Vanessa Cook
FeaturesJune 4, 2008
Nifty Thrifty: Bring the green when going to the grocery storeMy dad likes to give me a hard time about my attempts to "save the planet." Reusing, conserving and being good stewards of the Earth were part of my mom's and dad's lives growing up as farm kids in Southeast Missouri. The ebbs and flows of nature dictated good seas...
FeaturesMay 7, 2008
Thinking outside the planterApril showers have brought May flowers to my neck of the woods. And what do May flowers bring? The need for lovely planters that will do them justice. It's a dilemma I face every year. Clay pots and urns from the big-box store simply won't do. We need something mor...
FeaturesJanuary 30, 2008
Monstrous presentsI'm not much on giving Christmas presents to my friends. (Christmas. Remember that? Seems like forever ago.) Right before the holiday I'm always so busy trying to tie up loose ends for my students and get my house ready to head back home for vacation. There's just ...
FeaturesDecember 12, 2007
Tips for how to party hard this holiday season without breaking the bank"Well any old time/ that you ride by/ you better stop and say, "Hi," man/ we'll pick and sing. Drink mightyfine wine/ that old screw top kind/ ... Cause I can get by/ on nickels and dimes." "Nickels and Dimes" by Mayhem String Band It's the time of year when you wa...
FeaturesOctober 24, 2007
Bright ideasThe fall rain has arrived in town, which signifies a near end to lazy outdoor evenings. But, with the week or two we have left before winter takes over, I've decided to throw one last shindig. The table settings are ready (earthy to represent harvest time), my menu...
FeaturesSeptember 26, 2007
The frame upAirports are all the same. Pretty much everyone is hanging around. It's a "hurry up and wait" environment. Get there two hours early to check in and clear security. Fifteen minutes later you're stuck at the gate. About 30 minutes before departure, there's a mad rus...
FeaturesAugust 29, 2007
Totally tubular organizers: A recovering pack rat turns mail tubes into desk organizersThe return of my students has, in grand fashion, coincided with the departure of a favorite co-worker and my subsequent move to (yet another) shared office. In the midst of all this, the reorganization that I started in my spare bedroom hit a snag from which it has...
FeaturesAugust 1, 2007
Gifts for the impromptu inviteBetween the summer party season and being introduced to a slew of friends and kin connected to my banjo player, I'm right in the middle of a mess of impressing. And every good Southern girl worth her weight in grits knows two things: 1. Never arrive to a house unle...
FeaturesJune 6, 2007
Picture getting organizedMy life is getting pretty boring. Well, not boring so much, just slowing down a little. School's out, and the pace is calming to a crawl around my town. My next trip out of the country isn't until July, and my new favorite person is on the road making his musical d...
FeaturesMay 16, 2007
Show off the BIG STUFFLast time around we talked about displaying your collections of small items. I hope you've been able to share some wonderful hobbies and memories with visitors to your home this past month. And, as promised, this time around I'm going to talk about displaying your ...Advertisement
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