Lights and Bulbs

I’d like to start with a very big THANK YOU to all of my blogging friends who sent well wishes, comments, emails and even birthday cards (I LOVE to get real mail!) to help me make the leap from 59 to 60!  It was truly painless and actually quite enjoyable, as we spent a little vacation time with family and…

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Waveny Mansion Tablescapes 2015

It’s time again for our popular town fundraiser, Tablescapes at Waveny! The New Canaan Beautification League members have been busy as bees this spring, cleaning up little plots of land scattered throughout our town, and this tablescaping event provides enough funds for them to beautify our town in a most glorious way!  Waveny Park, which is home to Waveny Mansion, consists…

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EverGreens

  It’s not easy being green when autumn arrives.  ~~ Everyone is so interested in the fleeting oranges, reds and yellows.       There are even those gorgeous purples ~~   ~ dried ~ or ~ freshly blooming ~ as my mint tries once again to take over the entire yard.   And let’s not forget the autumn whites!  Not…

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Waveny Mansion Tablescapes 2013

Let’s Dish about Waveny Mansion’s latest tablescapes.  Believe it or not, two years have passed since my post of the last table event at Waveny.   You can see the beauties from 2011 HERE .      I was missing all of you dish/tablescape lovers during the tour, so even though the mansion was crowded I was determined to take some…

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Waveny Mansion Tables

Would you like to enjoy a summer meal here?  Or maybe a picnic on the grounds? Waveny House was built in New Canaan in 1912 by a founder of Texaco for use as the family’s summer cottage.  The mansion and 300 surrounding acres, designed by Frederick Law Olmstead, were purchased by New Canaan in 1967 for “the future use of…

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