Porch Bliss, Dresses to Live in, A Steamer Designers Love

Happy Sunday. Here is this week’s grab bag of things to gander/ponder/pause on:

Porch Bliss

Last weekend, as I sat outside at my new house on the island waiting for my friend and interior designer Angie Hranowsky to pop by for a visit, I realized I’d achieved one of my life goals: Owning a house with porches big enough to use as extra rooms. When I was li…