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I went back to school this week! Yes, it’s true: not to my alma mater, but to St. Paul Catholic High School in Bristol, Connecticut. Founded in 1966 by the…

I returned yesterday from the British Virgin Islands (BVI), and yet feel as if I had been away for a month. Amazingly, I am well rested even though I worked…

While millions are flocking to the malls and shops across the country searching for the best deals and gifts for the holidays, I’m nesting, putting my Fall/Winter wardrobe on hold…

It’s already Christmas at Rosebrook Gardens because I am in the throes of filming four, possibly five “Holiday Wishes” shows for Northeast Living. Christmas comes early to Rosebrook Gardens these days,…

Holiday décor: done! Christmas tree: done! Shooting the exteriors of Rosebrook Gardens for the Holiday Wishes edition of Northeast Living: done, done and done! As my home once again became…

“Help me, Obi-Wan Kenobi! You’re my only hope.” Now I know how Princess Leia felt, as I joined the many in Connecticut and the Northeast who lost power and needed…

I love to reuse, repurpose and redesign whenever possible, but sometimes when I think I’m done with a project I discover an amazing item calling my name. And when that…

I am dog lover; no bones about it! But for me, nothing is better than Schnauzer love in the form of a big wet kiss from my little four-legged best…

I love all of the four seasons, but there’s something about fall that makes me MARry. Perhaps it’s the orange I see everywhere in the falling leaves. In the past…