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Give the Gift of Troutbeck: Troutbeck gift cards are a sure way to express that you really (REALLY!) adore adore someone. In addition to stays, they may be used toward dining and program, as well as toward purchasing Wildsmith products, the cruelty-free skincare and wellbeing products that offer RADICAL BOTANY, the entire line of which will be available for purchase at Troutbeck soon, as well as for Wildsmith-curated wellness treatments in The Barns for hotel guests and members. For a Troutbeck gift card, email us: .

For your spiritual friend who is always seeking, gift them a getaway to Troutbeck for a two-day overnight Astrology Retreat with Kathryn Andren (January 4-5, 2025), featuring tarot, grounding meditations, fireside strategy, stargazing and all the amenities of Troutbeck, including access to our mat and fitness classes, bookable treatments and exceptional dining.

Troutbeck now carries a selection of handmade necklaces, earrings and rings by Mary McGill Jewelry, a locally owned atelier out of Germantown. Look no further than the vitrine at Reception for the perfectly hand-hewn 14k gold bauble with natural semi-precious stones and pearls.

For the chef who feeds your soul from their kitchen, beginning early December, we are offering chef Vinny Gilberti's Housemade Pasta, which employs Hudson Valley grown and milled grains from Wild Hive Farm in Clinton Corners. Visit the Pantry to select from Campanelle, Spaghetti Chitarra, Gemelli, Radiatore, Torchietti, Casarecce, Mafalde and Rigatoni!

Every holiday we donate baked goods that we make in house to our friends at St. Thomas Episcopal Church of Amenia Union. We hope you might consider supporting their crucial work in the area as a food pantryby donating here.

Come for by a festive meal at Troutbeck and peruse Milton Market's selection of covetable tabletop items and host gifts, from marbled match boxes and carved stone candleholders, to wool throw blankets and evocative candles to lend sweet scent to these shorter days.

For the stylish child that has everything, peruse the curated line of vintage and new clothes for cool kiddos from Broken Telephone in the Troutbeck Shop. Think: vintage Lacoste, quilted jackets, navy velvet-corduroy pants. There's even a vintage faux fur coat in a size 3T! Sweet books, dolls and sundry are also available for sale here.

Troutbeck's whimsical playing cards are now back in stock and are the perfect stocking stuffer for the card shark you love. Featuring illustrations of Manor House and some of the best our property and region have to offer — fly fishing! tennis! hiking!

Speaking of stockings, we've teamed up with Litchfield children's store Little-Ish to create gorgeous stuffed Indian Kantha stockings with a sweet and silly selection of items to keep your little rascal chuckling. You may pre-order for December delivery here now, and of course they have many other wonderful items in their irresistible Litchfield shop.

Local artist, Polly Shindler, whose work we've shown at Troutbeck, is offering her tongue-in-cheek paper mache ornaments for sale here, though if you're looking for a much more substantial gift, consider giving or commissioning a Polly Shindler painting for someone you love.
You may also make your very own ornaments with Polly in Cottage Courses on December 22nd!

GIFTS FROM FRIENDS OF TROUTBECK FOR THOSE YOU LOVE

From last year's Holiday Bazaar participants, PORTA NYC offer their usual array of tabletop splendors, like a jewel-like candy bowl, and this year are collaborating with Object & Thing on an apperitivo set handmade in silver by artist Heath Wagoner.

Meanwhile, La Maison Fête offers their quintessentially stylish accessories for the home. Case in point, does the sight of a plastic lighter on an otherwise gorgeously styled mantle make anyone else's eggnog act up? La Maison Fête sells leatherbound refillable lighters that don't detract from year round home chicness.

Russell Janis, the line of artist prints, ceramics and knitwear for home and to wear from locals Janis Stemmermann and Russell Steinart, supplies thoughtful, handmade objects to live with and enjoy daily. They're also hosting an artists bazaar on December 7th, from 11am to 7pm at Fiddlestyx, their 1930s former summer camp-turned-barn at 85 Sharon Mountain Rd., Sharon, CT.

We are lucky to have several extremely gifted ceramicists in our midst. First is Charlie Dumais of Dumais Made who created many of the bespoke ceramic lamps at Troutbeck. For the best gift to someone who is hosting you this year, bring Dumais Made ceramic pomegranates to add botanical cheer that lasts to their tabletop or mantle. You'll find pomegranates, one of a kind ornaments and more stunning treasures at the Dumais Made Holiday Pottery Market on December 7th, from 10am to 2pm at their studio inside Bantam Arts Factory. Further afield, friend Fernando Aciar of Fefo Studio has added some maximalist designs (radicchio pedestals, we're talking to you) to his collection of tableware, lighting and home furnishings. Excellent for adding height and drama to your tablescape, Fefo's items are chef and dishwasher friendly.

There's nothing like gazing upon greenery in these chilly greyer months. Bloem Hudson Valley sources vintage and antique vessels from the small stores and flea markets of our region to use as jardinieres for forced bulbs. No part of this is wasteful: the bulbs can be replanted outside and the vessels may be used again. It's truly a gift that keeps giving. For Troutbeck, Bloem is offering a holiday special: a group of 3 individual paperwhite container blooms; a medium arrangement (4-6 bulbs); a single large Amaryllis. Any for $75. For larger custom arrangements please inquire directly. Pick up at Troutbeck after December 16th may be arranged with Bloem.

Be the envy of all your friends lake and pool-side next summer (or sooner, if you are a cold plunger...You know who you are!) with a very groovy Wassaic Project beach towel. Admittedly, we'd like all four.

Choix Home's Carin Ceramics x Choix Arcadian and Vignette Trays make exceptionally pretty presents, and are great to catch keys, serve bonbons or atop a vanity.

Also an immensely thoughtful gift for the (local) friend or family member who loves to cook, a gift certificate for the Maitri Farm C.S.A. You'll be supporting an organic farm and small business while likely securing yourself some excellent meals using the finest local produce (styled with Maitri Farm flowers!). Many cooks find the pleasant puzzle of using whatever is in the weekly box an inspiring way to get out of the culinary rut of cooking the same things again and again. Contact the farm to purchase:

Lastly, don't forget that our local bookshops, Oblong Books in Millerton, Merritt Bookstore in Millbrook and House of Books in Kent, offer an incredible selection of titles, but moreover their staff recommendations are worth the visit or phone call. And if you haven't already, one of our favorite books of the year is The Friday Afternoon Club by upstate author, actor and director, Griffin Dunne, who will join us for an event in early 2025.