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Vintage style? It must have been Moonglow
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Vintage style? It must have been Moonglow

By Carleton Varney

In the early 1950s, the jewelry rage was acrylic, which was often known by the trademarked term Lucite. Showcased in the fancy fashion magazines around the world were acrylic beads and bangles, colored with infused...
Checkerboard motif a winner at Green's
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Checkerboard motif a winner at Green's

By Carleton Varney

If you haven’t been to the Green’s Pharmacy Luncheonette lately, you’ll find that the Palm Beach breakfast and lunch hangout has a new look that’s being admired by the faithful.
Coloring Books, Dollhouses Nurture Creativity
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Coloring Books, Dollhouses Nurture Creativity

By Carleton Varney

Lately, believe it or not, I have been busy creating coloring books. In fact, I have just completed a new one called ''Color the Greenbrier Beautiful.'' It is filled with 27 pages of original illustrations to...
Raising a Glass in Memory of Desmond Guinness
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Raising a Glass in Memory of Desmond Guinness

By Carleton Varney

Our good friend and Palm Beach enthusiast Desmond Guinness died at 88 on Aug. 20 after a lengthy bout with Alzheimer’s disease. The Irish author on Georgian art and architecture was the second son of...
Wake Up a Room With a Top-Off of Coffee Color
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Wake Up a Room With a Top-Off of Coffee Color

By Carleton Varney

These days, it seems, every street corner has a coffee place, whether it’s a Dunkin’, a Starbucks or some other brand. And so it is in the terminals of airports, where coffee seems to be...
The Color Party is Always on With Fiesta Dinnerware
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The Color Party is Always on With Fiesta Dinnerware

By Carleton Varney

It’s fiesta time -- or at least Fiesta dinnerware time. Upon entering Tamarack, visitors see front and center a Fiesta dinnerware display — a large one, indeed. The West Virginia manufacturer known as The Homer...
Of Palm Trees and Pineapples
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Of Palm Trees and Pineapples

By Carleton Varney

Every time I drive along the sea on Palm Beach’s South Ocean Boulevard, I enjoy seeing the stone ornaments on entrance columns flanking the gates of the beautiful estates. Some of those are in the...
Fanciful Inspiration Flows From the Phlox
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Fanciful Inspiration Flows From the Phlox

By Carleton Varney

My sister, Vivian, who lives outside of Seattle in a small country town, recently sent me a text with a photograph of the phlox flowers in her garden. The pink, white, magenta and violet colors...
Give Your Rooms a Light and Breezy Touch of Summer
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Give Your Rooms a Light and Breezy Touch of Summer

By Carleton Varney

It’s nearing the end of July, and mid-summer days have delivered plenty of Florida sunshine and lots of high temperatures. When summer came to Massachusetts, my grandmother always addressed the days with many changes in...