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Share 4 Somethings in April, 2026

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Tomorrow is the last Saturday of the month and time for Share 4 Somethings with Jenn. This year we're sharing something we loved, something that sustained us, something we're carrying forward, and something we're making space for each month.    Something I loved: Our new patio-- Ian (and myself, Evan, and my husband) worked on putting in a small patio for our generator and Ian's new fuel tank/pump to sit on. We sanded and painted our generator to match and while I can't say it looks lovely it looks so much better than it used to .   My time in Nashville with all these wonderful ladies:     Touring the Biltmore!  Touring Kingscote with Evan: Breakfast with Alec-- not only was the food incredible but the company was really nice too.   Something that sustained me:  I feel like I ate so good this month (and by that I mean more that the food tasted amazing rather than it was incredibly healthy)... but I still managed to maintain my weight s...
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Newport Mansion: Kingscote

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So far I've toured The Elms, The Breakers (a few times), Rosecliff, & The Marble House  out of the 9 Newport Rhode Island mansions. Last Tuesday, Evan and I added one more to our list. We toured Kingscote. So I am officially over 1/2 way there in seeing them all.  Kingscote is the smallest of all the mansions we toured so far but it is considered the first house in the start of the "cottage boom" that Newport is known for (because yes, these mansions were built as summer cottages/getaways). Built in 1839 & 1841 for George Nobel Jones, a southern plantation owner.   Built in the gothic style it's a bit darker than the other mansions and since it's much smaller it only took us about 45 minutes to tour.   Much of what is known about the house is from 1864 on when the King family took it over, they made their money as China Trade merchants and David King Jr and his wife enlarged, redecorated, and renamed the house "Kingscote" in the 1880's. ...
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