Decorating our 1790 home in the New England countryside, then slow simple pleasures out and about

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  • @kristineobrien8878
    @kristineobrien8878 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    You are amazing with color and textures. Beautiful ❤

  • @janicemurphy4373
    @janicemurphy4373 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Linda you are a jack of all trades and a master of some, you are so talented!!!!!!!!

  • @debbielenoir5472
    @debbielenoir5472 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    You have worked so hard on your gardens and house and it is really paying off! Beautiful!

  • @reginaray3820
    @reginaray3820 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Love how you bring us along for so many side trips and loving how Willow gets to come along.

  • @janegeeo1293
    @janegeeo1293 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Good for Ben getting the log splitter. It will save money and hard work. It looks like a fun piece of machinery. So cute that Willow takes toys outside. 💕 Everything inside and out is lovely. The wicker is so special. Can't wait to see the fabrics used and the new windows!

  • @sandrabrown5910
    @sandrabrown5910 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Found your channel a couple weeks ago. I have been catching up watching past shows while on the treadmill prior to work. Typically I can become bored on the treadmill but your episodes make the time fly by!!! I haven't been to the New England states sinces I was a very little girl (about 50 years ago) so I am enjoying the beauty of the homes and sites you have been sharing. Thank you!!! ❤

  • @janicebrowningaquino792
    @janicebrowningaquino792 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    A gardener I have followed online for around 7 years in the last two years has begun using cardboard layered on the soil with mulch covering it as a weed suppressor. It has worked for her (them) and she has expanded it’s use over their large property.

    • @cindyk4294
      @cindyk4294 ปีที่แล้ว

      It wouldn’t hold up in the wind…

    • @Sun-Soul
      @Sun-Soul ปีที่แล้ว

      LOVE Garden Answer! 🥰

  • @jrose9378
    @jrose9378 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    Oh so loved this video! Things are looking so accomplished and finished. I love that feeling! Going to love the archway you’re creating-I want to do that. You’re such an inspiration for making a beautiful life on the property. I love doing and being outside also. The music is so relaxing on this one also. Thank you so much for taking us through this wonderland you’re creating.❤

    • @jomackenzie7065
      @jomackenzie7065 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I agree. You said it so well for all of us!

    • @jomackenzie7065
      @jomackenzie7065 ปีที่แล้ว

      I agree. You said it so well for all of us!

  • @TraditionsByTheSeasons
    @TraditionsByTheSeasons ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Hi Linda, I loved your intro, very-very nice. 👌 You’ve been busy. Your wall is looking amazing, you are so talented. The garden 🪴 is gorgeous, wow, what a great video, thx for inspiring us every week. Happy Memorial Day weekend! ❤️🤍💙🇺🇸

  • @beckid5107
    @beckid5107 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Thank you for this wonderful jam packed vlog! One of my simple pleasures of the week! I get a coffee, and watch. I watch again later in the week as well. 😍

  • @karenstairs8273
    @karenstairs8273 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    You work so hard and your home is looking beautiful!
    Thank you for taking us with you on your adventures!

  • @justgeorge3728
    @justgeorge3728 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you for the lettuce tip, I didn't know that, and this afternoon, I stayed away from the crown!
    I'm so happy you decided to use the strapping instead of the wallpaper for the bottom half of the wall. It really shows off the Tally-ho but gives the formality of wanescotting for the tavern.
    We love how everything is just looking so magical! I hope you are enjoying (mostly) every moment at Sugarwood. You and Ben are wonderful Stewart's, and both of you are making your marks in the legacy of every property.

  • @karenstairs8273
    @karenstairs8273 ปีที่แล้ว

    The chairs came out great!
    I love The House on the Side of the Road!!

  • @nancymartz9074
    @nancymartz9074 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Love being outside in your gardens, they keep getting better and better. I hope you will show those wicker chairs in the garden room. Thanks for the video.

  • @pamdennis1007
    @pamdennis1007 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Always so happy to spend the day with you. Your flower beds are beautiful.

