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Kate and Andy Spade's NYC apartment and Frances Valentine Fan Club
Kate and Andy Spade's NYC apartment and Frances Valentine Fan Club
Art & StyleTricia HeatonNovember 3, 2025interior design, Purse, Habitually Chic, New York City apartment, modern mix, Rachel Brosnahan, Amanda Cutter Brooks, Alec Kugler, The Coveteur, needlepoint, Kate Spade, Heather Clauson, art collection, The Selby, Frances Valentine, Andy SpadeComment
Tips for Successful Road Trips and Co-Pilot Stitching
Tips for Successful Road Trips and Co-Pilot Stitching
Tricia HeatonJuly 24, 2024Comment
Train Travel Pro Tip: Riding Along the Hudson River
Train Travel Pro Tip: Riding Along the Hudson River
TravelTricia HeatonJuly 24, 2024Amtrak, Hudson River, Train Travel, Tricia Heaton, travel, Island Hopper, The Island Hopper
Self confessed packing dork's best laid plans fall through
Self confessed packing dork's best laid plans fall through
Tricia HeatonJuly 24, 2024
Island supply clerk - Where is Klinger when I need him?
Island supply clerk - Where is Klinger when I need him?
Tricia HeatonJuly 24, 2024
The "Traveling Stitcher"
The "Traveling Stitcher"
Travel, Packing, Island HoppingTricia HeatonJuly 24, 2024travel, needlepoint, carryon luggage, Tricia Heaton, Needlepoint, needlepointing, Island Hopper
River Cruising: What to pack
River Cruising: What to pack
TravelTricia HeatonJuly 24, 2024packing, travel, Vienna, Austria, river cruise, Viking River Cruise
Viking River Cruise 101
Viking River Cruise 101
TravelTricia HeatonJuly 24, 2024Viking River Cruise, river cruise, travel, empty nest celebration, Budapest
A Week in Manhattan
A Week in Manhattan
Tricia HeatonNovember 12, 2023Comment
Going to Morocco- Part One: Other People's Bucket Lists and Traveling through Paris
Going to Morocco- Part One: Other People's Bucket Lists and Traveling through Paris
Tricia HeatonMay 18, 2023Comment
Venice Day 3 - Vaporettos and Vivaldi
Tricia HeatonNovember 16, 2022Comment
Welcoming Toast for Wedding Guests to Our Small Vermont Community
Welcoming Toast for Wedding Guests to Our Small Vermont Community
Tricia HeatonOctober 17, 2022 Comments
Dog Walk Meets School Bus
Dog Walk Meets School Bus
Tricia HeatonApril 20, 2022Comment
My Latest Favorite Happy Color.
My Latest Favorite Happy Color.
Tricia HeatonFebruary 23, 2022 Comment
Mood Board Fun
Mood Board Fun
Tricia HeatonFebruary 23, 2022 Comment
We and Ours - How This Big Blended Families Rolls
We and Ours - How This Big Blended Families Rolls
Friends and FamilyTricia HeatonFebruary 21, 2022step parenting, blended families, second marraige, step children, large families, dorset, empire michigan, sleeping bear dunes, step siblings, how to blend a family, Tricia Heaton, the island hopper Comment
Mr. Wilson, 3rd Time is a Charm
Mr. Wilson, 3rd Time is a Charm
dogs, Friends and FamilyTricia HeatonFebruary 20, 2022Rescue Dog, rescuing a dog, second chance animal shelter, tricia heaton, Dorset vermont, adopt don't shop, adopting a dog, shelter dog, pet dog, small dogs, traveling with dogs, adding a dog to your familyComment
Our 11 Year Search for a Diagnosis.
