August 2003

1716 LOCUST

WINDOWS WITH WOW!

SUMMER MENUS

Better Homes and Gardens

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August

CELEBRATE SUMMER'S LAST HURRAH WITH BRIGHT HUES AND FLORAL PROJECTS TO TAKE YOU INTO FALL.

Summer's Promise

A 100-YEAR-OLD SUMMER COTTAGE HELPS ESTABLISH A NEW FAMILY TRADITION.

Up Front Out West

MINUTES FROM THE SKYSCRAPERS OF DOWNTOWN DENVER, SUSAN YETTER'S GARDEN SEEMS COUNTRY MILES AWAY.

PUTTING IT IN PERSPECTIVE

IN A SNUG NEW YORK CITY APARTMENT, SMART DESIGN SOLUTIONS GIVE A FAMILY OF FIVE PLENTY OF ROOM TO LIVE.

FLOWERS FOR HUMMINGBIRDS

HOT-HUED FLOWERS SERVING UP AN ABUNDANCE OF NECTAR KEEP THESE WINGED ACROBATS COMING BACK FOR MORE EACH SEASON.

HOME WORK

WEEKEND ORGANIZER

GRANDMA'S ATTIC

PATIO PARTY

ALL IN A ROW

WRIGHT THIS WAY

GLASS ACTS

FOR THE CHILDREN

A FIRST-TIME MOM IN PORTLAND, OREGON, BUILT A CHILD-SIZE GARDEN FOR HER SON-TO-BE. NOW HER GARDEN AND HER FAMILY HAVE GROWN.

A MODERN MAKEOVER

FRESH COLOR AND ECLECTIC MODERN FURNISHINGS TRANSFORM A BARN-STYLE CALIFORNIA BEACH HOME INTO AN ART-FILLED "BOHEMIAN LOFT."

LOBSTER TALE

WE BE JAMMIN'

BIRTHDAY CHIPS

TOM-AAH-TO

PARTY SAUCES

FRESH SERVE

YOU GRILL, GIRL!

Your BEST SUMMER ever

IT'S A GREAT SUMMER, AND THERE'S PLENTY OF THOSE HAZY, CRAZY DAYS LEFT-- TIME ENOUGH TO PUT OUR SPECIAL SUMMERTIME IDEA SECTION TO MIGHTY GOOD USE. THIS MONTH, WE'VE GOT BUNCHES OF GREAT IDEAS TO HELP YOU BEAT THE HEAT, SMACK YOUR LIPS, THROW A BOOK PARTY, KNOW YOUR GRILLING LORE, AVOID AN ICE-CREAM HEADACHE, AND MORE!

STYLISH FOOTSTEPS

TO MAKE A JOURNEY AS REWARDING AS THE DESTINATION, LET A PLEASING PATH LEAD GUESTS TO THE FRONT DOOR OR THROUGH YOUR GARDEN.

VACATIONING WITH Friends

Michelle Royer and Jill Christie have been friends since they were kids. So have their husbands, Rich and Scott. Even though the families now live in different states and are in their mid-30s, the childhood friends have stayed together because they've played together.

STEERING THE COURSE

Every year, teens across the country pass their driver's education courses at school and earn a license. But that doesn't necessarily mean they're ready to get behind the wheel.

GIVING KIDS THE WRITE STUFF

Parents know that they should read to their children, sign them up at the library, and occasionally wrestle the remote control or joystick from their hands and replace it with a book. But reading isn't the only thing that's fundamental.

Serenity on the BEACH

A LONDON MOM COMBINES STUDIES IN PSYCHOLOGY AND INTERIOR DESIGN TO GIVE HER FAMILY A SOOTHING SUMMER GETAWAY HOME ON THE SHORES OF NANTUCKET.

PLAYFUL PLANTINGS

CALIFORNIA GARDEN DESIGNERS ROGER RAICHE AND DAVID McCRORY SHOW YOU HOW TO WAKE UP YOUR GARDEN WITH SHAPES, COLOR, AND SPLASHES OF SURPRISE.

SEEKING BALANCE

WHEN TWO DALLAS DESIGNERS BROUGHT THEIR WORK HOME WITH THEM, THEY CREATED A CLASSIC PAIRING-- TIMELESS GOOD LOOKS WITH EVERYDAY COMFORT.

EXCLUSIVE STONEWALL KITCHEN SAMPLER

THE STONEWALL KITCHEN COOKBOOK

SOUP BOWLS AND SQUARE PLATES

BEVERAGE GLASSES AND CHARGER

EXCLUSIVE HERB GARDEN COLLECTION

WHAT'S IN YOUR WATER BOTTLE?

Mother Earth appreciates it when you and your family refill and reuse plastic water bottles, but your bodies may not. A study done at the University of Calgary in Alberta, Canada, and published in the Canadian Journal of Public Health, showed alarmingly high levels of bacteria in water bottles that were reused without being cleaned.

BACK-TO-BACK BABY BENEFITS

GROUNDS FOR CELEBRATION

Buzz

YOUR BEST SHOT AT STAYING HEALTHY

Even if you deliberately tried to forget about your children's vaccinations, there's little chance you could. If your family doctor doesn't remind you, the school nurse will.

QUESTION ANSWER

Calcium scoring uses a special X-ray imaging technique called Electron-Beam Computer Tomography to create a detailed picture of your coronary arteries. It can see the amount of calcium built up here-- the more calcium, the higher your "score."

A BACKYARD FOR BARE FEET

AT-HOME PHYSICALS

NOW YOU DON'T HAVE TO WAIT FOR A DOCTOR'S VISIT TO GIVE YOUR CHILD A ONCE-OVER.

The Shopper's Mart

By Thunder

Deep in the sultry heat of summer, it's human nature to crave a change, a shift. In winter, we dreamt of these sweltering days. But now that they're here, we can't bear them a minute longer. Air-conditioning may take the edge off, but it does little else to unseat the oppression a deep summer heat wave brings. And just when we feel we can't take the tension a moment longer, nature gives us a break. In the distance we hear a familiar and welcome rumble: A summer storm on its way.