Lighting the Artists Way
HAVING GROWN UP IN Washington, D.C., Caroline Older enjoyed access to great arts institutions that the Smithsonian ensured were free and available to everyone. She was a frequent visitor to…
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October 2020
Making Impressions
Sunlight streams through the broad windows of Carmela Heintzelman’s Lake Bluff design studio, Fiore Press Letterpress. Inside, Heintzelman leans over a composing stone, the perfectly smooth surface where she levels…
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Lake Forest’s Great Undiscovered Gem
TUCKED AWAY in a wooded, southwest corner of Lake Forest, down a picturesque country-like road, and set on an immaculately landscaped campus, sits one of Lake Forest’s best kept secrets:…
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Camp Hope Magic
WHEN WORD CAME down in the spring that Camp Hope would have to be virtual this summer, even its steadfast supporters doubted it could work. “Camp Hope has the ability…
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On My Desk
DURING THESE UNCERTAIN and often isolating times, I find tremendous respite in being outdoors in the garden. With the end of the growing season upon us, I am working on…
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A Monthly Celebration of Seasonal Blooms
OCTOBER’S ARRANGEMENT of the month marries mounds pillowy Limelight hydrangea blooms with pale, fragrant roses and mochainto-pink-hued dahlias. A simple terra cotta vessel grounds these late-season blooms, allowing them to…
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Beyond Risotto
IT WAS A DREAM come true for Chef John Coletta. Last year, the Italian rice recipes Coletta gathered and developed over a lifetime of travels, became a beautiful cookbook that…
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Taking Flight
WHEN I WAS A young girl—turning 7, if memory serves—I received a birthday gift of binoculars and The Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Birds: Eastern Region from my…
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Old School
Break out the board games, spin some vinyl, and cozy up in front of the fire. Fridays are for family game night!
Fragmentary Blue
Flowers will fade and skies will grey, but we can adorn ourselves with touches of this heavenly hue all season long.