  • @judithpresgrove739
    @judithpresgrove739 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    So nice to see your week and all the progress being made at your Sugarwood. Enjoyed the change in your Tavern, you were so right! ❤ from Georgia!

  • @jewelllowe3054
    @jewelllowe3054 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Everything is so beautiful! I learned from a TH-camr that when making hummingbird food to heat one cup sugar with only one cup of the water then add the other three cups of cold water from the fridge……instantly cooled hummingbird food. I now do it this way every year. I love your channel. 🌺🌸🌹🪴🌿

  • @deniseconnors8124
    @deniseconnors8124 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    🌿🌿Great video, Linda. Wonderful assortment of topics. 🌸💕🌿

  • @kathyropa6174
    @kathyropa6174 ปีที่แล้ว

    Love the arch. It looks wonderful. Linda you are amazing.

  • @debbulgrin4066
    @debbulgrin4066 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    AGAIN, Ive said it before and ill say it again...your house and gardens are so warm and inviting. I absolutely am in awe! i loved the arboretum tour. it was lovely!

  • @patriciaheath1894
    @patriciaheath1894 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    The quality of your videos are superb. A wide variety of interesting topics.💜

  • @Murphyetal
    @Murphyetal ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Love what you decided to do with the walls. Will look stunning and authentic when painted!

  • @jo-annmaruszak9885
    @jo-annmaruszak9885 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I don’t know how you can get all of this work done. And it is all such a beautiful garden.

  • @janicebrowningaquino792
    @janicebrowningaquino792 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I’m very glad someone spoke up about that wallpaper. I love the other treatment by far the best for Sugarwood!

  • @bettedenny4730
    @bettedenny4730 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I can't believe all that you have accomplished. Your home and garden are beautiful!

  • @dottiebaker6623
    @dottiebaker6623 ปีที่แล้ว

    I have a wicker chair almost identical to yours, but smaller, newer and not a rocker. Perfect for my very small bedroom. My little bit of research shows me this style has been made at least since the early 1930s. Mine also needs refurbishing. Thank you for showing me how! Your rockers look beautiful!

  • @sarahswan2182
    @sarahswan2182 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Your gardens are very pretty and your home is beautiful! Xo

  • @trisha1076
    @trisha1076 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Love the black on the wicker, love the lattice idea also. Your yard is heaven, thx for sharing. It is so lovely to watch your creativity.

  • @yvonnesmall1318
    @yvonnesmall1318 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Hi Linda, the house and gardens are looking great. Wall paper for board and batten. I love both. I’m proud of you for making the change. Do what makes You happy!!❤

  • @deannacheney7140
    @deannacheney7140 ปีที่แล้ว

    Linda, would you kindly edit a nice long video starring Willow? My miniature is crushing on her bad. Whenever Papi hears your voice he comes running hopeful to get a glimpse of Willow. Maybe a video of Willow enjoying your homes, the grounds, walks, playtime, etc. It would be much appreciated. ❤

  • @karen2590
    @karen2590 ปีที่แล้ว

    I learn so much from your videos and always enjoy entering your world. Happy Memorial Day

  • @debbiejenkins1682
    @debbiejenkins1682 ปีที่แล้ว

    Oh my gorgeous... I feel like my soul should be there in the New England area. My ancestors were there from what I understand. My family are "Saylor ". I had actually noticed a book in your library with that name.

  • @barbarakeen6665
    @barbarakeen6665 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Loved the variety in this video! So many pretty things to look at!

  • @NitaPressley-ds7fe
    @NitaPressley-ds7fe ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I loved to see all the interesting and encouraging projects and adventures you have each day. My favorite channel.

  • @DonnaDavisArt
    @DonnaDavisArt ปีที่แล้ว

    We have an old electric log splitter that I love. It's not large, but does really big logs. We've only 3 acres, but being on the sea we get plenty of wind and we can't keep up with the amount of fallen trees we get in the woodland or along the shore. It's fun to use, isn't it!
    Your Grandparents wicker is gorgeous!

