I am the queen  of procrastination. If you've been reading for a while, you may have noted mentions of sewing all-nighters, last-minute ...

This weekend was the 1890s ball and skating outing with the Commonwealth Vintage Dancers, and I was really pleased to have my friend KP come...

Happy Halloween! Halloween is one of my favorite holidays, because it is practically the only day of the year when I am not  the person on...

Did you know that in the 1890s a casino was a public building, not a gambling hall?  I learned that at Newport, when we danced at the Roger ...

The September issue of Vogue has a spread dedicated to Edith Wharton shot by photographer Annie Leibovitz on location at The Mount (Wharton...

Having just finished Edith Wharton's House of Mirth  and in full Newport Dance Week panic mode, I am on a kick for Wharton's world o...

Literature has been a heavy influence on my sewing this summer, and my 1890s author of choice is Edith Wharton.  To be fair, Age of Innocenc...