I vacationed in Charleston a couple of weeks back with my husband and daughter (my son was happily visiting Florida with a good buddy) and words cannot express how much I loved this city!! It has been high on my list to visit for quite a while and it did not disappoint. Our first order of…
This little home just oozes charm. The texture of the brick, the mossy green patina and even the house number: 8 1/2! There are lots of “half” addresses in Charleston, many times to represent the smaller structures that are behind other homes or on small side streets or alleyways. What was this tiny home long ago?…
While historical sites have always been an attraction (remember your parents dragging taking you to Williamsburg, Sturbridge or Washington, DC?), it seems that in recent years the concept of heritage tourism, also referred to as cultural tourism, has become a deciding factor in where people choose to travel. Heritage tourism is officially defined by The…
Charleston, y’all!! I just had to say that! I visited Charleston last week with my husband and daughter for five days, and it exceeded my expectations. History, architecture, amazing restaurants and shopping all wrapped up in one gorgeous little city. More to come about my trip, but in the meantime here is this lovely little home from Tradd Street,…
The Carpenter Gothic architectural style is hands down my favorite type of Victorian architecture. It is commonly found in rural areas of the U.S. and is a distinctly American style, although originating centuries before from the great Gothic cathedrals of medieval Europe. It was revived in America first in churches primarily made from stone but later as humble…
I have driven past this gorgeous Tudor home in Hartford’s West End quite a few times recently, but over the winter the mounds of snow around it made it unapproachable. Over this past weekend I drove by again and had the perfect opportunity to stop. You just can’t take it all in from a car…