  • @jannieo
    @jannieo ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Lovely Linda!! Your gardens are coming along nicely!! And it's great to fit some fun into your life!! Even the hummingbirds get their nectar:)

  • @angeliqueabma5679
    @angeliqueabma5679 ปีที่แล้ว

    Ohhh how I love watching your videos on Sunday mornings with my coffee, Thank you so much Linda for bringing me so much inspiration 💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞

  • @MyLifeRefining
    @MyLifeRefining ปีที่แล้ว

    I love splitting wood! I find it therapeutic/cathartic. 😁

  • @nilsakruse2848
    @nilsakruse2848 ปีที่แล้ว

    Sugarwood happier with the faux wood wallpaper removal…😂 Thank you for sharing work and play in your week with us…you seem to keep a nice balance…it helps to see that. Enjoyed !

  • @josephineudell3043
    @josephineudell3043 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    You work so hard in your gardens and house. Everything is so beautiful. I enjoy your videos so much. Sugarwood is just so awesome.

  • @joannpergakis4183
    @joannpergakis4183 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks for all the rides
    I so appreciate it so much
    New England is tge best

  • @debbiegaley2331
    @debbiegaley2331 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Linda, another video of yours I so enjoyed! Your garden is absolutely beautiful… just like you my friend!

  • @vernhedeen9807
    @vernhedeen9807 ปีที่แล้ว

    Loved the ana😂logy of crown heads 9n lettuce that's a way I can remember it! Sugarwood is lookijg wonderful.

  • @lydiahernandez4254
    @lydiahernandez4254 ปีที่แล้ว

    Loved the drive around the neighborhood. It’s so beautiful where you live. Love from Sunny California ☀️❤️

  • @cathywhitney5974
    @cathywhitney5974 ปีที่แล้ว

    I’m glad that I’m not the only one whom loves to make hummingbird nectar. My next is a birdbath. Love the wicker chairs. I could see you enjoying a cup of tea in those amazing wicker chairs. Thanks for the inspiration.

  • @RN-mn3jn
    @RN-mn3jn ปีที่แล้ว

    We have that same splitter for almost one year now.
    It is amazing!! We also had downed trees. The log splitter made quick work of all of it.
    I completely recommend this splitter to anyone in the market for one. We have not had one problem with it.

  • @evypeace03
    @evypeace03 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    You are so thoughtful, I love how you explain everything. Btw, a string of clear lights on wood arch would look lovely.

    • @newenglandfineliving
      @newenglandfineliving  ปีที่แล้ว

      I have some tiny solar ones I might try. Not sure how long they are though. I bought them last year and need to find them lol

  • @d.l.n.7133
    @d.l.n.7133 ปีที่แล้ว

    I also loved the Schumacher video of the house in Williamsburg. It was a fantastic video. I had no idea that some of those houses were actually lived in full time.

  • @DesertDreamsComeTrue
    @DesertDreamsComeTrue ปีที่แล้ว

    Lily of the Valley - What a delight. I have never seen. (from California)

  • @concettaalcorn686
    @concettaalcorn686 ปีที่แล้ว

    Omg your garden and everything is looking so good,cute fountain .Good idea for the hose 👍

  • @ufl73
    @ufl73 ปีที่แล้ว

    Oh, be still my heart! I got a glimpse of Good Queen Bess! I adore her so much and the fabrics you are doing on the benches will be so perfect! I also love blue and violet flowers. That is what I am planting this year. I am not crazy about purple in a house, but I love God's beautiful purple. We lost so many plants in December and January. Gardens can be tricky.....beautiful and a pain, too.
    Linda, I so enjoy your videos and you are such a busy bee with perfect taste in your garden and your home. Send some of your energy my way, please, and kiss Willow for me. Also, thank you for taking us on your trips here and there. It gives me ideas for traveling and viewing beautiful New England!

