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The Smallest Church in America
The Smallest Church in America
TravelTricia HeatonJanuary 24, 2018Smallest Church in America, Agnes Harper, Darien, Darien Georgia
I must really blame Jenny!
I must really blame Jenny!
Travel, Friends and FamilyTricia HeatonJanuary 16, 2018whole30, college friends, Lucca, st lawerence
Health.
Health.
Friends and FamilyTricia HeatonJanuary 9, 2018health, New Years resolutions, parentingComment
A Christmas like no other.....
A Christmas like no other.....
Friends and FamilyTricia HeatonDecember 28, 2017Christmas, Vermont, birthday, new baby, snowstorm
The first time I saw the Dead I was 15 years old.....
The first time I saw the Dead I was 15 years old.....
Art & Style, Friends and FamilyTricia HeatonDecember 19, 2017The Dead, Box of Rain, Dead and Company
It takes a village of Vermonters to make the perfect pillow
It takes a village of Vermonters to make the perfect pillow
Art & Style, Friends and FamilyTricia HeatonDecember 16, 2017Better Homes and Gardens, Needlepoint, Thorn Alexander
Feeling immense gratitude for all of the people who keep the roads safe....
Feeling immense gratitude for all of the people who keep the roads safe....
Travel, Friends and FamilyTricia HeatonDecember 14, 2017Diane von Ferstenberg, The Woman I Wanted to Be, The Crown, Road Trip, Palmetto Bluff, Montage, Vermont
Road trip begins!!
Road trip begins!!
TravelTricia HeatonDecember 9, 2017ostrich riding, traveling light
LOVERMONT: Oh how we love you, Vermont
LOVERMONT: Oh how we love you, Vermont
Friends and Family, TravelTricia HeatonDecember 8, 2017Vermont, country life, country living, home
Thanksgiving Football!!!
Thanksgiving Football!!!
Friends and Family, Art & StyleTricia HeatonNovember 25, 2017Thanksgiving, Thanksgiving football, backyard football
Middle of the Night Mother
Middle of the Night Mother
Friends and FamilyTricia HeatonNovember 23, 2017Comment
Needlepointer Sarah Hadden lives an extraordinary life
Needlepointer Sarah Hadden lives an extraordinary life
Community BuildingTricia HeatonNovember 13, 2017
One more child....
One more child....
Friends and Family, TravelTricia HeatonNovember 9, 2017exchange student
Visiting Puddy in Palmetto Bluff
Visiting Puddy in Palmetto Bluff
Travel, Friends and FamilyTricia HeatonNovember 2, 2017Pa;, Palmetto Bluff, South Carolina
Birthday Hike
Birthday Hike
Friends and FamilyTricia HeatonOctober 12, 2017CELEBRATIONS, VERMONT LIFE, HIKING, FAMILY FUN
Columbus day at MASS MoCA
Columbus day at MASS MoCA
Art & StyleTricia HeatonOctober 11, 2017MASS MOCA, ART MUSEUM, CONTEMPORARY ART
Dreamworthy Garden Tour
Dreamworthy Garden Tour
Art & Style, Garden, Community BuildingTricia HeatonSeptember 30, 2017gardens, art and style, design
Little House in the Big Woods
Little House in the Big Woods
Travel, Favorite BooksTricia HeatonSeptember 29, 2017travel
Summers on Lake Michigan
Summers on Lake Michigan

Summers on the Lake....

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Friends and Family, TravelTricia HeatonSeptember 28, 2017Michigan, Summer, Lake, Cottage
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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
The King of the Jungle. We lost count of how many lions we saw!!
We are all home. While we are thrilled to see our loved ones, the group had a difficult time saying goodbye to each other and to Kenya. Now it’s time to reflect on our trip and rejoice in the shared moments. We were so grateful to travel with p
Travels with our friends at @kenyadrylandseducationfund. I told these men I loved their outfits (fishing vests and wool hats rock!) and asked to photograph them and they joyfully participated. This photo was taken outside an indigenous African king&r
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Kenyan traffic jam! A quick chat in the bush after a picnic lunch.
The Island Hopper on safari. 🇰🇪 Photo by our beloved @charlottezacharkiw
This morning we said goodbye in Gstaad. It was hard to end the MAGNIFICENT week!!! There were 18 of us. 13 Island Hopper Alumni, 3 new friends, and Tricia and Courteney. It was sooooooo much fun!!! Everyone absolutely loved Switzerland!!! And they lo
They’re baaaaaaack!!!! 👯‍♀️ ♥️👯‍♀️♥️👯‍♀️ photos by @_sluggermom_ 2025 Gstaad and @abigailflynndaley 2023 Lucca
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