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Last Friday I invited a dozen friends from New York City to visit Rosebrook Gardens in its sumMAR splendor. With the hydrangeas in their full glory, and my roses blooming…

I ‘see a IKEA’

Hosting Northeast Living allows me to visit and meet some of the most amazing people and places in Connecticut. That said, I began my week interviewing the former actor turned…

AmericaMARt

Okay , what a huge success last weekend was, as I flew to Atlanta for a presentation of my new lecture series “Four Seasons of Design.” I invited Trish, my VP…

The sky’s the limit

Every Wednesday I work at the FOXCT corporate offices in Hartford. While making some calls for a Northeast Living segment, I spoke with a woman named Renee who asked me…

Atlanta here I come!

AmericasMart is the nation’s leading gift, home furnishings and lifestyle marketplace and the largest trade mart/tradeshow complex of its kind in the world. It is currently celebrating its 50th anniversary…

Being aMARican

It’s July 1st and so for all my Canadian followers: Happy Canada Day, and happy 144th birthday, Canada! For we Americans, July 4th should mean more than just the casual…

Great Cape Escape

I love vacations, especially mini-vacations that take me away for a nice long weekend. That said, yesterday I escorted my dear friend Lori to Massachusetts as she took her daughter…

Pulling Some Strings

Last weekend I decided to enjoy my new Lillian August outdoor dining room furniture by having some friends over for dinner. That said, what better entrée to serve under the…

FOUR Sure

One of the greatest rewards in cultivating and creating Rosebrook Gardens is getting Mother Earth’s seal of approval. This may be displayed in various ways: from the prolific flowers that…