Yard after landscaping Those Cool House readers who follow me on instagram , Facebook or the twitters will be aware that the past mo...

Hard to believe that it's been almost a year since I last posted anything on this blog. It's not that we haven't been tending to...

It has rained so much this month that residents are hallucinating they have replaced their sedans with motor cruisers, and are rudely aw...

Bought at an estate sale of a wonderful old house in our old neighborhood and lovingly placed*, thanks to The Guy, in a sandy, stony pa...

Ready to install Again. The front fence was a casualty of Superstorm Sandy. Thank goodness the east fence and the back fence made it t...

You probably wouldn't know it unless you live in the neighborhood and had to listen to the noise of the chainsaws for six hours, bu...

Moths and kitties

Integrating the outdoors into the interior design is a fundamental part of mid-century architecture; strategically placed windows enhance th...

The last twelve months have flown by, hardly time to post to the blog what with all the twitter twaddle and facebook folies to constantly u...

This morning he's tried to drill holes in the dogwood, rhododendron and the teak top on the garden chimes. So long as he stays off the r...

I love when a long renovation comes to an end , the feeing of tranquility that descends when you know you don't have to be dressed and ...

Someone else's beautiful bird-adorned backyard on super relaxing, laid back, do nothing, summery Cape Cod.

The obligatory pool shot: inviting and so irresistible, especially as we're into a streak of hot summer days. Time to don the Oliver Peo...

Severe thunderstorms, scattered thunderstorms and isolated thunderstorms until Sunday. After that it'll probably just rain until Labor D...

Dark green Hinoki cypress against a summer blue sky Blood red buds on a Norwaay Spruce laden with new cones White Dogwood flowers behind the...

Normally by this time in the season the house is hidden behind foliage, this season it's been so cold we are way behind. That, and I thi...

Or, Let Sleeping Dogs Lie. Polly, Huntington, March 13 2011