Bee cottage

The rumor is true. I am selling Bee Cottage. Have sold it, in fact, closing this fall. And yes, it is hard to let go. Really hard. Lump-in-my-throat-all-summer-hard. But there comes a time. If His Grace (aka my husband for new readers) hasn’t taken a shine to it by now, he’s not going to. Oh, he would come for a few days here and there, reluctantly. Though he did like the excellent donut place on

Part seven of a home renovation series, in which the front of the house is madeover.

Bee hives

Everything

It is finally fixin

Can it really be Labor Day? Here’s a quick update on the Bee Cottage series in House Beautiful: If you missed the first back in February, you can catch up: http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/home-makeovers/living-room-makeover-pictures-0211. Just now out in the September issue, page 68, is Part 7, “Front of the House.” And I should add “Before Irene!” Happily I report that Bee weathered Irene pretty well: a big limb down in front and general havoc in the garden, but

Just 80 kilometres from Kraków, you can find the most beautiful village in Poland – Zalipie. Join us as we explore the unique story of how its houses – and more! – came to be covered in painted flowers.