Whenever it rains, I think of England.  I’m obsessed with English manor homes lately.  I think it stems from the fact that other than Biltmore Estate, we don’t have anything like them in the United States.  Actually, most of the English homes are older than the United States!  Port Eliot seen here is over 500 […]

When I first heard about the upcoming Chatsworth House attic sale at Sotheby’s a few weeks ago, my heart skipped a beat.  I could only imagine the treasures that would be available for sale.  At that time, not many photos were available and I’m very grateful to Sotheby’s for sending them so I could share […]

I really enjoyed taking some time off this weekend to enjoy the American Fourth of July holiday. What’s funny is that there would be no America without the British so I figured why not post a fabulous English manor home today. Also, if you watched Wimbeldon for the last fortnight, you know the weather in […]

Even though I’m a New York City girl, I dream about spending weekends in the English countryside wearing Barbour and Wellies to shooting parties. I think I’ve spent too much time watching Gosford Park! But since I just heard that Anya Hindmarch is designing a capsule line of jackets for the venerable British label, I […]