Need a holiday? This little stone cottage in the Cornish countryside looks like the perfect spot for one. The listing says, "Sweetpea Cottage sits in the hamlet of Kestle Mill, just a few miles from the wild surf and fine sands of Porth ... Keep Reading
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Rescuing a Classic Greek Revival from the 1830s
A reader named Nancy wrote me about Saxton Hall, her wonderful old house in Cornwall-on-Hudson, New York. It's a Greek Revival dating back to the 1830s, and they were determined to restore it to its original beauty. When she and her ... Keep Reading
“Rebecca:” Going Back to Manderley Again
"Last night I dreamt I went to Manderley again." Who could forget the opening line from Rebecca? It lets us know that this is a story about a house, and it's no ordinary pile of bricks. In Rebecca, you could say Manderley is one of the ... Keep Reading