Inspired to party
Lately, my efforts at home entertaining have left me cold. And no, I'm not talking about a nicely chilled glass of chardonnay. In an effort to simplify, I fear I've...
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Inspired to party
Lately, my efforts at home entertaining have left me cold. And no, I'm not talking about a nicely chilled glass of chardonnay. In an effort to simplify, I fear I've...
Greener than ever
We've all heard plenty about green home products and technologies. But the experts who pick green goodies for the Smart Home at Chicago's Museum of Science and Industry know their...
Enough of the kid stuff
Once upon a time, planning travel meant booking overnight trains from Venice to Paris. My husband and I tramped through cathedrals. We hiked to desolate beaches. And if we got...
Enough of the kid stuff
Once upon a time, planning travel meant booking overnight trains from Venice to Paris. My husband and I tramped through cathedrals. We hiked to desolate beaches. And if we got...
Good night, light
You've got your bookmark and your reading glasses. Otherwise, a romp through the pages of your favorite Danielle Steel is pretty much an equipment-free proposition (not counting that box of...
Christmas breakfast made easy
'Twas the night before Christmas, and all through the house, not a creature was stirring — except you, the adorable host/hostess, feverishly burning the midnight oil as you wrap, primp,...
Santa Claus
The Faker has so many, varied fakes to pull off around holiday time -- faking joy, faking a love of extended family, faking a taste for fruitcake -- that she...
Neat freak gets fancy update for labels
It's no secret: I'm label-dependent. There's no end to the usefulness of a simple label, as far as I'm concerned, and I'll stick one on anything that stands still: shelves...
Splashing out
We'll be honest: We've been white-towel people for years. Call us design fascists, call us color-challenged, heck, call us bleach-addicted, we like a towel that turns up its pristine nose...