Mom and the ocotillo
I like to tell tales about my dad because he’s nuts. He also really likes the abuse. Any attention is good attention when it comes to my dad.
Good things in small packages
Life lessons occasionally come in neatly tied packages. Once, a group of mostly sweet 7-year-old girls gathered for a holiday gift party. They set all their prettily wrapped-and-ribboned presents under a tree while they exchanged pleasantries and sipped juice from china teacups.
Pipe dreams
Have you ever had a negative shower curtain encounter? For example, you’re in the shower and you pull the shower curtain open and the entire contraption – curtain rod and curtain – fall in the bath with you? This is most likely to happen when you are visiting a friend, or staying with your parents for Thanksgiving.
Track home on the rail
A train-loving father and his daughter remake a 1951 sleeper car
Down and dirty mudroom solutions
Winter is nature’s way of saying, “Build a mudroom.”
21 ways to get a warm cozy winter home using textures, colors and light
Easy ways to make your rooms more inviting during the long winter months inside.
Neutrality act
Bored by off-white walls but not crazy for color? It’s a design dilemma. Garrison Hullinger of Garrison Hullinger Interior Design in Portland demonstrates that neutrals don’t have to be bland.
Fired up
Whether you like traditional or contemporary, wood or gas, there’s a fireplace that fits your style and warms up your winter nights.
