 1810 Greek Revival jewel built by a sea captain in Greenport, Long Island. It now belongs to Adrienne Grande, who bought it recently and has been fixing it up for the past year. It … Continue reading →

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Long Live Peconic Public Broadcasting

Posted on August 23, 2010 by

THE NUMBERS 88.3 on my car radio were instrumental in my decision to move to the East End of Long Island in 2009. It was a clear day in February, with snow on the ground. I was driving the back … Continue reading →

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Greenport Waterview Cottage 499K

Posted on July 7, 2010 by

IN SWELTERING TIMES LIKE THESE, even the sight of water is a relief. Oceanfront may be out of reach for most of us, but if bay, sound, harbor, creek, or inlet will do, that opens up the possibilities considerably. Here’s … Continue reading →

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Map Giveaway: LI Before the LIE

Posted on June 14, 2010 by

UPDATE: Lisa of South Slope, Brooklyn (comment #7) is the winner of the map! THIS PAST SUNDAY, I followed a yard sale sign to a classic 1850s Greek Revival. It was late on Day 2 of the sale, and there … Continue reading →

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Happy June

Posted on June 1, 2010 by

NOW THERE’S YOUR PROPER JUNE BORDER, above. A little ahead of time, as is everything in this accelerated spring. Peonies; irises; columbine; foxgloves and phlox on their way. In front of a very proper old house, below, on Long Island’s … Continue reading →

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Anomalous April

Posted on April 25, 2010 by

View of the Hudson River and Catskills from Montgomery Place THIS APRIL IS A STRANGE ONE in the Hudson Valley. The forsythia is not quite finished, which is normal for the time of year, but the lilacs are already in … Continue reading →

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