Home Life: House Entropy
By Laurie Lynn Fischer/Life@Home Entropy. Look it up on Wikipedia, and you’ll probably see a Google Earth satellite shot of my house. Entropy is a scientific term for the natural tendency of all matter...
View ArticleFood Trends: Get the professionals to make boutique sausage for you
Linked In By John Adamian/Life@Home Certain delicious rustic, elemental foods are too much trouble to make at home, even if our great-grandparents may have done it. Sausage is one such tasty food...
View ArticleHelp Me…Choose a Pet
By Jennifer Gish/Life@Home Sure a spouse is nice to cuddle up next to at night, and there’s nothing like sloppy toddler kisses, but sometimes you just want to plop on the couch next to a creature that...
View ArticleKitchen Crumbs: Tasty Tidbits to brighten up your cooking
By Caroline Barrett/Life@Home “My cooking is so bad my kids thought Thanksgiving was to commemorate Pearl Harbor.” —comedian Phyllis Diller The First Thanksgiving We know the early settlers didn’t eat...
View ArticleDish: At home with Elliot Cunniff
By Steve Barnes/Life@Home Rabbit has long been a staple of peasant cuisines, though in this country it most reliably appeared only on the menu at rustic Italian restaurants. In the past few years,...
View ArticleTable@Home: An ad hoc Thanksgiving
Family Style By Caroline Barrett/Life@Home The door is open, we say. Paul and I agree upon this Thanksgiving call to friends and relatives. Everyone is welcome, we tell them in phone calls and e-mails....
View ArticleVineyard: Willamette Pinot
It can be too subtle — or just the right thing Story and photo by Alistair Highet/Life@Home I am ambivalent about Pinot Noir in general. I know, we are all supposed to gush over the wines made with...
View ArticleHow to be a gracious host for holiday houseguests
Make yourself at home… By Melissa Fiorenza/Life@Home According to a 2012 HomeAway.com survey, 36 percent of travelers said they enjoy staying with friends and family during the holidays, while the rest...
View ArticleHow to perfectly stock your liquor cabinet for the holidays (or whenever)
Holiday Spirits By Brianna Snyder/Life@Home Love it or try to avoid it, alcohol is a staple of most holiday parties. Most people get caught up in the festivities — or the stress — of the season, and...
View ArticleMy Space: Brian Fruscio
Story and photo by Suzanne Kawola/Life@Home We all have favorite spots, places where we feel most comfortable or at home. Sometimes it’s a favorite chair or nook in a room; other times it’s outside the...
View ArticleTalk Back: November 2103
Read below about how our contributors learned new things while working on this month’s edition of Life@Home. Holiday Spirits Brianna Snyder: Not sure what booze you should have on-hand for a perfect...
View ArticleDown the Garden Path: The importance of fragrance in the garden
The Nose Knows Story and photos by Colleen Plimpton/Life@Home Does your garden need more natives, additional color or fewer annuals? How about some small trees, or bird-friendly plantings or...
View ArticleLiving Green: Ways to make your holiday more eco-friendly
Have a Holly, Jolly Green Christmas By Cari Scribner/Life@Home Here’s wishing everyone a green Christmas — green as in eco-friendly. If making your holidays greener is something you’re interested in...
View ArticleDIY Diva: Hand-sewn corn bags make great gifts
(All-natural) Hot or Cold Compresses Story and photos by Megan Willis/Life@Home Corn bags make fabulous hot/cold compresses without all that toxic gel (what is that stuff?). Play it simple with...
View ArticleProblem Solved: The secret is to get creative!
The Case of the Broken Tile By Brianna Snyder/Life@Home Problem When this Saratoga Springs homeowner moved into her new townhouse, she found the tile in the kitchen was cracked and the previous...
View ArticleDesign Defined: Mastering the Mix
By Lucianna Samu/Life@Home Asked to conjure up a concept for a master class in interior design, I looked to a column I wrote for Design Defined some time ago for inspiration. My working title for the...
View ArticleSo why not use all that “good” china every day?
You Can’t Take It With You By Lee Nelson/Life@Home Manuela Broderick was surrounded by beautiful crystal, linens and dishes in her childhood home in Germany. “We didn’t put our china in cabinets to...
View Article10 Ways to…Serve Last-Minute Guests
By Melissa Fiorenza/Life@Home Constantly have friends and family popping by the house during the holidays? If you’re at all into being a hostess with the mostest, you’re no doubt always looking for...
View ArticleTurn this most neglected room into something special
Make the Most of Your Garage By Jayne Keedle/Life@Home When most people look at a garage, they see stained concrete floors, metal lolly supports, drafty metal garage doors and think, maybe, about...
View ArticleBarbara Puig’s collections create a cozy home
Life Among the Santas By Brianna Snyder/Life@Home Some people put up their Christmas decorations for a few weeks, maybe a month. Barbara Puig has a whole room of her house devoted to Santa Claus...
View Article