a walk in the snow

photograph by laura resen

toasting marshmallows on twigs

My friend Jack from VSF found the perfect twigs to toast marshmallows on the fire for the kids
photograph by Laura Resen

Christmas stockings

The stockings were hung by the chimney with care...

white barns in snow

photograph by Wm P Steele

white candles

white wrappings

I keep a closet of white textured papers, recycled and vintage ribbons and containers
to make it easy this time of year to wrap it all up...

christmas roses

christmas roses ...hellebores
photograph by Laura Resen

swedish simplicity

creamy colors, crystal, candlelight and a touch of ivy are all you need
to say christmas in this setting...photograph by Wm P Steele

white amaryllis

winterberry wreaths

white candy canes

photograph by Wm.P.Steele

Winter white flowers

Winter white bulbs are flowering in windowsills, on mantels, and tabletops...amaryllis,
paperwhites and hyacinths add fragrance and life on these cold winter days...
photograph by Wm.P.Steele

sheepskins

time to get out the sheepskins to put at the edge of the bed, on my kitchen chairs, on the sofa , to warm things up...we have a stash of them for The New General Store holiday sale this weekend...
www.thenewgeneralstore.com

Bread

sourdough bread wrapped in cheesecloth baked by Taylor at the Bellport

This time of year, candlelight warms things up...my new favorite candles are from Linnea's Lights ...they are soy candles with a double wick and come in a beautiful round kraft box with their own matches...my favorite flavor is lemon verbena and we are selling them at The New General Store this weekend on Long Island. www.thenewgeneralstore.com

Summer flowers

Roses, peonies, mock orange blossoms, larkspur, stock, geraniums, sweetpeas, chamomile, daisies, camellias, gardenias, lilies...

white egg

White Sheets. Photo by Lilo Raymond

White Picket Fences

White Buckets

White Paint: journal white, muslin white, decorators white, picket fence white

White Flowers: Spring—lilacs, snowdrops, crocus, primroses, daffodils, hyacinths, iris, lily of the valley, flowering pear, white magnolia