New England Lighthouses

New England Lighthouses

Encompassing so much shoreline, New England is teeming with lighthouses. Ever since reading about Anne (from Anne of Green Gables) meeting a man who lived in a lighthouse in Anne’s House of Dreams, I have dreamed of living in a lighthouse too. Something about the odd-shaped building, the solitude, and proximity to the ocean really appeals to […]

Road Trips: Providence, Rhode Island

Road Trips: Providence Rhode Island

I had never been to Rhode Island before, but we had to stay somewhere on our way to Cape Cod, and we decided…why not historic Providence! Not only is it home to the Rhode Island School of Design, it also the home of Brown University. We wandered around the College Hill and Wayland areas, looking […]

Pretty Window Box Ideas

Window Box Ideas

Travelling around New England, I saw so many houses with lovely shuttered windows…and window boxes! Since we were there in springtime, the boxes were full of beautiful flowers. Here are some photos of what I found around Rhode Island, Cape Cod, Martha’s Vineyard and Boston: Here are some lovely white boxes with ornate brackets.

Preppy Style: Vineyard Vines

Vineyard Vines

1. Churchill Downs Scene Dress 2. Rose Print Dress 3. Sealife Patchwork Print Dress 4. Eyelet Gathered Dress Vineyard Vines is a clothing company founded on Martha’s Vineyard and sells preppy, seaside clothes and accessories. The colours are bright and happy, and it seems like the clothes have an easy fit. On their website, they […]