January 2005

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A Change for the Better

January

WEAVE WINTER BLISS INTO YOUR HOME SIMPLY BY ADDING LAYERS OF TEXTURE.

A Garden's Grace

When Hali Hetz first came to the garden, the lupines were as tall as she was, their pink and purple spikes at eye level as she hopped from stone to stone through the newly awakened beds. Hali was two-and-a-half and her mother had just died from cancer. Yet, as Peggy Hetz recalls, it was spring and the garden needed weeding. "I was afraid I'd never get caught up," she says. So out they went, grandmother and granddaughter, to clear the garden of weeds and grass and bring order to a part of life they could.

PLANTS BRIGHTEN WINTER

When the weather outside is frightful, garden indoors to satisfy your green thumb and make you feel that spring's hope and promise are just around the corner.

HOME-GROWN RETREAT

A North Carolina couple drew their own plans and built their dream greenhouse, adorning it with flea-market finds, vintage touches, and enchanting plants.

Quick Fix: Add Black

Ask the Expert

INNOVATIONS UNDER FOOT

GREAT FIND

DESIGNED TO THE INCH

Every purse, toy, and wine bottle has its place in this California beach cottage where built-ins are tailored to a young family's needs.

IN THE AISLES: NEWWATER

Profile: A.G. Ferrari

Promises that work

Turn your family's best intentions into a reality: Create resolutions that will improve your life and home, and have fun while you do it.

Winter driving myths

Driving in wintry weather takes extra care and attention. Before you take the wheel, rethink everything you know about icy, snowy roads.

THE BEST OF THE BUNCH

A gardener's passion takes flight

Mollie Groendyke's profession often has her up in the air; but she keeps her roots down in her garden 33 miles northeast of Seattle.

Comfort TO THE Rescue

For a modern-minded young family, the idea of living in a dark period home held little appeal.

Patience pays off

Although she was tempted, novelist Jody ... resisted the oh-so-seductive urge to remodel immediately after buying a California bungalow ripe for renovation. "The house had been updated but not significantly or badly, so there was nothing I felt I had to erase before I moved in," she recalls.

CIRCLES AND SQUARES

Ready for the Rink

Is your child itching to skate? A factor to consider is his sense of balance. "They should have enough balance to stand on one foot for a slow three count, because when you're gliding on one skate, you're standing on one foot," says Susi Wehrli, director of membership for U.S. Figure Skating in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Here are more ways to get your child ready for the rink.

Options for Arthritis Pain

Help on the Shelf

AIRBORNE BACTERIA

Hiccup Help

Buzz POLYESTER'S BACK

Brush Away Sickness

NEW GARDEN BOOK

On the ice

Growing up, I was a regular at the local ice rinks, often skating twice a week. Although that was a while ago, I always fancied I could still race around the rink any time I laced up my skates. So when my two daughters were old enough, I signed them up for ice-skating, the kind of informal lessons where parents are encouraged to participate.