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r e a d in g y o u r m a g a -
z in e s in c e m y m o th e r h a d h e r
s u b s c r ip t io n w h e n I w a s y o u n g . I
lo v e th e d e c o r a tin g id e a s fo r liv in g
ro o m s a n d f a m ily ro o m s, y e t y o u
n e v e r see a T V . C a n y o u h e lp b y
in c lu d in g so m e id e a s to d e c o ra te
th e s e m a jo r ro o m s w it h th e T V b e in g
th e fo c u s , in s te a d o f a fir e p la c e ?
Danielle R. Gibson, Raleigh, nc
G r e a t id e a , D a n ie lle . F o r te rrific T V
d e c o ra tin g id e a s, tu n e in to “T h e B ig
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f a m ily ro o m in “H o u s e C a lls ,”
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fo r th e la s t y e a r in
T o r in o , Ita ly , I a lw a y s lo o k fo rw a rd
to o u r m o n t h ly p a c k a g e fr o m th e
state s.
B H & G
k e e p s m e c o n n e c te d
w it h h o m e . W h e n I ’m d o n e r e a d in g
c o v e r to co v e r, I p a s s it o n to o th e r
A m e r ic a n s liv in g h e re . L o o k in g
fo rw a r d to o n c e a g a in u s in g so m e o f
th e g re a t id e a s y o u s h a re w h e n I
r e t u r n to th e sta te s in a n o th e r ye a r.
Jo Ann Malcolm, Decatur, AL
M y d augh ter
in c o lle g e is a
v e g e ta ria n , a n d I ’m a lw a y s lo o k in g
fo r r e c ip e s th e e n tire f a m ily w ill
e n jo y w h e n sh e co m e s h o m e . I t r ie d
th e B la c k B e a n C a k e s w it h S a ls a in
th e A p r il is s u e —th e y w e re q u ic k ,
easy, a n d d e lic io u s .
Ann-Marie Lefebvre, W. Greenwich, Rl
I ju s t w an te d
to s a y t h a n k y o u
fo r th e A p r il is s u e . O v e r th e la s t y e a r
I ’v e b e c o m e in c r e a s in g ly in te re s te d
in a n d in v o lv e d w it h e n v ir o n m e n t -
r e la te d is s u e s. K u d o s fo r a ll th e g re a t
E a r t h -f r ie n d ly id e a s a n d fo r n o t ju s t
p a y in g lip s e r v ic e to E a r t h D a y.
Emily Schleiger, Naperville, IL
O h m y!
T h e M a r c h is s u e ’s “P a p e r
T r a il” a rt ic le w a s a d v ic e se n t fro m
heaven. A s I w a s abo ut to b e g in re a d in g
it, m y h u s b a n d b e g a n te a rin g ap a rt o u r
d e sk a n d c o m p la in in g abo ut h o w w e are
so u n o rg a n iz e d . F o r tw o p e o p le w h o
r e a lly n e e d to ta m e th e ir p ap e rw o rk ,
th is c o u ld n ’t h a ve co m e at a b etter tim e.
Courtney Spallina, Yuma, AZ
O v e r th e y e a rs ,
I h a v e s e e n a lo t
o f m a g a z in e s g e a re d to th e sam e
a u d ie n c e , a n d I fe e l
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p a in tin g s in
M a r y P o p p in s .
I ju s t w a n t
to ju m p in s id e th e p ic tu re a n d e n jo y
th e p e a c e fu l, o rg a n iz e d , a n d w e ll-
p la n n e d ro o m s a n d g a rd e n s.
Roxanne Thayne, Lehi, UT
q
! We asked: W hat
do you splurge
on? How are you
having fun?
Instead of toys for our 3-year-old's
birthday last summer, one
grandma bought a membership to
our children's museum, and the
other bought a membership to the
zoo. It's been a fun way to have a
great time as a family, and the only
expense is gas and food. Our own
gift to our daughter is a pass to the
swimming pool.
Heather Hicks, Springfield, or
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