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This Issue's editor Articles
The Little Things
When I stop and really think about it, Christmas is all about the little things and how they add up to make a special celebration.
Past & Present
With all the amazing gadgets out there today for chopping and dicing and toasting and marinating and stuffing, how can you help but have fun in the most popular gathering spot in your home?
Stay With Your Dreams
Once, when I was about 8 years old, I ordered an enormous stack of pancakes at a restaurant. I remember being delighted to be able to select something from the grown-up menu, but when I got about a quarter of the way through it, I had to stop. I’ve always loved pancakes, but this was too much. “Your eyes are bigger than your stomach,“ my dad said with a grin.
I got the chance to pass this simple lesson on to my daughter recently while helping her find a new couch.
Time For Lemonade And Salsa
We didn’t need all four habañero pepper plants, but that’s the way they came: in a little, pre-planted flat of four. Still, my husband happily popped them in our garden last summer, never suspecting how they’d thrive—no, take over—in our upper-Midwest plot of other well-behaved fruits and vegetables—strawberries, Italian frying peppers, cherry tomatoes, and various herbs…
Your True Colors
One of the biggest benefits of being the editor of From House To Home, I’ve found, is all the wonderful tips and tricks I’ve learned over the years. It’s always rewarding to pass all these great ideas on to you, and it’s fun to use them in my own life, too—and I really do.
Take, for example, my daughter, who recently moved into her first apartment. She was struggling with what colors to paint her living room. Even though she had a handful of paint swatches that she loved, she just couldn’t visualize how to put them together. In her frustration, she was rapidly losing sight of the adventure and fun in the project.
