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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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Our 2025 Safari group was a dream come true! What an amazing life changing adventure we had. Today I get to have lunch with some of this amazing people and I’m so excited!! Our 2027 catalog is in the works. A new fabulous opportunity has presen
Such fun!! @sarahjwetenhall Absolutely  loved having lunch with Sarah and asking 20,000 hospitality questions. ♥️
We are leaving @seaisland and the magnificent women of @thesouthernc with our cups running over. Thank you @cherileavy and @whitneywiselong!! @__blueiris___  thank you for the art and quote!
Gstaad 2026 ladies! You’ve got mail!! 💌 We have a teensy bit of room on our June trip for fun ladies looking for adventure, Swiss chocolate, fondue, and big laughs! See you in my favorite Alpine heavenly spot!!
The Island Hopper team members @courteneybird @abigailflynndaley and @triciaheaton are trying to get to @seaisland for the @thesouthernc summit!!! Drove to the airport through a white out blizzard last night, we have switched our flights three times
Happiest birthday to darling Courteney!!!! It is an absolute pleasure to travel the world with this amazing human!! She’s the behind the scenes fuel that keeps this train rolling and the dreamer of big wonderful ideas. xx
FRI-YAY! ♥️
It is early in the morning in Vermont and I am wondering why I am not in Italy! Maybe now you are too. lol. If I was in Lucca this morning I would be at our magnificent villa. This is the scene as you walk into the dining room. Our meals are all prep
We love when @elizabethcranswartz is on trips (for so many reasons!) and we find things like this around the villa!
Hello Darlings, I was just alerted by my office that we only have three bedrooms left at the villa for our May 23-30, 2026 trip. This is our tenth Island Hopper trip to Lucca so we will have fun celebratory surprises!! If you want to go villa hopping
Last year at this time I was concerned about how much time I spent doom scrolling. I used to read a LOT and wanted to go back to being that person. Inspired by @bmcl167 ‘s yearly stacks of books and my childhood friend @stevereadthatbook I deci
For someone who writes a great deal, I have not written about this trip since we returned from Kenya two months ago. It’s not because there is nothing to say, it’s because there is SO very much to say. First of all this trip was busy, lik
I first went to Italy in 1987 with two college friends, a backpack and a Eurail pass. The first place we landed was Venice. We slept in the gymnasium of a convent run by very strict nuns and strolled into Harry’s Bar for drinks the way we Larry
Hello Darlings, We are back home in Vermont after a wonderful Christmas in South Carolina. Having a sister and brother in law who live in Palmetto Bluff is pretty fabulous! I really love to low country. ♥️ Our Island Hopper team is on vacation
tricia@theislandhopper.com
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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, 2026Gift Cards

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