tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-459018932772057756.post2306629512655049888..comments2024-03-28T01:26:37.173-07:00Comments on Preppy Empty Nester: Magnificent Newport - Take 2Preppy Empty Nesterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13446028963455322844noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-459018932772057756.post-48769146288329703332016-05-11T10:50:31.260-07:002016-05-11T10:50:31.260-07:00You are the second person this week to recommend M...You are the second person this week to recommend Midtown Oyster Bar! We are big fans of IYRS, my husband has done some work for them. Dockwa looks promising - I shall download the app.Patsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02840629057159581688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-459018932772057756.post-59204156926506378882016-05-08T19:14:01.458-07:002016-05-08T19:14:01.458-07:00I can't believe that there are spots in Newpor...I can't believe that there are spots in Newport that you had not yet discovered. How cool is that yacht restoration school?!?!?! And, hats off to Alva and her work to allow us to vote! Mocadeauxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16151014508656606795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-459018932772057756.post-49104383580100595852016-05-04T11:24:36.000-07:002016-05-04T11:24:36.000-07:00I love your tours of the Northeast, Katie. What in...I love your tours of the Northeast, Katie. What interesting places you visited last weekend. Talk about an amazing place to call home, right? Love that pic of the dog at the end. <br />Have a fantastic day!<br />xx, Heather Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17032908426814046368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-459018932772057756.post-6302012391910293292016-05-04T00:04:44.445-07:002016-05-04T00:04:44.445-07:00Your pictures are beautiful! Thank you for sharing...Your pictures are beautiful! Thank you for sharing. I hope you have a great week!<br /><a href="http://www.blessedmesses.com/2016/05/hello.html" rel="nofollow">Blessed Messes</a> Morgan Giffordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12151945882958795430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-459018932772057756.post-25397436201931393542016-05-03T18:10:12.909-07:002016-05-03T18:10:12.909-07:00Ahhhh...I can never get enough of Newport!! Thanks...Ahhhh...I can never get enough of Newport!! Thanks for sharing and have a terrific week!! xoxoSandy at You May Be Wanderinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09108555245405638530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-459018932772057756.post-8843944813176776092016-05-03T16:53:26.880-07:002016-05-03T16:53:26.880-07:00Maureen.. thanks for the heads up on Newport Flowe...Maureen.. thanks for the heads up on Newport Flower Show. I will definitely put it on my calendar. Have a great week.Preppy Empty Nesterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13446028963455322844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-459018932772057756.post-87037691656362399192016-05-03T11:27:22.987-07:002016-05-03T11:27:22.987-07:00Newport looks absolutely breathtaking, Katie! Your...Newport looks absolutely breathtaking, Katie! Your pictures are to-die-for!Aprilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13114076859455081016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-459018932772057756.post-24564717418184392742016-05-03T08:36:39.852-07:002016-05-03T08:36:39.852-07:00Your next President may want to take over Marble H...Your next President may want to take over Marble House as yet another retreat for himself. That golden bedroom has his name written all over it. Suspect he'd pitch the china though ... Kelly L McKenziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07649279572727703824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-459018932772057756.post-5713671073090511482016-05-03T08:09:43.710-07:002016-05-03T08:09:43.710-07:00THOSE CHAIRS...................ARE SO ME!
SON leav...THOSE CHAIRS...................ARE SO ME!<br />SON leaving TODAY!!!!!!!!!I need TO MAKE A PLAN!La Contessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01682902106545680159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-459018932772057756.post-31209763161844107822016-05-03T07:42:14.724-07:002016-05-03T07:42:14.724-07:00Oh my stars and garters I would have been in pure ...Oh my stars and garters I would have been in pure heaven on this glorious tour! I took a class on Women in American History last year and I remember Alva from my readings. <br />Have a glorious day dear one!<br />Decor To Adorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04359245078617786198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-459018932772057756.post-63491643057348958172016-05-03T06:43:43.341-07:002016-05-03T06:43:43.341-07:00Wow -- fancy schmancy as we say in Nebraska!! :) ...Wow -- fancy schmancy as we say in Nebraska!! :) Wish I was planning a trip to Newport! I am planning a trip to a castle -- Cinderella's castle! :) Have a great day!Jboohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08885993111102447005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-459018932772057756.post-49533455740544655902016-05-03T06:13:46.978-07:002016-05-03T06:13:46.978-07:00Love Newport. Fortunately, I live close enough to ...Love Newport. Fortunately, I live close enough to visit often, as well. If you've never been to the Newport Flower Show, I highly recommend it. It is at Rosecliff, June 24-26. <br />I don't plant anything before Memorial Day. Our weather is just too unpredictable until then.<br />Love all your photos.Maureen L.