Living and gardening in an older Hudson Valley home
My friend Andrew and I had been hiking in Minnewaska State Park in 2017. We stayed at the Minnewaska Lodge. One of the nice things they had for their guests were pre-arranged s’mores. You could take a packet with a marshmallow and chocolate. Skewers were available to take to their fire pit to make s’mores. […]
While I chose to strip the outdated wallpaper throughout the house, the living room walls are covered in grass cloth, which I wanted to keep. The grass had mellowed over the years to a beautiful, rich honey color. It provides a nice neutral background for paintings and other objects in the room. I searched the […]
Everyone’s house is special. It is often the embodiment of their style, their preferences and is above all their refuge. There are bigger, grander and more interesting houses, still I find my house charming in an old, elegant way. My house sits in the middle of 5.67 manicured acres. It is like living in the […]
The closing for the purchase of the house happened in the first week of May in 2018. I was in Sao Paulo working, so the attorney went to the closing for me. I longed to be there, but that was impossible. A week after closing I was sitting in my office in Sao Paulo and […]
In early 2018 I decided to move from Denver, Colorado to Newburgh, New York. After traveling the world for work and pleasure, I wanted to live in a climate that allowed me to have a nice garden. Colorado is lovely, however the climate so dry gardening is difficult. Hiking and touring the Hudson Valley reminded […]
