Down the Garden Path: Maximizing your cold-weather lawn
Winter Wonderland By Kerry Ann Mendez Living in the Northeast has many perks, but year-round gardening is not one of them. Most of us stre at bleak winter landscapes for five, if not six, months of the...
View ArticleDesign Classics: The iconic Fiesta Ware
Getting Festive By Kim Messenger/Life@Home The U.S. Postal Service recently introduced a series of domestic stamps celebrating the “Pioneers of American Industrial Design” — 12 stamps with lamps,...
View ArticleHouse Blend: October 2011
Be Your Own Star By Merci Miglino/Life@Home A dingy attic covered in bat droppings is transformed into a chic loft with a spiral staircase and skylights that rival those of the local tabernacle. A...
View ArticleCleanup: Green cleaning is easier than you think
Go Natural! By Larissa Lytwyn/Life@Home A visit to your local supermarket or big box store will reveal shelves of commercial cleaning products. Many contain citrus oils, such as lemon or lime, that are...
View ArticleCrafty Home: Paper crafts
A Cut Above By Larissa Lytwyn/Life@Home As far back as she can remember, Margaret Van Sicklen has loved working with paper. As a kid, she writes, she was the one in the family who wrapped all the gifts...
View ArticleThe Vineyard: The wines of Toro
The Power and The Glory Story and Photo by Alistair Highet/Life@Home It is that time of year when the wine that calls to me, calls to me from the depths of the Earth. What I’m looking for are wines —...
View ArticleTable@Home: Childhood dining habits that stay close to home
Veggie Tales By Caroline Barrett/Life@Home I made a promise when I was a child: I wouldn’t repeat the same mistakes my parents made. First I should back up and tell you that they were good and kind to...
View ArticleHome Baking: To-die-for recipes from the milk & cookies bakery
Let them eat cookies! By Janet Reynolds/Life@Home Let the rest eat cake. For me, homemade cookies are the culinary balm of choice. And I am happy to report that I have found the definitive cookie...
View ArticleFood Trends: How I learned to stop worrying and love making pizza at home
New Dimensions of Pie By John Adamian/Life@Home Some food seems impossible to make at home, until you give it a try. Thai curry, slow-smoked barbecue and Indian food all struck me as hopelessly complex...
View ArticleFive Things: Lisa Giknis
Five Things I Can’t Live Without By Suzanne Kawola/Life@Home When life became turbulent for Lisa Giknis, she turned the tide into opportunity. “I have this life for a reason,” she says. She had a...
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