Ha! This reminds me of the anthrax incident a few years ago... the NYC BOH took forever reporting the results of wipe samples of the subway, and they finally explained that they had a problem with ...

Having a name doesn't mean that something is trendy ( Democracy?). Wabi Sabi is an apt name applied to a ethos that has been around forever- we just keep rediscovering it. It is a good concept to e...

Try a distressed ( soft ) leather. Our cats do not like to scratch the leather- I think it reminds them of skin... so they will sit on it/jump off of it/ but not do the stretch and penetrate number...

We can only hope that that there will be a cultural shift toward healthy choices. We are about to visit our local bookstore, to purchase Pollan's new book, In Defense of Food. Having...

When my husband and I purchased a down-town condominium 8 years ago, we really thought we were downsizing- we moved from a 2400 sf contemporary in the suburbs ( with a 5000 bottle wine cellar an...

My simple guidelines based on eight years of window box failures and successes: 1. Pick flowers that will not "drown" if you have a week of cool wet weather. I love begonias, but the...