BEAUTY WITH NICOLE - GUEST BLOGGER, DR. WILLOW McQUADE

Beauty editor Nicole Emmerling has invited Willow McQuade to visit with us today. Willow is a naturopathic doctor and the star of Ch...

DECORATING WITH JEANIE -- HANG YOUR FURNITURE

Are you pressed for space? Take a tip from the Shakers, says decorating editor Jeanie Sims.  -- AP Whether you can’t stand clutter, need to ...

COOKING WITH CLORIS -- CARROT, SQUASH, AND SWEET POTATO SOUP

A hearty bowl of soup makes for a perfect meal in winter. Why not try this Carrot, Squash, and Sweet potato Soup from Cloris? It’s a...

CRAFTS WITH ANASTASIA-- GET ORGANIZED!

Have you noticed the proliferation of articles in magazines lately about organizing your clutter? These seem to crop up every year right aft...

THIS WEEK'S BOOK GIVEAWAY WINNER

Thanks to all who stopped by this week, and a special thanks to Morgan St. James, our Book Club Friday guest author. Morgan offered a copy o...

BOOK CLUB FRIDAY -- GUEST AUTHOR MORGAN ST. JAMES

Morgan St. James is the author of Writers’ Tricks of the Trade: 39 Things You Need to Know About the ABCs of Writing Fiction , numer...

TRAVEL WITH SERENA -- GUEST AUTHOR KATE FLORA

On Thursdays travel editor Serena Brower or one of her guests usually takes us on a virtual tour of some exotic vacation spot. Today we have...

DECORATING WITH JEANIE -- REPURPOSING OLD WINDOWS

Do you have a large wall but can’t afford a large piece of artwork to hand on it? Decorating editor Jeanie Sims has a solution.  -- AP I’m a...

COOKING WITH CLORIS -- CHICKEN CUTLETS WITH PINEAPPLE AND MANGO

Have you ever cooked with parchment paper? I’ve been to restaurants where fish was cooked and served in parchment, but I’ve never seen any o...

CRAFTS WITH ANASTASIA-- AUTOMATA & MECHANICAL MUSIC BOXES

Automata, mechanical figures, have been around since ancient times, but the golden age of automata was during the Victorian era. Murtogh D. ...

THIS WEEK'S BOOK GIVEAWAY WINNER

Thanks to all who stopped by this week, and a special thanks to Kurt Kamm, our Book Club Friday guest author. Kurt offered copies of each of...

BOOK CLUB FRIDAY -- GUEST AUTHOR KURT KAMM

Award-winning author Kurt Kamm has used his experience in several devastating local wildfires and attendance at CalFire and Los Angeles Coun...

FASHION WITH TESSA -- GUEST FASHION EDITOR LUCY FARADAY

Fashion editor Erica Milano is no longer with us. You'll have to read Assault With a Deadly Glue Gun   to learn why. Our new fashion edi...