A Visit to Beacon Hill Books

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Happy New Year, dear friends! Thank you so much for your well wishes and for your patience! At last I’m back to our regular posting schedule and for the first story of 2023 I thought we could all visit Boston’s chicest new bookshop, Beacon Hill Books and Cafe! If you’ve seen images of it in Veranda magazine and on social media, and are curious for more, during a recent family trip to Boston I stopped by and snapped enough pictures to show you every nook and cranny! 

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This Week’s Finds

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Hi friends! I hope you’re enjoying a peaceful weekend, wherever you are! Here in the States we’ll be observing Columbus Day (and now Indigenous Peoples’ Day ) tomorrow and so far we couldn’t have asked for lovelier Fall weather. The temperatures have been soft enough during daytime to allow pleasurable nature walks and some light gardening activities. Yesterday we took a stroll in town and I managed to photograph one of my favorite houses near our public library (the first image below). We cheered for the Amherst College Women’s Soccer team, and the ladies brought home victory against Wesleyan. The Men’s Football team, although sadly not as triumphant, was just as entertaining to watch. But aside from surviving not one but two sporting events in one day, my biggest triumph this weekend was getting my last batch of daffodil bulbs in the ground, just in time before the first frost of the season. When the garden is bleak and empty at the end of winter, I find daffodils to be the silliest, most uplifting flowers to see blooming. They also naturalize well and are deer and critter resistant, a must if your garden is under constant squirrel attack, like ours is. They are relentless, especially this time of year. How are things going in your neck of the woods? Have you planted any cheerful spring bulbs yet?

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Book Review | The Well Adorned Home by Cathy Kincaid

One of the best things about living in Western Massachusetts (besides the natural beauty of the region and the countless little antiques shops I’ve come to know as the back of my hand) is being able to travel to Boston and New York City on a whim. Last night I made it to John Rosselli Associates on 61st Street and attended a book signing organized in honor of interior designer Cathy Kincaid’s new book, The Well Adorned Home – Luxury for Everyday Living. The event was coordinated by Niven Breen (Thank you, Chesie Breen for the invite, and Coco Van der Wolk for your kind words! ) My hands were steadier this time and I managed to take a ton of decent photos of John Rosselli’s GORGEOUS shop, decorated to the brim with exquisite antiques, art and one of a kind pretties! And I got my book autographed too!

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Design Books to Read This Fall

I don’t want to be the bearer of bad news but fall is approaching faster than some of us might like, or wish. I love summer and we’ve enjoyed the best weather this past couple of months but we’ve been so busy feathering our nest that we didn’t feel August sneaking up on us. I love summer, yes I do, and although I do not like the thought of it ending anytime soon, we do have quite a few things to look forward to this fall. One of them is the design book launch season! Are you excited? So many great designers have new books coming out this fall that my Amazon cart is bursting! Here are some of my favorite new releases, available to pre-order, as well as a few seasoned ones that I’m coveting as well.

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