My girls sketch every place they can, from Japanese Manga characters on their art pads to elaborate marker tatoos on the…
In the Right Camp: How to Get Kids to Go Green
We’re shelling out the big bucks again for summer camps. It’s the price we have to pay to keep our city slic…
Parli Italiano? Learning New Languages in Middle Age Can Combat Memory Loss
Mi Chiamo Luanne. Come tu chiami? Those were the first phrases on the chalkboard in my 10-week intensive Italian class a…
Kohler Now 'Warmer and More Organic'
"Warmer and more organic" is how Kohler describes its new Saile┞¢Toilet, a dual-flush model introduce…
Wearing of the Green
"Just a little green, like the color when the spring is born," is how my childhood idol, Joni Mitchell, waxed …
Sustainable Spreads on the 4th
My treasured, vintage wooden picnic basket will be packed with a conscience on Friday as my family heads to our annual …
Museum Shop Standout: Aita Design Woven Wire Baskets
I can learn a lot from Friday night dates with my husband. For starters, I learned I can convince him to change out of h…
A Smorgasbord of Textiles
When a client said she wanted to do Swedish fabrics in the bedrooms of her remodeled vacation house in Tahoe, I went sea…