What You Need to Know About Heated Floors in the Home
There is something just absolutely splendid about the feeling of cold feet on a warm floor in the early morning. Heated floors are a common feature in the Scandinavian home and at this point fairly common on ...
Easter Giveaway with Entertaining Ella
This year, Easter looks a little bit different than normal. Over the past few weeks, I’ve observed a whole lot of people finding ways to seek and spread hygge in the face of what is happening. I know we are not alone in this challenge, there are many parents out right now there who need ideas for what to do with the little ones, and that’s why the Instagram account @entertainingella is...
Places to Eat in the Catskills
Wondering where to go and what to eat in the Catskills? Here’s our guide to the top restaurants, lunch spots and brand new breweries we love. So whether you’re taking a family vacation, or enjoying a weekend with friends, here are a few places you need to check out in the Catskills.
I don’t think either David or I had any clue how much building the Catskills Blue House would come to change our lives. At the time we were a young and carefree couple living in Brooklyn, working 60 hours a week, and just dreaming of building ourselves a little escape. Easy right? That all changed fairly quickly. The week we went into escrow? That was the same week I let David know he was going to be a father.
I had been living in New York City for almost three years when I first visited the Catskills. I remember my father telling me stories of kayaking and hiking, of Bob Dylan and Woodstock, and of the sense of familiarity he felt here during his tenure in the US in the 60s and 70s, but I hadn’t realized how true that would ring for me.