Not tending the garden ...

Did you know that if you leave weeds alone long enough they will flower? This is my side yard next to our barn. While most of our yard is mo...

What do you need in a kitchen?

Would you like to start the day grabbing your cup of coffee at a built-in coffee bar? My favorite part is the cork backsplash. Very eco-chic...

A “slow home” gets a new room

2004: First winter in our New England “farmhouse ” We live in an old house. Built in 1904, it was at one time a dairy farm with a large barn...

This Old House on the North Shore

Kevin O’Connor, host of PBS’s This Old House , graces the cover of North Shore Magazine this month and will speak tonight as Honorary Chai...