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-459018932772057756.post-55399217305353171352016-05-03T05:21:05.633-07:002016-05-03T05:21:05.633-07:00I loved visiting Newport last summer. The Newport...I loved visiting Newport last summer. The Newport Flower Show was amazing and our group had dinner in Alva's Chinese Tea Houe! You are so lucky to be able to go often!marsha cannonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10241159562998431912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-459018932772057756.post-76532958168463361042016-05-03T05:06:09.587-07:002016-05-03T05:06:09.587-07:00I had no idea Alva Vanderbilt had such a commitmen...I had no idea Alva Vanderbilt had such a commitment to women's suffrage. That's impressive. Looks like she could have funded the movement! Marble House makes Downton Abbey looks like the low-rent district where we go slumming on Sundays. The dining rooms alone tell the story. No wonder so many American women were seen as prizes by Brit nobles to help perk up the bank account! It also explains why in Downton, Shirley MacLaine didn't seem all that impressed by the abbey when she came to visit. If she lived like the Vanderbilts, it would be like the little sweet estate down the way.Jeaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17482528482559445943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-459018932772057756.post-34449498545687058012016-05-02T21:02:05.528-07:002016-05-02T21:02:05.528-07:00Those summer homes in Newport are so fabulous; the...Those summer homes in Newport are so fabulous; they make me wonder what the owners' year-round homes looked like.<br />I'm glad that you didn't tackle your window boxes and pots yet - too early. I do mine mid-May and cross my fingers about frost.Paigenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-459018932772057756.post-70680100898504028772016-05-02T18:53:27.901-07:002016-05-02T18:53:27.901-07:00Gorgeous! I would love to see this in person, than...Gorgeous! I would love to see this in person, thank you for sharing!<br /><br />Blessings,<br />JillJillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14904921240840944999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-459018932772057756.post-85812503100300986732016-05-02T18:16:04.687-07:002016-05-02T18:16:04.687-07:00Well, think I need to put a visit to Newport on my...Well, think I need to put a visit to Newport on my Bucket List for sure. What beauty and love the workmanship at the trade school. How interesting!Lea @ CiCis Cornerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09252011706208068724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-459018932772057756.post-15750323352894015772016-05-02T17:58:05.048-07:002016-05-02T17:58:05.048-07:00Such a great post! As you know, I LOVE Newport! ...Such a great post! As you know, I LOVE Newport! You are so lucky to live as close as you do. I really have to talk my husband into another trip there. Actually, I don't think he has ever been there. I have only gone with friends in the past. Thanks for the wonderful tour and for adding that cute golden retriever at the end!<br />Have a great week!<br />ShelleyCalypso In The Countryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10264873052810117169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-459018932772057756.post-29378747785128733942016-05-02T17:53:28.750-07:002016-05-02T17:53:28.750-07:00Now that I have followed you to Newport I feel lik...Now that I have followed you to Newport I feel like I have seen some of the best parts of it. You have saved me so many steps. However, do you think next time you could get some more pictures of the marble? Looks like you had a wonderful time. I'm jealous! xo DianaNanaDianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14298962791700019785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-459018932772057756.post-69864880149191664662016-05-02T17:16:09.168-07:002016-05-02T17:16:09.168-07:00I used to live in RI, and spent a lot of time in N...I used to live in RI, and spent a lot of time in Newport. It always made me feel like I had a little vacation in just one day. Now, when I visit, I make sure to go to the Black Pearl for their chowder. I took it for granted when I lived there, I used to be able to pick it up frozen and thaw it for dinner on a chilly night. There's also a lovely house tour each Spring run by St Michael's Academy. It might have already taken place this year, I think it's in April, but you must go next year!Joanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04666886748466164144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-459018932772057756.post-39110515793854123802016-05-02T17:16:03.715-07:002016-05-02T17:16:03.715-07:00I don't think there's even a centimeter of...I don't think there's even a centimeter of the Marble House that could breath the word 'cosy'. Give me over-stuffed, upholstered and cushioned any old day......more English Country House, maybe. That said - these are fabulous places and I'd love to visit one day.Pondsidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02407539138546412482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-459018932772057756.post-38175851186575327162016-05-02T17:01:18.519-07:002016-05-02T17:01:18.519-07:00Yep, those mansions are over the top fancy! It...Yep, those mansions are over the top fancy! It's interesting to tour them and imagine the life style of the ultra wealthy of that time period. They give "beach house" a whole new meaning. <br />Some years ago, I attended a chamber music concert in one of the mansions, I think it was Marble House, but could have been The Breakers. Wonderful evening! If you like classical music, you should go for the Newport Music Festival.Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01873375271470225199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-459018932772057756.post-91732818584742844372016-05-02T16:19:28.995-07:002016-05-02T16:19:28.995-07:00I have never been to Newport! I cannot wait to vis...I have never been to Newport! I cannot wait to visit there! I love the "cottages" and have seen many documentaries about them, they are stunning.<br /><br />Love the Yacht School! Very impressive. Elizabeth@ Pine Cones and Acornshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06044933540074342177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-459018932772057756.post-18126640056640754302016-05-02T15:38:17.741-07:002016-05-02T15:38:17.741-07:00The bedroom is definitely a bit plain for me, but ...The bedroom is definitely a bit plain for me, but perhaps I am a picky sleeper. If you ever get a chance, try to visit Hammersmith...it is a much smaller cottage, but an intersting tour. Love your photos.Beemiehttp://www.amilkmansdaughter.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-459018932772057756.post-29855636916659527262016-05-02T12:20:32.911-07:002016-05-02T12:20:32.911-07:00Wish I had be aware of the International Yacht Res...Wish I had be aware of the International Yacht Restoration School when I was in Newport. My husband and I would have loved it! It will be a 'must' on our next visit. Sarah Korabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13789080916886675705noreply@blogger.com