October 2003

1716 LOCUST

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CELEBRATE THE HOLIDAYS

DECORATING CENTER

October

EDIBLE ART This striking vignette can do double duty as a centerpiece and a desert. Dip crisp, raw pears into melted dark chocolate and sprinkle on a few patches of cinnamon to add flavor and visual texture.

Growing Good Neighbors

IN A COMMUNAL PUMPKIN PATCH NEAR SEATTLE, FAMILIES WAGE A FRIENDLY RIVALRY AND PLANT THE SEEDS FOR A NEW GENERATION OF GARDENERS.

A TASTE FOR CONTEMPORARY

A CALIFORNIA COUPLE SPICES UP THEIR 1929 SPANISH COLONIAL WITH A HISTORICALLY RESPECTFUL REMODELING THAT SATISFIES WITH A DASH OF MODERN FLAVOR.

SITTING Pretty

NINETEENTH-CENTURY FRENCH MATTRESSES FEATURED BOXED CONSTRUCTION, TUFTS, AND GENEROUS PIPING. REINTERPRETED FOR TODAY, THESE CUSHIONS IN CRISP STRIPES ARE A VACATION FOR YOUR DERRIERE.

COMFORTABLY Rustic

STRUCTURES CRAFTED FROM ROUGH, BARKY TIMBERS AND INTERTWINED BRANCHES BRING COUNTRY STYLE TO A GEORGIA GARDEN.

SEEKING EXTRA Space

THESE HOMEOWNERS MADE THE MOST OF WHAT THEY HAD IN ORDER TO TURN THEIR SMALL CALIFORNIA KITCHEN INTO A ROOMIER REALM.

PRETTY IN PLAID

OPEN INVITATION

SAVOR A WARM WELCOME IN THIS SEATTLE TOWN HOUSE, A GRACIOUS OLD BUILDING WHERE VINTAGE AND MODERN BLEND BEAUTIFULLY.

A STITCH IN TIME

KNIT ONE, PURL TWO

UNDER COVER

DREAM WEAVER

FRENCH DRESSING

COLOR IT ROSY

READER SHOPPING

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FOOLPROOF POTTED PLANTS

SUCCULENTS LOOK ARCHITECTURALLY GRAND IN YOUR HOME, AND THEY ASK ONLY ONE THING: DO NOT FUSS OVER THEM-- EVER.

ROOM FOR COMPANY

REFRESHED VINTAGE FURNISHINGS, RATHER THAN ALL NEW PIECES, MAKE THE GUEST ROOM IN THIS 1929 SUMMERHOUSE AS WELCOMING AS EVER.

GOBLIN STYLE

PARED DOWN

BEYOND VOTIVES

COOKIE FUN

1-2-3 PUMPKIN TREAT

CIDER HOUSE RULES

AMERICAN CHEESES

Hip TO BE SQUARE

RIGHT ANGLES AND CLEAN LINES FRAME A STYLISHLY ARCHITECTURAL GARDEN FULL OF BRIGHT WHITE BLOOMS AND SMART NEW IDEAS.

Etiquette EXERCISES

BEING POLITE TAKES PLENTY OF PRACTICE, SO KEEP KIDS' MANNERS SHARP WITH THESE AT-HOME ACTIVITIES.

DO You Need LONG-TERM CARE INSURANCE

Ads for long-term care insurance are often full of gloom and doom. You feel great today, they say, but what about tomorrow? Will you be able to look after yourself? Do you want to be a burden to your children? Can you afford all those nursing home costs?

STEPPING INTO A Storybook COSTUME

CLASSIC MEETS MODERN WITH COSTUMES FROM FAVORITE KIDS' TALES. PLUS, YOU'LL HAVE THEM FINISHED BEFORE YOU CAN SAY "ONCE UPON A TIME."

READER SHOPPING

HELPING BOOMERANG KIDS

HOW DO PARENTS DEAL WITH THE BLESSING (OR CURSE) OF CHILDREN WHO MOVE BACK HOME?

LIVING WITH HISTORY

AN ARCHITECT AND HIS FAMILY LIVE THEIR PASSION FOR EARLY AMERICAN HOMES BY RESTORING AN OLD FARMHOUSE.

Gardening an ACT of HAPPINESS

ACTOR PETER STRAUSS PORTRAYS AN AVID GARDENER IN COMMERCIALS. BUT DOES HE REALLY GARDEN? YOU BET-- AND WE GIVE HIM TWO GREEN THUMBS-UP.

REVIVING A '50s RANCH

TO GIVE THIS AGING MINNESOTA HOME A NEW IDENTITY, THE OWNER STRIPPED AWAY LAYERS OF A NONDESCRIPT PAST-- MAKING WAY FOR FRESH STYLE AND CHARACTER.

BEST FACE FORWARD

ALTHOUGH THEY EACH GIVE THE WARMEST OF WELCOMES, THE EXTERIOR FACELIFTS THAT FOLLOW REPRESENT THREE PRICE POINTS ON THE BEFORE/AFTER SCALE. TAKE A LOOK.

SOUP AT HOME

NUTRITION INFORMATION

With each recipe, we give important nutrition information. The calorie count of each serving and the amount, in grams, of fat, saturated fat, cholesterol, sodium, carbohydrates, fiber, and protein will help you keep tabs on what you eat.

SAY NO TO PILE-HIGH PORTIONS

AT RESTAURANTS, THE CUPS RUNNETH OVER. AND THE PLATES, AND THE BOWLS, AND THE...

The Shopper's Mart

TO THE Letter

When was the last time you found a personal letter in your mail? When was the last time you wrote a letter, for that matter? Although we don't exactly practice the craft, many of us still cling to the romance a good old-fashioned letter promises.