  • @karengilday6513
    @karengilday6513 ปีที่แล้ว

    I picked a bouquet of lily of the valley, yesterday at our cabin. My favorite flower!! And, I have a Redbud in my yard (eastern) and I found out you can make jelly from the blossoms. I made some and it is delicious!

  • @giovannatrentanelli3841
    @giovannatrentanelli3841 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Your garden is looking soooo beautiful! Also your golf game & dinner sounded like a great time.

  • @CharlotteFairchild
    @CharlotteFairchild ปีที่แล้ว

    I have wooden benches that need painting. Bob already stripped a little with a heat gun. Maybe tomorrow I will do it in the morning. Your garden is pretty!

  • @dixieleescheidt1576
    @dixieleescheidt1576 ปีที่แล้ว

    I just want to say how much I enjoy the way you present your videos…It is like reading a book 📕…Thanks for sharing…..

  • @barbarasimmons7637
    @barbarasimmons7637 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I love to watch the great progress on your home and garden. They both look beautiful! Your golf evening looked like lots of fun!

  • @karenbrewer5864
    @karenbrewer5864 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Just loved this video. The wicker chairs looked so good. The wood splitter was a wise purchase. Glad to see you adding in leisure time along with all the work you do. The wall is going go to look amazing and can’t wait to see the new windows. 😊

  • @emmagush8023
    @emmagush8023 ปีที่แล้ว

    A hose link works wonderfully
    Regards Emma Gush from South Africa.

  • @evquinn2156
    @evquinn2156 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks for showing the Acton and the arboretum. I so miss New England springtime and the architecture of the old towns. Happily, I’m headed to Yarmouth, ME in a few days so I can get my fix of lovely little towns, great seafood and a walk in the woods of Maine and restore my balance.

  • @cathycorriher6313
    @cathycorriher6313 ปีที่แล้ว

    This video was truely a Sunday jewel...your hard work is really paying off.....everything is beautiful.😊

  • @patcutler2823
    @patcutler2823 ปีที่แล้ว

    My husband and I celebrated our sixty second anniversary on June third so congratulations on your anniversary pat from canada

  • @maryohare4141
    @maryohare4141 ปีที่แล้ว

    I fix my old wicker with a piece of rubber-coated clothesline that I cut to fit, or to wrap around ...then I wrap it in craft raffia that comes in bundles twisted tightly like wicker. I super glue it, paint it...looks great. Another idea would buy a thrifted cheap wicker style basket, cut piece you need and super glue it to fix hole area. You could paint it before gluing it.

  • @chrissyt6959
    @chrissyt6959 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you for sharing your week with us. :)

  • @rebeccaberg6677
    @rebeccaberg6677 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love the board and batten!

  • @kimchapman2210
    @kimchapman2210 ปีที่แล้ว

    Enjoyed going along for the week.😊

  • @patsytag5703
    @patsytag5703 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Before your video starts I know that I will love it , ♥️😍😊

  • @julieaustin4684
    @julieaustin4684 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love your content … I got a little envious of your day fabric shopping. I remember when I had a project going and spending the day in the car going from shop to shop to find just the right one. Devine. Now I don’t have a licence and my world is so small. I have to watch people like you to enjoy what my life used to be. Thank you I enjoy all your work in the house or the garden. Best wishes from Sydney, Australia ☺️🇦🇺🙏🏼🍷🐨

  • @sherrysvoboda8193
    @sherrysvoboda8193 ปีที่แล้ว

    Love your home and gardens. Would love to sit and admire our gardens and soak in the beauty of your flowers. How.lucky are you two to have Ben's grandparents wicker chairs. Perfect choice of colors for your gardens. It must be pure joy to wake up each morning at Sugarwood! So enchanting!❤

  • @jo-annmaruszak9885
    @jo-annmaruszak9885 ปีที่แล้ว

    So many questions to ask you. Love your videos. Thank you for taking the time to do this.

  • @Hot-N-AZ
    @Hot-N-AZ ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you for sharing your lovely home. That’s so kind of you to think of the bird family near the window, I would do the same!

