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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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SOOOOO EXCITED!!!!! The fabulous ladies of @nestct, @ellenohubbard2 and @lfoster176 are coming to Dorset to host one of their collage classes. I went down to their neck of the woods last year to take the class and LOVED it!! I also took a paper flowe
Gilmore Girl-ing Galore!!! Our updated Vermont Summer Holiday itinerary is on its way to you. If you are not on our mailing list dm us your email address and we will forward it to you!! Here are Island Hopper team members @courteneybird and @emilygor
Today’s hike in Costa Brava! We have had the BEST trip to Spain and are so excited to welcome our two fall trips!! 🇪🇸 We will be announcing another trip to Costa Brava for 2027 shortly. Be sure to sign up for our newsletter to get your copy o
Camera roll fun! We are having so much fun planning the itinerary for our fall trips to Costa Brava! We are especially grateful to our old and new friends who are so helpful. This is going to be so wonderful!! ♥️🇪🇸♥️🇪🇸
Today we are visiting a small medieval village which is both stunning and darling. After a beautiful stroll through town we are dining al fresco in an ivy covered courtyard. I’m not over exaggerating when I say that I just ate the best grilled
A little introduction to our many new followers. We are the founders of The Island Hopper, a luxury global tour company. We are a mother - daughter team, Courteney on the left and Tricia on the right. We are currently in Catalonia planning our two fa
Getting our steps in hiking from beach town to beach town! CAN NOT WAIT TO SEE YOU HERE IN SEPTEMBER! 🇪🇸 Found my lucky number twice on our walk! 23!
Susan and Gillian having lunch at Bruno’s after the cow parade.
Kenya is my happy place. It’s very hard to explain it but I feel my most calm, my most at peace, and my most authentic self there. Far from everything commercial, fast, and crowded with stuff, it brings me so much joy to be in Kenya and with th
Four Hour Lunch Club. Plotting magnificent International adventures! Stay tuned! Co-ed adventure for 2027. 🇫🇷 🎾🇫🇷🎾🇫🇷🎾🇫🇷🎾
Several times a week I jump on video calls with potential guests to speak about our group travels. We often speak about group size and group dynamics. I love a trip with 15 - 20 guests because I feel like it is more comfortable than small groups. The
I just laugh every time I think about this!! Literally, I cackle!! A week on an island in Maine. Twenty women taking over a beautiful inn. Art classes! Maine artisan trunk shows! All my favorite New England foods! 🦪🌽🦞🫐@plumdesign_ will be on hand
Our next newsletter with go out Saturday morning and will include a Suitcase Story interview with Cléa Guerrand co-founder of our favorite skincare line @vreservebeauty. We will also include some fun updates on our July trip to Vermont!! Sign
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Gstaad June 8-14, 2026Dorset, Vermont July 12-17, 2026Chebeague Island, Maine September 13-18, 2026Costa Brava September 21-27, 2026Costa Brava Sept 28-October 3, 2026Gstaad October 5-11, 2026Kenya co-ed Safari October 14-22, 2026Gift Cards

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