Stories

A Fountain of Divine Proportions

A Fountain of Divine Proportions By Kymberly Taylor   Fountains seem to complete a garden, no matter what size. The sounds of falling water calm the mind and invite small birds and other winged visitors to bathe and quench their

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Beach Reads

  What would summer be without a good book to read at the pool or beach? Annapolis Home writer Dylan Roche invited area bookstores to recommend some of their favorite books for your reading pleasure this summer. We hope you

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Welcome and A Letter from the First Lady of Maryland

Welcome & a Letter from the First Lady of Maryland By Kymberly Taylor     Annapolis Home welcomes Maryland’s new First Lady, Dawn Flythe Moore, to Annapolis and to our pages!  We are especially proud to feature her on our cover during

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A Palladian Villa by the Sea

A Palladian Villa by the Sea By Kymberly Taylor Photography by William Abranowicz & Erik Kvalsvik     With its simple Palladian symmetry, this exterior is inspired by the casual classicism and vernacular turn-of-the-century wooden American seaside resort home. Its classical

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Ocean Sundial

Ocean Sundial ARCHITECTURE OF LIGHT By Robert E. Haywood | Photography by Anice Hoachlander     Most everything in architect Donald Lococo’s “Ocean Sundial” stands against the conventional beach house architecture that line the Delaware and Maryland beaches. Take the street-side

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Monochromatic Tranquility

Monochromatic Tranquility By Dylan Roche | Photography by Jennifer Hughes Styling by Kristi Hunter     Escaping to the beach means peace and tranquility. It means simplicity. It means minimal effort and lots of relaxation. All of these concepts were at

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An Heiress and Her Mansion

An Heiress and Her Mansion By Jeanne Blackburn | Photography by Erik Kvalsvik     Hillwood Estate, Museum, and Gardens is the former home of Marjorie Merriweather Post: socialite, daughter of the Post Cereal magnate, wife of an ambassador, businesswoman—and

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The High-Heeled Gardener | Midnight Blossoms

Midnight Blossoms IN TUNE WITH THE MOON By Kymberly Taylor     The other day, I was sitting on my back porch, staring at the bees clustered around the iris in full bloom in my garden. Three bees, in particular,

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Savannah

Savannah By Christine Fillat     As dappled light filters down through massive branches of live oak trees, each draped in a gauze of Spanish moss, the southern charm of Savannah, Georgia, beckons us to visit. They call her the Hostess

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13 Seize the Day Trips All Year Long

13 Seize the Day Trips All Year Long June 2023 – June 2024 By Christine Fillat   2023 JUNE Fish the Bay Charters  Captain Phil Langley comes from a family heritage of watermen. A trained historian, he takes groups out

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