A Season of Gratitude
IF YOU ASK BRITT CARTER, founder of and senior interior designer at Britt Carter & Company, to describe his feelings about 2020 in one word, you might be surprised by…
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Talk of the Town
Well ‘Red’
WALTER WILDMAN drove an American Red Cross ambulance in France during World War I. He was a Quaker. Quakers are to wars what trees are to loggers. They stand in…
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Building Foundations
THEY HAD WAITED for what seemed forever and a day for that trip. After a number of grueling months in which the plans of Lake Forest Troop 48 were completely…
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Feeling the Churn
PAIGE NEWHOUSE WAS CONFUSED. She also felt tired after sleeping for 16 to 17 hours, when she should have felt wide awake. Ten years ago, after returning home to Lake…
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Stirred, Not Shaken
THOSE WHO TAKE their cocktails seriously agree that James Bond was on the wrong side of the glass: martinis should be stirred, not shaken. When shaken, a martini can become…
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A Monthly Celebration of Seasonal Blooms
A LOW-PROFILE TERRACOTTA pot bursting with blooms brings warmth and softness to the Thanksgiving table. Here, the classic autumn palette of yellow and orange takes a turn for the brighter…
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Persian Quail with Pomegranate Walnut Sauce …
SWEET, TART, EARTHY AND RICH, this beautiful celebratory Persian dish originated thousands of years ago in the Iranian province of Gilan on the Caspian Sea. Today you will often see…
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Love the Skin You’re In
AS FALL SLOWLY FADES into winter, adding layers of warmth to our bodies is not the only change we need—an update to our skincare is imperative. Transitioning to a nourishing,…
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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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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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