Tropical Pink

It's hard to believe that Estee Lauder (1908 - 2004) lived her life indoors, even at her seasonal escape in Palm Beach. "She didn’t like the wind to mess up her hair," says daughter in law Evelyn, senior Vice President of Estee Lauder.

Read the story of the remodel here:
Evelyn and Leonard Lauder Gently Update Their Family Retreat

Evelyn Lauder promoting her new book In Great Taste three years ago at Saks in NYC. Royalties from the sale will be donated to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation -pink being the color of breast cancer awareness.

Participating in: Pink Saturday

Betsy Wyeth's Dream

Betsy Wyeth had always dreamed of living on an island. Islands are self-contained and she loves them because they are so detached that no one can easily intrude.

And to make a long story short. Betsy owns two islands in Maine, Benner Island and Allen Island, where she has been living with her famous artist husband Andrew Wyeth who passed on in his sleep earlier this year at the age of 91.

You can read her story here: Betsy Wyeth’s Magical Benner Island, off the Coast of Maine.

Andrew Wyeth
And Betsy surely wasn't alone with her attraction to solitude. This is what Andrew Wyeth said about his painting style: "I think anything like that -which is contemplative, silent, shows a person alone -people always feel is sad. Is it because we've lost the art of being alone?" From The Washington Times. Read his story here: He paints no more.

I could definitely live on a secluded island, at least for a while.
What about you?

A very small Seaside Cottage

Songwriter Lvingston Taylor calls his Small Seaside Cottage on Marthas Vineyard The Camp. It's where he spends the summer, working in silence, listening inside or in his words to his muse.

Did I mention 300-square-foot small! But not to worry. His real house is just up the hill and five times the size.