September 2003

1716 LOCUST

FALL IN THE GARDEN

BACK TO SCHOOL

September

CRISP AIR, CHANGING LEAVES, AND BACK-TO- SCHOOL SUPPLIES SIGNAL THAT SUMMER IS OVER AND FALL HAS OFFICIALLY ARRIVED.

HARVESTING a Legacy

Four generations of Heather McCurdy's family have been growing pears in Oregon. It's a tradition of hard work and happy times that she hopes to pass on to her own children.

KEEPING IT ALL Together

CLOSE TO OUTGROWING THEIR BELOVED 1905 HOME, A CONNECTICUT FAMILY LIGHTENED UP BY ADDING ON.

POTS IN PARADISE

ARCHITECT DAVID RINEHART TOOK THE SLOPE OUT OF HIS LA JOLLA, CALIFORNIA, LOT AND MADE FOUR GARDEN OASES.

READER SHOPPING

HOLLYWOOD MAKEOVER

LOS ANGELES CONTRACTOR LORRIE WEBB RESCUED A DETERIORATING POST-WAR RANCH THAT'S NOW READY FOR ITS CLOSE-UP.

WHERE TO PUT PURPLE

Imagine holding up a glass of ruby-red wine to the sun to see its gorgeous color-- this same effect will help you play up the beauty of plants with purple leaves. Walk through your yard at different times of day to learn sunlight angles, and then place the plants so they will be seen with back or side lighting.

PASSPORT TO STYLE

GARDEN PATH

ROOM SERVICE

INSIGHT

HOT HUES

MIRROR IMAGE

EXCESS BAGGAGE

SUNNY DISPOSITION

RENOVATING A 1920s ARTS AND CRAFTS BUNGALOW IN ATLANTA, PATRICIA AND RICHARD PERANO ADDED SQUARE FOOTAGE AND BROUGHT IN PLENTY OF NATURAL LIGHT.

1. ROOSTER AND HEN PRINTS

TREASURE TROUGHS

HANDCRAFTED PLANTERS WITH THE LOOK OF STONE IMPART INSTANT STATUS TO WHATEVER YOU PLANT IN THEM. MAKE A FEW THIS WEEKEND FOR PLANTING NEXT SPRING.

IMPROVING CIRCULATION

AN EAST COAST FAMILY IS LIVING AT THE SPEED OF LIFE NOW THAT THE FLOW OF THEIR STAGNANT, DEAD-END KITCHEN HAS BEEN OPENED UP.

LIVING LARGE ON A SMALL LOT

WORKING WITHIN A MODEST BUDGET AND A PINT-SIZE PLOT, THIS PORTLAND, OREGON, HOMEOWNER USED EFFICIENT SPACE-PLANNING AND LOW-COST MATERIALS TO DESIGN THE MOST HOUSE FOR HIS MONEY.

CRAFTED FOR ECONOMY

AN ARCHITECT REDEFINES ARTS AND CRAFTS STYLE FOR THE 21ST CENTURY, DESIGNING A FAMILY HOME THAT'S ECONOMICAL, ECO-SENSITIVE, AND INSPIRING IN FORM AND FUNCTION.

ROMANCING THEIR LAND

THEIR YARD AT GIG HARBOR, WASHINGTON, WAS AN EVERGREEN WILDERNESS, BUT IMGARD AND LES FIX HAD VISION, A GREAT PARTNERSHIP, AND TIME.

GEOMETRY 101

GET A GRIP

ARTISAN BREAD

ART TAKES LUNCH

GRAB & GO COMFORT

ROUND THE CLOCK

A MIGHTY GOOD SOUL

LITTLE PLANTS FOR SMALL SPACES

AFTER A SEASON OF GARDENING OUTDOORS WHERE EVEN SMALL PLANTS GROW BIG, IT'S FUN TO FOCUS ON INDOOR PLANTINGS THAT OFFER THIS PROMISE: LESS IS MORE.

Build A BETTER NEIGHBORHOOD

HOMEOWNERS ACROSS AMERICA ARE CREATING GROUPS TO PRESERVE AND IMPROVE THE STREETS WHERE THEY LIVE.

BE A GOOD House-Guest

BY MINDING MANNERS AND MAKING SOME PLANS, YOU AND YOUR FAMILY CAN ENSURE A RETURN INVITATION TO ANY HOME YOU VISIT.

Bullied ... by the Teacher?

NEW RESEARCH SUGGESTS THE PROBLEM IS MORE WIDESPREAD THAN PARENTS REALIZE. HERE'S HOW YOU CAN PROTECT YOUR CHILD FROM THE MOST UNEXPECTED BULLY OF ALL.

Reel PROBLEMS Real-life RESULTS

MEDDLING IN-LAWS, COUCH-POTATO SPOUSES, AND DISOBEDIENT KIDS MAY BE FUNNY ON TV, BUT NOT IN THE REAL WORLD. BEFORE YOUR LIFE TURNS INTO A SITCOM, FOLLOW THESE RELATIONSHIP TIPS FROM TOP FAMILY EXPERTS.

ARTY PARTY

MAKE YOUR CHILD'S NEXT PARTY A COLORFUL AFFAIR WITH DECORATIONS AND ACTIVITIES INSPIRED BY THE GREATEST ART-- AND ARTISTS-- IN THE WORLD.

CHOOSING YOUR GUARDIAN Angels

MORE THAN HALF OF ALL PARENTS HAVEN'T APPOINTED A LEGAL GUARDIAN FOR THEIR CHILDREN. HERE'S HOW TO MAKE SURE YOUR HEIRS ARE CARED FOR-- NO MATTER WHAT.

READER SHOPPING

STRUCTURE ans STYLE

WORKING AS A WELL-BALANCED TEAM, THIS YOUNG COUPLE UPDATED A 1915 HOUSE NEAR SEATTLE SO THEIR FAMILY CAN GROW INTO IT.

SEEING DOUBLE

WHEN YOU PLANT SPRING BULBS THIS FALL, MAKE ROOM FOR SOME DOUBLE-FLOWERED VARIETIES. EXTRA PETALS SPELL LONGER LIFE IN THE GARDEN AND IN THE VASE.

MODERN ROMANTIC

A DECADE'S WORTH OF COLLECTED FURNISHINGS MELD IN THE ST. PAUL HOME A DESIGNER CHOSE FOR LOVE.

CANNING ESSENTIALS

PEAR RECIPE SET

BACK-TO-SCHOOL BACKPACKS

PACKS THAT PAMPER BACKS

STOCK UP FOR WINTER

DOGS

A REASON TO STOP VACUUMING

SHOULD YOUR CHILD REALLY BE ON Ritalin?

When Sarah Collier's kindergarten teacher suggested she was hyperactive and required medication, her mother, Theresa, fumed inwardly. After taking her own quick time-out to cool off, the Rockford, Illinois, stay-at-home mom calmly coached the teacher on how to handle bubbly Sarah.

The Shopper's Mart

Discover the ease and pleasure of shopping by mail. Order with comfort and convenience from your own home.

A SLICE OF LIFE

As children first introduced to the mysteries of the kitchen, we learn how to blend the batter of a cake or flatten the dough of a pie. To a child, the cake and the pie represent two sweet realms of possibility, and somewhere in our early development-- amid clattering pans and spoon-licking and the silliness of flour-dusted hair-- we have a choice to make. Are we cake people or pie people?