Our 11 Year Search for a Diagnosis.
health, autoimmune diseaseTricia HeatonFebruary 7, 2022auto immune disease, AS, Ankylosing Spondylitis, Spondylitis, Arthritis, Auto immune disease, arthritis, Chronic fatigue, lyme disease, hla b27, b27, genetic marker, CU Boulder, gluten free, anti inflammatory diet, inflammatory disease, spoonies, spoons, diagnosis searching Comments
My Father was a Sailor
My Father was a Sailor
Friends and Family, Island Hopping, Nature, The Island Hopper, Travel, Art & StyleTricia HeatonAugust 26, 2021Pearson 36, Chacorua, Bill Thorn, sailor, fathers who sail, American Yacht Club, AYC, Nantucket Reds, Brighton reds, Ray bands, classic styleComment
The 2020 decision to sell Starlight Farm
The 2020 decision to sell Starlight Farm
Art & Style, Friends and FamilyTricia HeatonMarch 31, 2021selling your home, selling home, house sale, real estate, Vermont, Dorset, Vermont Life, Tricia Heaton, Tricia Heaton Designs, Farm, Barn, Barn home, Barn House, Island Hopper, The Island Hopper, Antiques, minimalist, minimalist living, declutter, less, interior design Comments
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Thursday inspiration!! Red nails, a red lip, and a signature piece of jewelry, no one does it like the magnificent Diana Vreeland. Creativity can be expressed in so many ways!
We are journal writers over here at The Island Hopper HQ. We love a great gratitude journal, The Artist's Way morning pages, and big dream journals! Raising the vibration every day! Photo of Julia Reeds' desk.
Dear Costa Brava, We love you! xx The Island Hopper PS See you in September!
Counting down the days until we are on adventures around Lucca!! I miss our home away from home. I can’t wait to show my favorite places in Tuscany to our May group!! ♥️
Ridiculously excited to launch this catalog tomorrow (Friday) morning. You must be a newsletter subscriber. You can go to our bio or our stories for the link to our website. Don’t forget to check “accepts marketing”. We are the mark
Four years ago I started a travel blog called The Island Hopper. I’d just moved from Boca Grande to Vero Beach and I wanted to write about my favorite places and travel hacks etc. It didn’t go as planned. At 57 I accidentally started a tr
We did a thing. A BIG thing! Imagine a big beautiful yellow hotel on an island in Maine. You take the ferry or a water taxi to get there. Janet Blyberg and Tricia Heaton are waiting for you when you arrive and they will be running the absolutely most
The itch to travel has begun. Italy awaits! Can’t wait for May!!
We are so excited for 2026!! Can’t wait to get back to Cinque Terra for our boat tour with Cesar and Miguel and to jumping in for a swim in the Mediterranean. Mermaid-ing in the Mediterranean in May!!! We have a few spots available. 💙
Tuscany! We began our business in Tuscany and our hearts are always there. Lucca is our home away from home! We can’t wait to return in May of 2026. Photo by @charlottezacharkiw
Friday’s newsletter Toi et Moi will feature an interview with world traveler Federica Balestrieri, the founder of @dressmorewithless. Tricia has long been an IG fan girl of this amazing account and wanted to know more about the fabulous clothin
This group!!! They laughed, they cried, they loved and shared. They explored, got dusty, woke up early, adventured like pros! They saw lions mating, elephants nursing, cubs eating, and a lion peeing on one of our guests. (It’s true! 😂) They sc
According to the dictionary “a safari is an expedition to observe (or hunt) animals in their natural habitat, especially in East Africa.” Kenya is a no hunting country so great lengths are taken to protect wildlife from poachers. There ar
Every time I go to post about our time in the North I get teary and close my phone. I am so very touched by what happened on this leg of our adventure. This part of the trip takes everyone out of our comfort zones. We say goodbye to AC and fans, our
Love having @charlottezacharkiw on adventures with The Island Hopper. ♥️ Here she is photographing lion cubs en route to a surprise bush dinner with the Maasai.
The Island Hopper is overjoyed to finally share a secret we have been keeping for ages!! We will be joining @lycettedesigns in celebrating our dear friend Mary Aarons in the launch of a needlepoint line inspired by her father, photographer Slim Aaron
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Dorset, Vermont July 12-17, 2026Lucca May 23-30, 2026Gstaad June 8-14, 2026Costa Brava September 21-27, 2026Costa Brava Sept 28-October 3, 2026Gstaad October 5-11, 2026Gift Cards

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