Susan Martin
Susan Martin: Fashion tidbits a la Hollywood
The Academy Awards are over, but I’m still having fun reading the follow-up e-mails I’ve been receiving all week here at The News. (Updated: 03/12/10 8:09 AM )
Susan Martin: Closing the door on germs
We are well into March, and I can honestly say that I have gone through the entire winter without touching a single doorknob. (Updated: 03/05/10 7:57 AM )
Susan Martin: Digging out from photo mountain
Last week while on my at-home vacation I decided to drive myself crazy by sorting through 10 years of print photographs. (Updated: 02/26/10 8:07 AM )
Susan Martin: Note to self: Start that to-do list
This time of year, I find myself wanting to make a few changes around the house without spending much money. (Updated: 02/05/10 8:47 AM )
Susan Martin: Toe socks can tickle your fancy
Toe socks are a new addition to our household. Tween parents know of what I speak. Usually knee-high, toe socks are essentially gloves for the feet. (Updated: 01/29/10 7:54 AM )
Furnishing those first apartments
Irecently read an article from the Washington Post about cost-effective ways to transform a rental into a place to call your own. (Updated: 01/22/10 7:07 AM )
Susan Martin: Everyone’s favorite table returns
One of my favorite pieces of furniture at our house is the library table in our living room. It measures 42 inches long and 30 inches wide, and there is a single drawer on one side. (Updated: 01/15/10 7:54 AM )
What I did in 2009: It’s a mystery
Irecently flipped through my 2009 calendar – the spiral-bound one I carried just about everywhere I went last year. (Updated: 01/08/10 6:52 AM )
The holidays are over; what’s next?
Maybe it’s because we’re at the tail-end of the busy holiday season—or because I know people with a new grandchild, wedding or reunion in their future. (Updated: 01/01/10 6:21 AM )
Unsettled about setting the table
We have 18 people coming to our house Saturday so that the visiting out-of-towners can celebrate the holidays with the intowners but be back in their own home in Ohio for Christmas. (Updated: 12/18/09 7:44 AM )
Susan Martin: Essentials that keep us ‘warm’
Knowing that winter was due to arrive, I began the week with a fresh oil change, a new muffler (no choice there), a full tank of gas and an extra-sturdy snowbrush (there were two in our garage to choose from; I took the best one). (Updated: 12/11/09 7:43 AM )
Susan Martin: Holiday how-tos to keep smiling
Chopping onions is one of my least-favorite cooking duties, so I have to admit I cheated on Thanksgiving. (Updated: 12/04/09 11:30 AM )
Nuts about a family tradition
Call me squirrelly, but I think I know why I’m drawn to nuts in the fall. (Updated: 11/20/09 6:49 AM )
Susan Martin: Excuse me. This seat is taken
It occurred to me the other day that I have sat in the same spot at the dinner table for decades. Considering the house we now own is the house I grew up in, that spot is my spot. (Updated: 11/13/09 7:58 AM )
Susan Martin: Set the cat to go off at 6, please
Like many people, I always set the alarm clock when I go to bed. But, like many, I rarely need it. (Updated: 11/06/09 8:53 AM )