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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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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
Team Italy!!!! Laura (our Italian host), Courteney and I are very excited to launch our first trip of 2026! May 23-30, 2926 will find us in our fabulous gorgeous and comfortable Villa in Lucca, Italy. We will swim in the Mediterranean, tour my favori
The Mediterranean is always calling to me. Photo by the wonderful @charlottezacharkiw
Villa Hopping! It’s our favorite sport!
Table decorating is a favorite activity of Tricia’s either at home or at our gorgeous Island Hopper villa in Lucca!
As you may recall for one of our first Suitcase Stories Abby interviewed cake maker extraordinaire @elizabethmayhew @thedutchyofmillbrook. Elizabeth’s college roommate is a wonderful Vermont friend and OG Island Hopper. We were all thrilled whe
The Island Hopper team is on vacation, so over the mountain and through to grandmother’s house we go! A quick pop down to Bedford to see our darling girls. The sisters just had birthdays - 94 and 96 going on 45. A fabulous French dinner at my f
"Hello, is this the North Pole? I would like Santa to bring me an Island Hopper trip for Christmas. I haven't been a particularly good girl, but they don't mind"
Llafranc!! We cannot wait to bring our guests to visit this fabulous Spanish beach community! September 2026! Photo @triciaheaton
tricia@theislandhopper.com
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Lucca May 23-30, 2026Gstaad 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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