Anglophile aesthetic

BOOKS OF NOTE: Photography by Mark Roskams Text by Lavinia Branca Snyder Foreword by Lord Patrick Beresford Rizzoli, October 2018 ombining high elegance with all the signature elements of an equestrian-centered culture, Equestrian Life from Riding Houses to Country Estates is a beautifully styled book celebrating upscale country living in England, Scotland, and Ireland. From tack, trophy, and portrait rooms to coach houses, stables, and wood-paneled libraries, this visual study provides…

We’re headed to England in October to see family and our trip is long overdue. On our last jaunt across the pond Gabe was just 9-months-old (he took his first steps at “Auntie Natalie’s house!”) and now, he’s nearly 3-years-old. I can’t wait to see him cuddle his grandparents, aunt, uncle, and cousins. In anticipation […]

Read our top things to do in Haworth, a village in Yorkshire, England surrounded by wild moorland and rolling hills. Home of the Bronte Sisters.

It looked as if the 60s had ended Eton’s centuries-long dominance over British life. Yet the fabled school, training ground for 18 prime ministers, countless literary greats, and fictional icons such as James Bond and Bertie Wooster, is once again center stage. With a fresh crop of O.E.’s (Old Etonians) on deck, the author takes a fresh look at this bastion of privilege, which may have rebranded itself just in time.

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“Classic Cakes of the British Isles. Which do you fancy? 🎂 🍰 🧁 🍃🌼🍃🌼🍃🌼🍃🌼🍃🌼🍃🌼🍃 📷 Art print by Kelly Hall. #TeaTime #AfternoonTea #Cakes #Scones”

It has been two and a half years now since I moved to Great Britain, so I think it’s time to talk about all the odd and funny habits British people have and the cultural differences I've observed .

One from the snowy Cotswolds yesterday. There are so many cars in Stow on the Wold it’s kinda hard to photograph. This corner was super…