Cottages and Gardens of New York

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZs8a7RMM2-H8L5XFmXxBuvPwCJ585Wn89dz8bpN6QFfGNnpyytuU3bLfZoVFCJopvOVWakQKl8nLJrmEsuAMfq3YWrR5R3fISHNUBb55WPoZIgpJnnhIAZTftQucidl_Uu-kNYsC4wl1m/s1600/b578682da483c23a38d772077dc18b79.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZs8a7RMM2-H8L5XFmXxBuvPwCJ585Wn89dz8bpN6QFfGNnpyytuU3bLfZoVFCJopvOVWakQKl8nLJrmEsuAMfq3YWrR5R3fISHNUBb55WPoZIgpJnnhIAZTftQucidl_Uu-kNYsC4wl1m/s1600/b578682da483c23a38d772077dc18b79.jpg" /></a></div><a href="http://www.cottages-gardens.com/New-York-Cottages-Gardens/index.php" target="_blank">Cottages and Gardens of New York,</a> it almost sounds like an oxymoron, until you realize that this is the newest publication under the fabulous Cottages and Gardens magazine franchise.  Recently released and already a favorite of mine.  I'm loving the quirky, vibrant interiors of legendary editor <a href="http://www.cottages-gardens.com/New-York-Cottages-Gardens/March-2012/Made-by-Marian/" target="_blank">Marian McEvoy's Hudson Valley home</a>. Have you checked out this new shelter mag yet?<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim85vGlZdeqFh0SH2zephcw_MNo3j34o3Zbm1pa7OPc5yscPaleTlDmlWQiABoYiJ63o8ub1Jjtx_GbMMIHPIvERS2Kfk0eFDX_7gtOLyiOWQXYjTTRExtXggS38pJ3rNvzBm5wwRaJY8n/s1600/Marian_Article2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim85vGlZdeqFh0SH2zephcw_MNo3j34o3Zbm1pa7OPc5yscPaleTlDmlWQiABoYiJ63o8ub1Jjtx_GbMMIHPIvERS2Kfk0eFDX_7gtOLyiOWQXYjTTRExtXggS38pJ3rNvzBm5wwRaJY8n/s1600/Marian_Article2.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj20RV7y9WrxQLw3dS3mvJS9kAEPQBd5o9Qi2fEpiQhMNk1riMqR_6x5Kf3XIYX4WyWPOymMTjowubXKdw0SM6E0Q4JsMvXD7vJ34yb13a63kWx3DlQAFMyOY4sn8VbHmn2NWouguBfem0I/s1600/241bb0dea9824c06bbe822109dae0b0f.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj20RV7y9WrxQLw3dS3mvJS9kAEPQBd5o9Qi2fEpiQhMNk1riMqR_6x5Kf3XIYX4WyWPOymMTjowubXKdw0SM6E0Q4JsMvXD7vJ34yb13a63kWx3DlQAFMyOY4sn8VbHmn2NWouguBfem0I/s1600/241bb0dea9824c06bbe822109dae0b0f.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT-d8pDm-C6qJDiIqEGbMjo9IyjpiawHmIrsZcSFdtTN6QirRMNHlu6qE7rOWgNUW_czfizFv4b5-ywSVt7REfwKWT0tqO3yilPEP4l-cEfNZiELg1WF22nHQqmL4Q7kuHgU7JvDKfhod8/s1600/93504482d5d2b9dbaec835c3aeedf9ea.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT-d8pDm-C6qJDiIqEGbMjo9IyjpiawHmIrsZcSFdtTN6QirRMNHlu6qE7rOWgNUW_czfizFv4b5-ywSVt7REfwKWT0tqO3yilPEP4l-cEfNZiELg1WF22nHQqmL4Q7kuHgU7JvDKfhod8/s1600/93504482d5d2b9dbaec835c3aeedf9ea.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbOZqEnh6bq3uFvx4lHhIpnRjGWDZsRavcd3Nw2yj8uG7Slqr1-IT_Ar-MVlw68t1DJXdNF-lK4pOeOq2j_4NWxY0lvA7jdJXRdrTCXzw_BB6FobagWd7AdogJEjmpWs57F19y-VD_8E1J/s1600/Picture+508.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbOZqEnh6bq3uFvx4lHhIpnRjGWDZsRavcd3Nw2yj8uG7Slqr1-IT_Ar-MVlw68t1DJXdNF-lK4pOeOq2j_4NWxY0lvA7jdJXRdrTCXzw_BB6FobagWd7AdogJEjmpWs57F19y-VD_8E1J/s1600/Picture+508.png" /></a></div><br /></div>

Cottages and Gardens of New York

Cottages and Gardens of New York, it almost sounds like an oxymoron, until you realize that this is the newest publication under the fabulo...