  • @ninajohnson6578
    @ninajohnson6578 ปีที่แล้ว

    I loved you comment about baby birds. I have a large bush has died in the very front of my home which has died. But it will be ugly until fall. I have a nest of roadrunners. And the babies are too sweet to disturb!

  • @ColumbaryHouse
    @ColumbaryHouse ปีที่แล้ว

    Your home & property is looking beautiful

  • @joyceschneider8377
    @joyceschneider8377 ปีที่แล้ว

    I do love watching your videos makes me homesick for New England but also gives me ideas for
    here in the south and my garden . Thank you. Good to see your garden after your fire, everything is looking so refreshed. Your big ideas and views of Surgarwood are coming to light. Thank you for always taking us along. Love hearing why you are doing something. It does help. Have a good Memorial Day and i look forward to the next visit to Surgarwood. Be well and safe.

  • @bonniemiller9197
    @bonniemiller9197 ปีที่แล้ว

    I am not jealous of your morning outfit, because I have one just like it!!!

  • @traceygartrell3419
    @traceygartrell3419 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you for your inspiration

  • @lucy2beme
    @lucy2beme ปีที่แล้ว

    The gardens have changed so much, in the best way. You know how to create beautiful homes. The birdbaths that are tulip shaped make the best water fountains. I do not use the pedestal. The bowl has a flat bottom and can easily be placed on a wall or table. ❤

  • @patcutler2823
    @patcutler2823 ปีที่แล้ว

    You are one busy lady

  • @brendaw53
    @brendaw53 ปีที่แล้ว

    Linda, I love your home, gardens, woods and surrounding quaint places… all that you do is amazing! Sugarwood is Enchanting! Thank for the beautiful videos you posts.… ❤ 🪴 🌿 🌸

  • @joannpergakis4183
    @joannpergakis4183 ปีที่แล้ว

    Love those wicker chairs
    I had a set but sold them when i moved , why, not sure
    They came out beautiful
    Your gardens look so beautiful
    Very hard work
    Your home is beautiful
    Is there anything you cant do lol
    Beauty and brains
    Love the material you oicked out in fact i love them all
    Looking forward to your next veido

  • @tyieshaford3870
    @tyieshaford3870 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I bought a solar fountain like that last summer. It was nice while it lasted. The birds did enjoy it. It stopped working after a few months. I probably will buy another one. 😊

  • @donna8212
    @donna8212 ปีที่แล้ว

    I loved the video Linda. So happy the windows are being delivered this week 👍🏻😊🪟

  • @janicebrowningaquino792
    @janicebrowningaquino792 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I LOVE the fabrics you chose for the window seats!! 😊ALSO, the pillow fabrics!! Such fun to shop with you!!

  • @caroljones1605
    @caroljones1605 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Appreciate your efforts. I live in SoCal and we have nothing like this in my area. I get the feeling I'd love living there but so not use to all that seasonal snow although it is very beautiful!

  • @nancyguinn6550
    @nancyguinn6550 ปีที่แล้ว

    Linda, I enjoyed spending this week with you. I find your posts very relaxing, perhaps because u r doing all the work.
    Your home and gardens are beautiful and inspiring.

  • @jeanbrewer576
    @jeanbrewer576 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hi Linda, everything looks great love your beautiful gardens, thank you for sharing have a great rest of the day.

  • @helenwhitney7616
    @helenwhitney7616 ปีที่แล้ว

    I really enjoyed watching this film. It's lovely to see the progress you are making in your home and garden, it encourages me to get on with mine.

  • @larlar8580
    @larlar8580 ปีที่แล้ว

    Your channel is lovely. This will be my new go to!! Tip for the hummingbird nectar - you don’t have to boil water, just get your tap water really hot and add to your sugar, and stir til clear. I make a gallon at a time and store the extra in the fridge.🌻🌻🌻

  • @joannechapman8455
    @joannechapman8455 ปีที่แล้ว

    I work in Colonial Williamsburg…I have a feeling the house that you watched the video about may have been the Nelson-Galt House…it is one of my favorite houses in the historic town!

