Before a friend of mine left for India to continue her studies in Ayurveda, she handed me a small jar of brilliant yello…
Month: March 2008
Pure Reflections with Kirei Frames
Kirei is a Japanese word for clean, pure and truthful. It’s also the name of a material called Kirei Board. The ma…
Weekly Photo: Mr. Angry
Whatever you’ve done, he does not approve. I’m choosing Mr. Angry as this week’s photo because every t…
Old-fashioned Mason Jars Keep Strawberries Fresh
When the strawberries are coming in fast and thick, as they soon will be, those of us who get a CSA box often get more t…
A Conversation with Aaron Woolf, Director of 'King Corn'
Corn: It’s what’s for breakfast, lunch, dinner. Corn is so woven into our American diets, from livestock and…
7 Natural Sleep Aids
These days I fall asleep so quickly I don’t even remember shutting my eyes, but back when I was in college, I woul…
Cobalt Cocktail by Kyumi
Who wants to stick to basic black when there’s such an extensive palette to choose from? For me, green is almost a…
A Knu Take on Decor
Folding screens can be used to divide a room or provide privacy, but I’ve always thought of them first as a key de…