On Halloween night we expect to see ghosts and goblins and children roaming the neighborhoods dressed as witches and princesses. But living in a resort town like Nantucket, Mass., it is not unusual...

The Key West Garden Club has harvested a crop of frangipani from the branches of its members' trees. Seven different varieties of frangipani will be featured at the Garden Club sale on Nov. 21 and...

One of the most unusual plants that will be for sale at the Key West Garden Club's annual fall sale is the goldfinger (Juanulloa aurantiaca), although a better name would be orange kiss,...

Bob Goldman's penthouse apartment at 619 Eaton St. is more than a treetop aerie for Largo, his 13-year-old African gray parrot, who luxuriously cohabitates in sight of wild birds winging by. It's...

Anyone who owns a computer in Key West must at one time or another have interfaced with Thomas Livingston, Key West's computer guru. If you've wondered where he's been for the last six months you...

The clear-through view from the foyer of 1509 Patricia St. to the back garden is just one of its bright and airy features. Walls of glass sliding doors and strategically placed mirrors contribute to...

Autumn is when people in the Keys start thinking about those sweet little cherry tomatoes, green beans, peppers and other fresh goodies from winter vegetable gardens. But many residents may be...

It started when my neighbor brought me a short, square vase packed tightly with a gorgeous variety of cut flowers. He was on the island for the weekend (this being his vacation home) and when he...

The "reuse, reduce and recycle" mantra of green living is a positive philosophy, but only a mouthful unless it's put into practice. "We're trying to live a green lifestyle," said Deborah Rothstein,...

It's just the beginning of fall, so it's a little weird to be thinking about Christmas. But last week that is exactly what photographer Terry Pommett and I were doing. We were asked to do an...