Tag Archives: South Fork

Appreciating October: Old Houses & Fall Color

Posted on October 31, 2019 by

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 , , , | 8 Comments

Hamptons-Bashing in the New York Times

Posted on June 30, 2013 by

South Fork splendor I HAVEN’T ALLOWED MYSELF A PROPER TIRADE in a long while, but last Sunday’s New York Times Real Estate section drives me to it. Did you see the top story, “The Fork Less Taken”? I read it … Continue reading →

Posted in HAMPTONS, LONG ISLAND, NORTH FORK, REAL ESTATE/INVESTING | Tagged , , , | 17 Comments

’40s Cottages in Pine Neck

Posted on July 24, 2011 by

TODAY MY SISTER AND I wandered the streets of Pine Neck, a bayfront community about three miles west of Sag Harbor, on the north shore of Long Island’s South Fork. It should by rights be called Oak Neck for the … Continue reading →

Posted in HAMPTONS, LONG ISLAND, REAL ESTATE/INVESTING | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 15 Comments

Scouting Sag Harbor

Posted on July 15, 2011 by

One of many on Madison Street LANDED A NEW ASSIGNMENT from Coastal Living magazine to write about Sag Harbor, mighty 19th century whaling port turned arty shopping village. To me, the town’s outstanding feature is its abundance of historic mid-19th … Continue reading →

Posted in ARCHITECTURE, HAMPTONS, LONG ISLAND, TRAVEL | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

Marika’s of Shelter Island

Posted on August 1, 2010 by

EVERY DAY’S A FLEA MARKET AT MARIKA’S, a mad jumble of used furniture on Rt. 114, the main artery through serene and pretty Shelter Island, tucked between Long Island’s North and South Forks. Truth to tell, I have never bought … Continue reading →

Posted in ANTIQUES & COLLECTING, HAMPTONS, INTERIOR DESIGN, LONG ISLAND, NORTH FORK | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

Bottom-Fishing on the East End

Posted on September 2, 2009 by

I’VE BEEN GETTING FED UP with house prices here in the Humptons. Yesterday my friend Debre and I stumbled upon an old farmhouse with a ‘For Sale’ sign on Old Stone Highway in Springs, below, found the door open (!) … Continue reading →

Posted in BOTTOM FISHING, HAMPTONS, LONG ISLAND, NORTH FORK, PROPERTIES FOR SALE | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

Cottages of Color

Posted on May 31, 2009 by

OF THE DECISIONS I’ll be making in upcoming months, the most fun is what color to paint the doors and trim on my cedar-shingled cottage. The fact that it has cedar shingles is one of the things that drew me … Continue reading →

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