tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044541580633294348.post9068323462520823557..comments2024-03-26T00:10:40.751-04:00Comments on Reggie Darling: A Christmas Tree for DarlingtonReggie Darlinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04044215790585354363noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044541580633294348.post-60483591299727111592012-12-21T05:19:59.230-05:002012-12-21T05:19:59.230-05:00A lot of effort so far, but so rewarding I'm s...A lot of effort so far, but so rewarding I'm sure. I can't wait to see the finished product, it will be perfect in every way. David.Lord Cowellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08022567039394790375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044541580633294348.post-7897467148280647612012-12-19T14:27:53.419-05:002012-12-19T14:27:53.419-05:00I can't wait to see what magic Boy weaves thro...I can't wait to see what magic Boy weaves throughout the tree, he is wonderful at this sort of thing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044541580633294348.post-28006353448060602272012-12-18T19:34:42.472-05:002012-12-18T19:34:42.472-05:00I'm thinking that the handsome lamppost at the...I'm thinking that the handsome lamppost at the start of the Darlington House walkway is crying out for some type of spray or garland.<br /><br />When you post photos of the finished tree, please consider a photo of the lamppost and perhaps the entrance door.<br /><br />Reggie and Boy, you do have impeccable taste.<br /><br />Merry Christmas!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044541580633294348.post-62620396059745804952012-12-18T12:03:29.035-05:002012-12-18T12:03:29.035-05:00I think you have the most beautiful trees I've...I think you have the most beautiful trees I've ever seen. They are elegant without looking "decorated" as so many trees do. Absolute perfection. Boy does such a marvelous job, and he could even give Martha Stewart some lessons. Me, too, for that matter. My favorite so far is the one with the oranges that your friend in California sent. The ornaments on that tree were lovely, too. <br /><br />I eagerly look forward to seeing this year's finished tree.<br /><br />ElizabethAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044541580633294348.post-59124460152786998322012-12-17T19:05:17.079-05:002012-12-17T19:05:17.079-05:00It looks so pretty. A very Merry Christmas to you...It looks so pretty. A very Merry Christmas to you and yours. Stephanie @ La Dolce Vitahttp://dreamingladolcevita.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044541580633294348.post-74008179768470791392012-12-17T14:38:25.659-05:002012-12-17T14:38:25.659-05:00I love the wash tub. How do you get the tree to st...I love the wash tub. How do you get the tree to stand straight?Kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12207864902665945997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044541580633294348.post-74000807369470754012012-12-17T14:08:34.662-05:002012-12-17T14:08:34.662-05:00Can't wait to see it! We also put our tree in ...Can't wait to see it! We also put our tree in the dining room -which is open through a large doorway into the living room. I figure we decorate the mantel in the living room so we already have a focal point - the dining room looks rather forlorn without anything and as it has a large empty bay window, it's the ideal place! I love the notion that each room has a little Christmas decoration in it.ArchitectDesign™https://www.blogger.com/profile/01481754380363676771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044541580633294348.post-84024420180560215802012-12-17T10:03:13.701-05:002012-12-17T10:03:13.701-05:00Such a tease you are! I kinda like the tall slim ...Such a tease you are! I kinda like the tall slim shape of it, rather than short and rotund. Seems perfect for corner settings and other slim spots. Sure it's going be gorgeous when Boy is through with it. JudyMachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04448320253904832677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044541580633294348.post-16712410847455845522012-12-16T12:14:11.007-05:002012-12-16T12:14:11.007-05:00I must confess that upon receiving this offering b...I must confess that upon receiving this offering by yesterday's post, I only scrolled down and glanced at the pictures while wondering if Hudson Valley drought and/or evergreen famine had rendered this year's crop sickly & careworn. Being in a playful mood, I was even contemplating a mildly reproachful sally while boasting of the healthy full-figured specimens produced in the upper Midwest (oh the fragrance of a xmas tree lot!!!). Thinking better of it, I then carefully read Reggie's shrewd logic behind his selection and come to you with hat in hand--chastened and abashed. Who am I to bandy decor bon mots with Reggie Darling?!?!(...or the 'high-toned' Boy Fenwick?). Lesson learned and I very much look forward to seeing the end result of Boy's masterful hand in the dining room of Darlington House!<br />GSLnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044541580633294348.post-16762933486731545112012-12-16T09:31:29.419-05:002012-12-16T09:31:29.419-05:00Great Blog and Help.
Say hi to your hottie Rich.
