At Home with Parker River Proper

My Favorite Frame TV art from Etsy

Of course I resisted the urge to put a TV over the fireplace in our house when we were designing and building. Surely we could fit it into a cabinet, or designate a smaller sitting area for it. Did...

Our Family Trip to Stowe

My husband and I have been traveling to Stowe, Vermont since we were fresh out of college. We started going up with our friends on annual ski trips. We'd all rent a house, pitch in for food and boo...

Valentines Day Gift Guide

January - May can be a very grey, dull time in New England. I don't think I've seen the sun shine in 12 days straight. Some swear by sun lamps, supplements and maybe some time in Florida as a cure...

Tuckernuck Sample Sale x Art History

Have you seen the trend of visiting museums dressed as favorite paintings? I've been dying to do one at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, but I just don't have the right outfit yet. Now, every tim...

Creating New Habits

Yesterday my husband and I swapped cars. We traded in my old Saab when we could no longer find replacement parts for it and bought our first car together when we got married in 2013. It's a Volvo s...

Hi! I'm so glad you're here.

Hi! I'm Katie. I am a mom of four kids and two crazy pups and I live on the banks of the Parker River in Newbury, MA. After studying art history in college I went on to work in an auction house a...