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Take a Color Cue From Brilliant Hibiscus
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Take a Color Cue From Brilliant Hibiscus

By Carleton Varney

Having grown up in the Northeast, I’ve always looked forward to March as the gateway to spring. While the earth up North may still have snow upon it and the air brisk with a chill,...
Books Can Add Sparkle to a Home
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Books Can Add Sparkle to a Home

By Carleton Varney

I’ve always treated books as treats and collectibles. And although digital books have been embraced by many readers these days, I will always love a traditionally bound book with a handsome cover. I think of...
Pucci Designs Continue to Pack a Punch
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Pucci Designs Continue to Pack a Punch

By Carleton Varney

Everything old is new again, right? Back in the 1970's, I had the pleasure of getting to know the late Emilio Pucci when my family and I traveled to Switzerland to spend the winter holidays...
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.
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...
French Panache Can Be Found at Lake Worth Bistro
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French Panache Can Be Found at Lake Worth Bistro

By Carleton Varney

Commercial plane travel is improving, but it bears little resemblance to flights last summer. On board, travelers have found that social distancing, face masks, hand sanitizers and gloves are the norm — and likely will...