D...Great Blog and Help.<br />Say hi to your hottie Rich.<br />DarlingJohnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16894430812924146209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044541580633294348.post-58944175434071052432012-12-16T03:33:26.161-05:002012-12-16T03:33:26.161-05:00Dear Reggie,
I am with you entirely on the whole t...Dear Reggie,<br />I am with you entirely on the whole tree selection, trimming and decorating procedure. Having had a german father, the tree was the focal point and always had to be big, and properly decorated. It never ceases to amaze me why people choose the artificial kind, that are exactly the same every year and scent free. Have a good and peaceful Christmas the both of you.Garyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08255717931620460104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044541580633294348.post-58667804619995355642012-12-15T23:12:08.425-05:002012-12-15T23:12:08.425-05:00hard to top your feather tree from last year. On ...hard to top your feather tree from last year. On the edge of my seat...can't wait to see your elegant live treeJennifer C. Webbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12619425977406185402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044541580633294348.post-89104344642615768582012-12-15T22:41:08.600-05:002012-12-15T22:41:08.600-05:00I can't wait to see Boy's marvellous deco...I can't wait to see Boy's marvellous decorating.Is the tree a spruce? <br /><br />The trees you can buy here, are all pines..with that very piney smell as they wilt outside in the heat waiting to be taken home.<br /><br />I do like your yellow walls. smrnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044541580633294348.post-3578632976384560442012-12-15T22:09:34.641-05:002012-12-15T22:09:34.641-05:00I use a tub for Christmas trees as well. Those ty...I use a tub for Christmas trees as well. Those typical little stands can be a disaster.The Devoted Classicisthttp://tdclassicist.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044541580633294348.post-24740323591249483662012-12-15T20:59:15.911-05:002012-12-15T20:59:15.911-05:00Reggie, Was it Alva Vanderbilt who had a Snuggery ...Reggie, Was it Alva Vanderbilt who had a Snuggery at Marble House, or Lulu Vanderbilt or the Senior Mrs. Roosevelt at Hyde Park. On one of those house tours, I remember hearing that name used for a small parlor/living room, that was more intimate than grand and airy. The word is just soo Gilded Age Cozy!Fred Gonsowskihttp://fredgonsowskigardenhome.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044541580633294348.post-40993339051728491752012-12-15T18:51:28.387-05:002012-12-15T18:51:28.387-05:00I simply can't wait to see your tree. You and ...I simply can't wait to see your tree. You and Boy always have such exquisite taste.<br /><br />Bonnie Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044541580633294348.post-459970787988674852012-12-15T17:27:46.399-05:002012-12-15T17:27:46.399-05:00We have been buying our Christmas tree from a near...We have been buying our Christmas tree from a nearby farm ever since we moved to Georgia. There is nothing like it and the smell from a freshly cut tree is worth its weight in gold. A close second to our favorite Bitter Orange! <br /> <br />I love a tree in the dining room, particularly since every year I host Christmas Eve dinner. We have solved having to make a choice by having the big one in the "great" room and a smaller one there. Between the lights from the tree and those from the candles its magical! <br /><br />BTW what did you do with the other 30 feet?lindaraxahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15721286284279902181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044541580633294348.post-65736934012846343052012-12-15T16:55:42.376-05:002012-12-15T16:55:42.376-05:00What a lovely and charming post RD. You and Boy ha...What a lovely and charming post RD. You and Boy have such a high taste level- perhaps a book is in order, a monograph, like "An Affair With A House" by Bunny Williams! Glad you left all the work to Boy,(and Rich) and hope you are feeling better.Dean Farrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11651467227402717540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044541580633294348.post-103324757503551422012-12-15T16:21:15.004-05:002012-12-15T16:21:15.004-05:00Hello Emmaleigh: I love that one of your parlor r...Hello Emmaleigh: I love that one of your parlor rooms was called "Milton". That is a stitch! I am planning on doing a post on the Snuggery one day, and how it got its name. Thanks, ReggieReggie Darlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04044215790585354363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044541580633294348.post-63504098750116266742012-12-15T16:20:04.913-05:002012-12-15T16:20:04.913-05:00Hello DaniBP: Once one starts calling it "th...Hello DaniBP: Once one starts calling it "the Snuggery" (must always be preceded by "the" when referring to it singularly), it becomes impossible to call it anything else! I assure you... ReggieReggie Darlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04044215790585354363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044541580633294348.post-24300680977180003292012-12-15T16:13:46.499-05:002012-12-15T16:13:46.499-05:00Hello MNH: What an amusing story! My father also...Hello MNH: What an amusing story! My father also had trouble with Christmas trees, and more than one of them toppled over when I was a boy, shattering ornaments. ReggieReggie Darlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04044215790585354363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044541580633294348.post-54001783151349377762012-12-15T15:20:40.724-05:002012-12-15T15:20:40.724-05:00I think we need a post on names of Darlington room...I think we need a post on names of Darlington rooms and why they are named thusly.<br /><br />My childhood home has a room named Milton. Milton is half of a double parlor that is used as a library. My father named it Milton and now, since the name stuck, pretends he did not name it.<br /><br />On the other hand, I anxiously await the finished tree and pictures of the rest of your Christmas decorations!Emmaleigh504https://www.blogger.com/profile/14500580959038472055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044541580633294348.post-45931826232495563722012-12-15T13:23:07.873-05:002012-12-15T13:23:07.873-05:00I cannot wait to see the result of Boy's decor...I cannot wait to see the result of Boy's decorating. It really does sound magical.<br />Love this term the "Snuggery". We've got one of those, I might have to steal that from you Reggie.DaniBPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02633155240779845497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044541580633294348.post-87008693274587779712012-12-15T11:18:08.448-05:002012-12-15T11:18:08.448-05:00Your trees are always so very pretty. We got ou...Your trees are always so very pretty. We got ours up yesterday as well -- no Thanksgiving Day trees for us! Let's wait, I say! Marthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18114417561785860122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044541580633294348.post-25661231863795616692012-12-15T11:01:24.686-05:002012-12-15T11:01:24.686-05:00Reggie, I am so excited to see your tree in all of...Reggie, I am so excited to see your tree in all of its glory!<br /><br />xoxo<br />Karena<br />2012 Artists SeriesKarenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05206642885608991170noreply@blogger.com