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CONNECT WITH US
I’m
so happy to see in the May issue the feature
“Fitting Room,”
(page 35),
with the couple who
also lives in the Boston area in a 735-square-foot
home. I have lived in a 482-square-foot Boston
condo for almost 10 years now and appreciate
articles for those of us who live in smaller spaces.
Margot Duzak, Boston, MA
THE DAILY CHOICES we make in
our diet have a huge impact on the
environment. I am committed to
changing my carbon footprint. One
of the cheapest ways to do so is by
eating a plant-based diet as often as
I can. Please, help your readers on
this issue by providing pi ant-based
recipes. I have often not seen a
single vegetarian recipe in a given
issue (with the exception of
desserts.) I’m not suggesting you
go on a quest to make readers
vegetarians. Instead I urge you to
show how making small changes to
our diet (perhaps eating meatless
two times a week) can make a huge
impact on our earth.
HollieAnderson Saraswat,
Plymouth, Ml
Thanks for your suggestion We do
plan to add more vegetarian recipes in
future issues. We hope you'll like the
two in this issue—Edamame Bread
Salad
(page 134)
and Zucchini Cakes
with Mushroom Ragout
(page 150).
I REALLY LIKED the article “Clean
Getaway” in your May 2008 issue
(page 84),
as I am always looking
for creative ways to get organized.
I just want to remind those with
small children in their house to
keep cleaning chemicals on the
higher shelves where the little ones
can’t reach or climb.
Cathy Garcia, via e-mail
THE HOME IN YOUR “Open Country”
story in the June issue (
page 37)
was
charming but for the life of me, I
cannot imagine why anyone would
want to display books backwards on
the bookshelves. Books are beautiful.
Just give the books away to someone
who will enjoy them and go for the
ultimate in uncluttered—nothing!
Susan A. Beecher, Chelsea, Ml
I DISCOVERED ASOLUTION to a
huge problem I have. My spring
garden is blessed with hundreds
of daffodils, but the foliage gets
annoying when I need to plant
annuals. So, after trying many
things, I discovered that the clumps
of leaves braid beautifully! I remove
the flower stalks, braid clumps of
leaves, and curl the braid under. It’s
very attractive, allows the leaves to
refuel for next year, and the whole
clump lifts out easily when the
leaves are done.
Colleen Johnson, viae-mail
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