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A Cold, Cruel Pattern Sep. 02, 2025
Dear Annie: I had a seven-year relationship with a man who I thought was the love of my life. I had ... Read More
Reading a Simple Star Map Jul. 15, 2021
Week of July 18-24, 2021 Beginner stargazers may think it's tough to find our way around the night s... Read More
Mixing Colors and Patterns Jan. 23, 2021
Working with color is the fun part of pulling your home together. Initially, don't get caught up in ... Read More
Oppositional Opportunity Oct. 28, 2019
What causes despair is not the problem itself, but the sense that it is persistent, perhaps even rel... Read More
Robin Migration Mar. 06, 2019
Have you seen your first robin yet? How about your first grackle or red-winged blackbird? Spring is ... Read More
Does Everything Have to Match? Sep. 13, 2017
There is no design police force that makes never-to-be-broken rules and regulations about your home.... Read More
Making an Afghan with No Pattern Aug. 28, 2017
One of my aunts and my grandmother both made beautiful afghans, those cozy, crocheted lap-warmers th... Read More
King Donald Crowns Himself Oct. 20, 2016
History will note that Donald Trump had a chance, albeit a slim one, to become president of the Unit... Read More
Pattern, Pattern Everywhere ... And Not a Jot to Shrink Dec. 23, 2013
Q: I love wallpaper! It's congenital: In the house where I grew up, my mother had a different wallpa... Read More