  • @julieann4285
    @julieann4285 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I ❤ the instruction on how to harvest lettuce! I will always remember to leave the crown! 👑 😊

  • @ritaking8827
    @ritaking8827 ปีที่แล้ว

    Your gardens are amazing. I found while starting to plan flower beds, and vegetable gardens, that my whole property is nothing but two inches of soil, on top of rocks the size of my head! No top soil and no hope of EVER having anything planted in the ground. I am beyond devastated. Everything has to go in raised beds and pots. I can not even have a simple hydrangea, or spring bulbs. So next spring I’m going to turn the front yard into a stone courtyard with hug pots for my bushes, and the back into raised beds and gravel. Than as soon as I can I’m going to move.

  • @juliefahrne9094
    @juliefahrne9094 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This is my favorite channel, I get so excited when I see a new video.

  • @cathymorse1801
    @cathymorse1801 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I love your videos I get so much peace and relaxation , I can’t wait till your post more, you got me working on my new garden thank you❤️

  • @Elaine_Jim_McGuire
    @Elaine_Jim_McGuire ปีที่แล้ว

    Beautiful gardens! I have a little solar fountain like that...3 years and it's still working.
    Love the fabric choice for you benches...and the wicker chairs, I'm obsessed with them!!! Love the history of 3 generations having had those.

  • @idaslpdhr
    @idaslpdhr ปีที่แล้ว

    I once planted Ragosa Rose at our old cottage on the boundary to the forest at the side, I thought the heavily spiked roses would deter the deer, how wrong was I ! the good thing was I NEVER had to prune them

  • @bishop2b394
    @bishop2b394 ปีที่แล้ว

    🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣"Off With Their Heads". You are amazing. The Board and Batten wall is going to look fantastic. Only the best for such an old deserving home.

  • @marthahill1919
    @marthahill1919 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Linda, don't plant yo u r wisteria close to your home . Very invasive. Love your videos. God bless. From the bootheel of Missouri

  • @mschenandlerbong8539
    @mschenandlerbong8539 ปีที่แล้ว

    Delphinium is my ❤ favorite 😍

  • @katherinebopp2021
    @katherinebopp2021 ปีที่แล้ว

    Personally I love light and would never close off or reduce the size of a window. The window you are replaceinglast appears to have waves glass. Sometimes people pay extra for waves glass. I ❤ your choses and decorating . Fun to watch.!

    • @katherinebopp2021
      @katherinebopp2021 ปีที่แล้ว

      You threw the shoes and then whoops ,another pair..........made me laugh, so natural. Can’t wait to see more.

    • @newenglandfineliving
      @newenglandfineliving  ปีที่แล้ว

      I did cut out my cursing at it because one shoe fell out of a chair on the second toss lol

  • @christinecook377
    @christinecook377 ปีที่แล้ว

    What a wonderful week you’ve had! Just put out my hummingbird feeders today, waiting patiently for them to return. Thanks, once again, for sharing. I enjoyed it all.

  • @sherryphillips7308
    @sherryphillips7308 ปีที่แล้ว

    I enjoy every video you make, the cinema photography is exceptional and you must have had some instruction because it is lovely. I did not make a comment about the wallpaper you were going to use, but I am so glad you abandoned the idea. From the first time I saw the board and bat in your former home, I was impressed and loved the look. I know this will be the same high quality and show off your work in that unique multipurpose room to its best advantage. So glad you didn't use the paper, you won't regret it. Your gardens are exploding with beauty and you certainly have the green thumb touch! Are you a Master Gardner? Looking forward to your next offering next week.

    • @newenglandfineliving
      @newenglandfineliving  ปีที่แล้ว

      Hi thank you so much. No training with the filming, just lots and lots of experience in learning and not a master gardener. Just a Master learner! 😁