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Just Beachy

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6jpKQTfsjOvzqaG9AJHQdx6xH_A7InjchXBEkXAhcawodSctLiw9WoSAEWUXkq3TLcmXd3tZ1TbuiRoiHolSpybAvKw7aPsz9t3vM7Ahu6ChW_v3rM_qZ7iKbmW8x6SDmQ2veBhcqHCvY/s1600/d94e42623ae5acd981d39f37fe461575-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6jpKQTfsjOvzqaG9AJHQdx6xH_A7InjchXBEkXAhcawodSctLiw9WoSAEWUXkq3TLcmXd3tZ1TbuiRoiHolSpybAvKw7aPsz9t3vM7Ahu6ChW_v3rM_qZ7iKbmW8x6SDmQ2veBhcqHCvY/s1600/d94e42623ae5acd981d39f37fe461575-2.jpg" /></a></div>Next week, I'm planning on meeting up with my college girlfriends in the Hamptons.  While I'm so looking forward to the change of scenery, <i>right now</i>, all three kids are done with school although not yet in camp. Things are quite "lively" around here to say the least. However,  I did manage to schedule some strategic play dates yesterday and slip away for a very much needed pedicure.  With a stack of magazines in hand, my short visit to the nail salon was incredibly relaxing.  Probably because I was admiring the beautiful Hamptons beach home of Katie Couric in <a href="http://www.cottages-gardens.com/">Hamptons Cottages and Gardens</a>, and reading about the wonderful job her talented landscape architect sister did on the grounds.  It provided such a great mini escape that I thought I would share it here today. Enjoy!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqr-Y9Q8L_6Se9xM4Gvse-5GN-eHxbWT1oTDLFxDRHzOFgP2GNXB4jT4o2Z3fSS3uYuWbWY_BoW2EJBx5LcsO7nE7puiedRvLTo14iAfYHnYR5iAE_kKFKzn2OhrwC_8_TELJ9tqBw_5le/s1600/3f391cf37ae634c925cb8a2c069082b3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqr-Y9Q8L_6Se9xM4Gvse-5GN-eHxbWT1oTDLFxDRHzOFgP2GNXB4jT4o2Z3fSS3uYuWbWY_BoW2EJBx5LcsO7nE7puiedRvLTo14iAfYHnYR5iAE_kKFKzn2OhrwC_8_TELJ9tqBw_5le/s1600/3f391cf37ae634c925cb8a2c069082b3.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="362" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF4mWWpBcqKliVMnb1n2e_8sh0GNG2bPEk4F5M1_vP3jU7iOscLrYbMfIJh7GZD2QmwnAWVa-vFy6oweow9KE9dNF1MdFTFzjnMsv4bNvhwAEb5i-aIjkkQkDQenpYiskSTPHySdHVwaiG/s640/SisterAct_Article4.jpg" width="640" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheO9ONkQ7GjzEPkIojxG8CVaqDI14OlaWgLr9Te9d7uRdCYOF9h4VFOTZMsBB_ldmeua1Etb5WBT4ZwF_EU1ygr4bICdNFgcEHBpj6O1DOyiysOvZq5th4q_N8W5kDnD5lWSJiv_v0WTQJ/s1600/ce2e170a0c04cae1b6d218380b22f82e-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheO9ONkQ7GjzEPkIojxG8CVaqDI14OlaWgLr9Te9d7uRdCYOF9h4VFOTZMsBB_ldmeua1Etb5WBT4ZwF_EU1ygr4bICdNFgcEHBpj6O1DOyiysOvZq5th4q_N8W5kDnD5lWSJiv_v0WTQJ/s1600/ce2e170a0c04cae1b6d218380b22f82e-1.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWNVFO3RmkDIxJSwyHn9kFvaoY-VRhvw461i_eP7PlNNpuc0G9Ar0QrCVlerw_duO1djbOWV0B3IeupyWKry43tnxGGjsDcuJ5WWDJyAm3I4BnwRnLUlfwW8KJ1c1PFEAHnTXk08iNid4p/s1600/0ccea39a8d723adfc8a144a2e2b6bd31.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWNVFO3RmkDIxJSwyHn9kFvaoY-VRhvw461i_eP7PlNNpuc0G9Ar0QrCVlerw_duO1djbOWV0B3IeupyWKry43tnxGGjsDcuJ5WWDJyAm3I4BnwRnLUlfwW8KJ1c1PFEAHnTXk08iNid4p/s1600/0ccea39a8d723adfc8a144a2e2b6bd31.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmRKtwP2KMnONU_Z7stnq94tmV3lxZvbbU3v1qmhhtprcbalVtdK_rAcCPWwqmUTtMQI8yE1GvIfZSapLbxdK5_9H7Xg78bi77dOgrIwjlLr0c0ICBXIJTBViSYR3iNNrq2FFFgYgllUz8/s1600/3b290081480a7e60abf54f16b9fc8185.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmRKtwP2KMnONU_Z7stnq94tmV3lxZvbbU3v1qmhhtprcbalVtdK_rAcCPWwqmUTtMQI8yE1GvIfZSapLbxdK5_9H7Xg78bi77dOgrIwjlLr0c0ICBXIJTBViSYR3iNNrq2FFFgYgllUz8/s1600/3b290081480a7e60abf54f16b9fc8185.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6uoWlhEc87sSjSVQfKVvNzkTgX6TPWBWPwS3I6Qp6EP6GzfC4HLIAypKIVdFBPx1T4afUONHhaG6NJsQM2jFnZhTk9ZoMmJdzxR0T4ol5DzZ5wI1dicTQGlrN-1YVGUZR8m0xCdKflhnl/s1600/SisterAct_special07.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6uoWlhEc87sSjSVQfKVvNzkTgX6TPWBWPwS3I6Qp6EP6GzfC4HLIAypKIVdFBPx1T4afUONHhaG6NJsQM2jFnZhTk9ZoMmJdzxR0T4ol5DzZ5wI1dicTQGlrN-1YVGUZR8m0xCdKflhnl/s1600/SisterAct_special07.jpg" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><i>Images via:<a href="http://www.cottages-gardens.com/"> Cottages and Gardens</a></i></span></div>

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Next week, I'm planning on meeting up with my college girlfriends in the Hamptons.  While I'm so looking forward to the change of sc...

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