Susan Martin: Oh chute! The wash is in the cellar
Last weekend, as I dropped a clean sock into the cats’ water dish on the basement landing, the question that arises from time to time popped into my head. (Updated: 10/23/09 8:12 AM )
Not the same old deadly decor
Goth and glitter. Bones and ornaments dusted with lime, ebony, orange or purple sparkle. Startling images on dishware and textiles. (Updated: 10/23/09 7:15 AM )
These days it’s easier being green
Through the 1970s and ’80s, I learned organic gardening and finally became an author and lecturer on the topic. It was not a popular theme. (Updated: 10/16/09 6:36 AM )
Berkus gives tips to remake your home
Nate Berkus is a self-taught decorator who in 1995, at age 24, began his own design firm, Chicago-based Nate Berkus Associates. Clients have included Wolfgang Puck’s Spago, Barneys New York and W hotels. (Updated: 10/16/09 6:36 AM )
Garden Notes: News of area clubs and events
The Chrysanthemum Show opens from 10 a. m. to 5 p. m. Saturday and continues through Nov. 8 at the Buffalo&Erie County Botanical Gardens, 2655 South Park Ave. Admission: $6 adults; $5 seniors (55 and older) and students with ID; $3 for children, ages 6 to 13. Free for members and children younger than 6. For more information, call 827-1584 or visit
www.buffalogardens.com
••• (Updated: 10/16/09 8:35 AM )
Can-do couple takes pride in South Buffalo home, surroundings
It is hard to tell what Ed and Cynthia Williams relish more: their house in South Buffalo or their neighborhood. Conversation easily moves from the homemade swags at the dining room windows to the neighborhood ritual of planting flowers on the street’s island. (Updated: 10/17/09 9:39 AM )
Susan Martin: Quirky? And that’s a problem?
Most times when I back my car out of the driveway and tap the remote, I wait to see if the garage door closes all the way before I drive off. (Updated: 10/16/09 8:35 AM )
Sally Cunningham: Avoid shock if moving plants inside
All I wanted was just one more dinner on the deck, surrounded by flowers and foliage, before I dragged in all my houseplants. But, no . . . There I was, caught in mid-October, saving the plants. Is this familiar, anyone? (Updated: 10/09/09 8:26 AM )
Garden Notes /News of area clubs and events
The Niagara Frontier Orchid Society will hold its annual orchid show from 10 a. m. to 5 p. m. Saturday and Sunday at the Buffalo&Erie County Botanical Gardens, 2655 South Park Ave. (buffalogardens.com). Orchid displays, photo exhibit, growing demonstrations and vendors, free with Botanical Gardens admission. For information, call 835-2132. (Updated: 10/09/09 6:55 AM )
Fall fashion takes flight with feathers
When designers unveiled their fall collections in New York last year, many favored feathers –especially on hats. Carolina Herrera showed gigantic feathers trailing behind hats. Ralph Lauren’s presentation included a beret with a single plume. (Updated: 10/09/09 8:06 AM )
Yip! Yap! Yarn? This fiber artist puts a new spin on shedding pets
Walk into Doreen A. Kelly’s home, and it is clear she is an animal-lover. Two collies and an angora rabbit make themselves at home in the great room. Photographs, portraits and figurines of dogs and horses adorn the walls and shelves. (Updated: 10/09/09 8:02 AM )
Your Place / Home Q & A
Q:We have a 1948 house with pink tile in the bathroom that we have wanted to do something about for years, but we have been receiving conflicting advice. (Updated: 10/04/09 7:13 AM )
Pressure is on for fall planting
In spite of our best intentions, many of us still have way too many potted plants waiting along the driveway—or wherever we stash our acquisitions. (Updated: 10/02/09 6:43 AM )
Tips to tighten up your home for the winter
Every fall, we button up the house by cleaning and checking, fixing and sealing. (Updated: 10/02/09 6:43 AM )
Piven takes a humorous look at going green
Joshua Piven has diagnosed many of us with a case of ecoanxiety. (Updated: 10/02/09 6:43 AM )