A HOLIDAY GIFT IDEA WITH SPECIAL MEANING
So now it starts-- the yearly holiday shopping frenzy. It's not only what to buy for all those friends and relatives, but when to squeeze those shopping trips into our busy lives.
Read ArticleEASY-GROWING ORCHIDS
Stuck on the notion that orchids are hard to grow? Nonsense! No longer the greenhouse prima donnas they once were, today's easy-to-please hybrids adapt beautifully to life indoors. Our favorite orchids flaunt exotic flowers that last for several weeks. Look for the growing array of orchids at your local greenhouse, or turn to page 76 for a mail-order source. Then, go ahead, pot up some paradise!
Read ArticleHELPING HOMELESS FAMILIES
New York State's Westchester County is one of the wealthiest in the nation. It also has the largest proportion of homeless families in the country, according to Judy Shepard, director of the Association for Improvement in Mohegan (AIM).
Read ArticleFAMILIES TODAY
My only son left home for college this fall. Although I'm excited about what lies ahead for him and a bit sad that he won't be a part of my daily life anymore, mostly all I can think about is what it's going to be like being really broke for the next four years.
Read ArticleRAISING AN INDEPENDENT CHILD
Parents often get bogged down in the day-today challenges of parenting, easily forgetting their most important long-term goal: preparing their children to exit the nest. Here's how you can encourage that independence at every stage of your child's life.
Read ArticleHOME STYLE
When visions of snowdrifts send a shiver through the house, kill that chill with this avalanche of winter warmers. They're hot stuff!
Read ArticleMEASLES MENACE
Seventeen-year-old Jon Uecker was given his MMR (measles, mumps, and rubella) shot way back when he was 13 months old. A few months ago, he came down with the measles.
Read ArticleGOOD FOOD/GOOD HEALTH
Holiday time. Pools of gravy around mashed potatoes and mounds of whipped cream on pumpkin pie. It's enough to make even the most determined among us toss out good-eating resolutions with the calorie chart.
Read ArticleSIZING UP A HEALTH CLUB
It's the beginning of the holiday season and you're in no mood to even start thinking about food without having a good fitness program up and running. A health club would help.
Read ArticleKNEE-JERK REACTIONS
The fitness boom has become a pain in the knee for women. A recent study, for example, showed that female basketball players had 60 percent more knee injuries than their male counterparts.
Read ArticleCOTTAGE ON THE PRAIRIE
Tired of touring copycat tract houses that look as though they were assembled in a serve-yourself lumberyard? So are we, so we commissioned architects and builders across the country to create houses with real character and substance. Stiff competition tempts today's builders to sacrifice genuine character for such trendy tack-ons as fake dormers and fat pillars.
Read ArticleFINISHING TOUCHES
Your sofa is in place, the chair looks inviting, and the lamp is plugged in. Still, something's missing. Could it be that you stopped decorating too soon? Consider the extra touches that fill in a room's blanks with instant personality.
Read ArticlePUT YOUR PURCHASING POWER TO WORK
Shop till you drop may have been the motto for the '80s. For the '90s, we suggest, "Don't turn cash into trash."
Read ArticleNUTRITION INFORMATION
With each recipe, we give important nutrition information. The calorie count of each serving and the amount, in grams, of protein, fat, cholesterol, carbohydrate, fiber, sodium, and potassium help you keep tabs on what you eat.
Read ArticleTLC FOR DOGS AND CATS Schedule quality time with your pet daily
You're relaxing in front of the TV after a long day, when your dog bounds up to you with a ball and a slobbery invitation to play catch. Later, your plan to head off to bed is thwarted by your cat, who suddenly decides to curl into your lap.
Read ArticleWHAT'S NEW IN THE VERSATILE WORLD OF MINIVANS
America has gone mad for minivans, and for good reason.
Read ArticleWINTER ESCAPES
You say you don't mind ice-- as long as it's in a glass? And snow is dandy-- as long as you're somewhere sandy? If winter leaves you cold, consider a sunny getaway. Escape to a desert oasis near Palm Springs, California, or a golf resort in Scottsdale, Arizona. Bask on a beach in the Bahamas or sail away on a Caribbean cruise.
Read ArticleShopping editor's choice
Discover the ease and pleasure of shopping by mail. Order from the convenience of your own home with complete confidence.
Read ArticleTHE MAN NEXT DOOR
Government handouts have never impressed Ned Carter, who insists that whatever a person receives from Washington will never replace the help from the neighbor next door.
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