PRIME HOUSE-HUNTING SEASON is almost upon us. With cold weather, the dilettantes and Sunday shoppers disappear. Most won’t think about country real estate again until April. Meanwhile, the serio… more →
c a s a C A R A ~ OLD HOUSES FOR FUN & PROFIT ~cara wrote 4 weeks ago: PRIME HOUSE-HUNTING SEASON is almost upon us. With cold weather, the dilettantes and Sunday shoppers … more →
cara wrote 1 month ago: THAT’S ONE OF MY LOCAL DELIS, below. It’s the Amagansett Farmers Market, owned by Eli Za … more →
cara wrote 1 month ago: WELL, OCTOBER’S ALMOST OVER, and I owe Long Island an apology. I jumped the gun last week when … more →
cara wrote 2 months ago: BIG DOINGS around here this morning. I had a large doublefile viburnum (viburnum plicatum tomentosum … more →
cara wrote 2 months ago: I want a river birch. I’M ALL OVER THE PLACE HERE. I still have so much to do pull this house … more →
agebuster wrote 2 months ago: Henry and I are very pleased that Alec Baldwin has won an Emmy Award a second time for his performan … more →
C. A. Kobu wrote 3 months ago: Lilo Raymond was born in Frankfurt, Germany in 1922. She escaped to the U.S. when the Nazis seized p … more →
cara wrote 3 months ago: SOMETIMES YOU JUST HAVE TO LAUGH. Like the time my sister and I were having lunch at Babette’s … more →
cara wrote 3 months ago: IF I COULD FLIP the postwar cottage I’ve owned for three whole months now, and buy something l … more →
cara wrote 4 months ago: An article on summer cooking in this week’s East Hampton Star sent me on a Sunday voyage of di … more →
Three Word Chant wrote 4 months ago: This past weekend, I headed out to the Hamptons (#81 on the 101) with Lauren and her parents to rela … more →
tigerdog wrote 4 months ago: The oyster pan roast and the lobster roll are two dishes that need to die. Both used to be poor men … more →
tigerdog wrote 4 months ago: La Fondita (74 Montauk Highway, Amagansett) is a sprawling taco stand dressed up and priced up for t … more →
tigerdog wrote 4 months ago: Other than providing a conduit to Amagansett, there are few justifications for the continued existen … more →
cara wrote 4 months ago: I CANNOT RESIST a ‘House for Sale by Owner’ sign, especially when it’s an older ce … more →
polloplayer wrote 5 months ago: Leaving tomorrow morning for a week, so no chicken pix for awhile unless I find a flock in Amaganset … more →
cara wrote 5 months ago: Louse Point, my favorite beach I DON’T MEAN TO GLOAT, but I keep confusing my life with a vaca … more →
cara wrote 6 months ago: I’D HEARD ABOUT EAST HAMPTON’S FAMOUS YARD SALES. “You’ll find everything yo … more →
cara wrote 6 months ago: EAST HAMPTON HAS SOME EXCEPTIONALLY FINE 17th and 18th century buildings. Old-house nerd that I am, … more →