Rural Intelligence (Page 391)

Real Estate

Fine And Detailed

Shingle-style is on full display in Washington, at this spacious home furnished with top-of-the-line amenities and fine finishes. Offering an outdoor kitchen and award-winning landscaping, the 11 acres promise fantastic views and a great deal of privacy. There are four bedrooms, three-and-two-half

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Pristine Perch

Immaculately maintained, this shingle-style farmhouse sits on 10 acres of guaranteed seclusion atop a hill in Clinton. The interior has an expansive, open floor plan with a wood-burning fireplace and high ceilings. There is a renovated kitchen with cherry cabinets, a formal dining room, formal living room, large

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Formal Shingles

This shingle-style home is a touch more formal, featuring original details like leaded glass windows and tile from when it was built in 1938. Lovingly restored and maintained by the same Sheffield family for 46 years, the inside has a formal living room, dining room, library and eat-in

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Shingle Overlook

This shingle-style home is sited above South Spectacle Lake, Kent's private and pristine 100-acre lake. Custom built and designed, the house's living room features a window seat and library alcove, a kitchen open to an eat-in area, and a separate pantry, mudroom, and

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Style

Lenox Garden Club's 2017 Tour Spotlights Great Barrington

Photo by Lisa Vollmer By Amy Krzanik You often hear the phrase “This year’s event will be the best one yet!” and think to yourself, “Well, they have to say that, so people will go.” But this year’s Lenox Garden Club tour of five rarely seen Great Barrington

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Food

Recipe: Easy Peasy Summer Appetizer Party

Contributor Lisa Fielding is a private chef and boutique caterer based in Manhattan who weekends in Litchfield County whenever possible. Many of her Manhattan clients are also Litchfield County weekenders, so work brings her to Northwest Connecticut as well. A Los Angeles transplant, Fielding was a former Hollywood film executive

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Community

The Rural We: Peter Taylor

Peter Taylor has been president of the Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation since January 2016. His path to philanthropy started while he was associate dean of students at Bates College; that’s when he started to serve on nonprofit boards. He left higher education to work for the Maine Community Foundation.

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Community

An RI Recommendation: The Hudson Valley Then And Now Fest

Photos courtesy Barbara Todd. By Lisa Green Last summer, my husband and I spent a few jam-packed days in Dutchess County, and its brevity notwithstanding, it turned out to be one of the most enjoyable mini vacations I’ve ever had. Which is why, when the Artists Collective of

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Parties

Shakespeare & Company's Ruby Gala

Amy Krzanik reports from Lenox. Bright garnet gowns, crimson lips and fingertips, and deep scarlet dress ties were de rigueur at Shakespeare & Company on Saturday, July 1, as the non-profit theater celebrated its 40th or “ruby” anniversary. Party guests sipped Ruby Drop cocktails – a mixture of vodka, triple

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Food

The Millerton Inn: Greek Roots Tied To The Family Farms

By CB Wismar At The Millerton Inn, farm-to-table means not only their table — but their farm, as well. Peter Stefanopoulos, a longtime restaurant owner and operator in the Hudson Valley/Litchfield County area, has combined fresh, exceptionally well-prepared food with a welcoming ambience that encourages comfortable conversation,

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Parties

Food, Farm, School...Hawthorne Valley Association Does It All

Rachel Louchen reports from Ghent. The threat and eventual arrival of a torrential downpour didn't put a damper on spirits for Hawthorne Valley Association's Declaration of Interdependence field-to-table dinner. On Saturday, July 1, the third annual event benefited the education, research, and cultural programming

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Handcrafted Hardwood

Handcrafted from repurposed wood, this post-and-beam contemporary is an artistically designed barn renovation. Sited on a prestigious road in Sheffield, the home has a huge foyer, open dining room and kitchen, newly painted double-height living room, and a screened porch. There are three bedrooms, three bathrooms, and

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