Edith Wharton -150th birthday

Today Tuesday January 24, Edith Wharton would turn 150.  Edith was born on January 24, 1862 as Edith Newbold Jones.  Edith was very class conscious ans that is how keeping up with the Jone's came about.
We are fortunate in the Berkshires to have The Mount, which was the home of Edith Wharton.

Attention, Wharton fans! Our lovely Edith is about to turn—gasp!—150.

We’re inviting celebrations around the globe to honor this amazing woman who continues today to inspire and delight legions of readers, writers, entertainers, and designers. (If you don’t believe us, ask Jonathan Franzen or Martin Scorsese or Mindy Kaling or Tory Burch.)

As part of the birthday festivities, we invite you to submit your birthday wishes to Edith. And to make it more fun, we’d love for you to tell us—or better yet, show us—how Edith might be celebrating her birthday in 2012.

 For more about the mount and Edith Wharton celebration .

Plan to stay at the Inn at Stockbridge and visit the Mount.  We even have a room at the Inn named for Edith Wharton.