Under the Gables

April Rain by Newell Convers Wyeth, 1935 The rains have turned the grass dark green here in Virginia, but we pray for all those who have bee...

Wisteria adorns this beautiful wrap-around porch with round columns. Now that summer will soon be upon us, there is no time to lose to think...

A mudroom is a small room or corridor, usually between the kitchen and the outdoors, that serves as a transition before entering the home. I...

Easter Eve by John Sloan, 1907 "And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not."--John 1:5

Chantilly Lace I love lace, so I was happy to hear from the Wall Street Journal that lace has made a comeback on the runway for spring and ...

Interior Green Street by Daniel Garber. I imagine the Gale house in 1916 Manhattan with this ambiance--dark. From the wiregrass country of G...

My great-grandmother, who baked fabulous bread, and my grandmother, who made a dessert for every dinner. Anna at Pleasant View Schoolhouse p...