— The Journal —

Notes on living well.

Concierge notes, recommendations, and lifestyle dispatches — a new column every day of the week.

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9 posts
  • Friday Finds — three quiet things worth ordering this week
    Friday Finds

    Friday Finds — three quiet things worth ordering this week

    A linen throw, a small-batch amaro, and a book you'll finish over the weekend.

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  • Threshold Thursday — refinishing the front door without leaving the estate
    Threshold Thursday

    Threshold Thursday — refinishing the front door without leaving the estate

    Our on-site craftsman on how to restore a solid-mahogany door in a single afternoon.

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  • The 20-minute reset your concierge quietly runs while you're out
    Wellness Wednesday

    The 20-minute reset your concierge quietly runs while you're out

    Fresh linens, a stocked bar cart, and the small rituals that make a home feel new.

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  • A small dinner for six — the table-talk menu we keep returning to
    Table Talk Tuesday

    A small dinner for six — the table-talk menu we keep returning to

    Three courses, one great pour, and a conversation prompt that never fails.

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  • This week at the market — heirloom tomatoes and a new olive oil
    Market Monday

    This week at the market — heirloom tomatoes and a new olive oil

    What our concierge team is bringing home from the growers this week — and how to plate it.

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  • The Mercy Hill Benefit — how residents showed up this weekend
    Sunday Service

    The Mercy Hill Benefit — how residents showed up this weekend

    A quiet convoy of crates, a line of neighbors, and one very full truck. Notes from a service morning.

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  • Social Saturday — the residents' garden party, in pictures
    Social Saturday

    Social Saturday — the residents' garden party, in pictures

    Long tables, string lights, and a jazz trio at dusk. Here's how it came together.

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  • The pour we're recommending for July — a chilled red under twenty
    Friday Finds

    The pour we're recommending for July — a chilled red under twenty

    A crushable Loire cab franc that answers a hot Friday afternoon.

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  • The concierge's grocery run — a Monday morning field report
    Market Monday

    The concierge's grocery run — a Monday morning field report

    What's ripe, what's overpriced, and what to ask the fishmonger for on a Monday.

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