f r e s h
N O W
S IM P L E M O M .N E T
M om Tsh (pronounced “ Tish” )
O xenreider, a self- described “ life hacker” and home
manager, lives by the credo “ when mom is doing well, the
w hole fam ily thrives.” H er easy-to-navigate site is loaded with
tips fo r clearing clutter, getting healthy dinners on the table,
paring dow n paperw ork, and finding tim e fo r yourself.
g o o d f u n
H a rry P otter and the
H alf-B lood Prince
best audio
books for
road trips
■
A Walk in the Woods
narrated by author
Bill Bryson
■ Harper Lee’s
To K ill a
Mockingbird
narrated
by Sissy Spacek
■
Charlotte’s Web
narrated by author
E.B. White
■
Lake Wobegon Days
narrated by author
Garrison Keillor
■ Erik Larson’s
The D evil
in the White C ity
narrated by Tony Goldwyn
■
Born Standing Up
narrated by author
Steve Martin
■
Anne Tyler’s
Back
When We Were
Grownups
narrated
^ ^ by Blair Brown
l i g h t s f a n t a s t i c
Enhance the
4
th o f July blasts in the sky with
-D fireworks glasses. The treated lenses make
the light show come alive w ith a kaleidoscope
effect. Pick up a pair online at
amazon.com
or
buy them in bulk at
3dglassesonline.com.
C O L D C O M F O R T
Fill a galvanized metal plant holder w ith about 4 cups of
ice and 1 cup of rock salt for an on-the-go ice cream
social. Nestle in bowls of toppers— berries, nuts, and
chopped cookies— for an instant buffet.
H
i m
g o o d d e e d
Adopt a School Garden
Get involved with the
National Gardening
Association’s program that
teaches kids how to plant,
cultivate, and harvest.
garden.org/asg
Harry’s spellbinding sixth
year at Hogwarts hits the
screens on July
17
.
g o o d r e a d
Too M any Cooks
Undaunted by her
children’s reviews (“This
tastes like sand!”), author
Emily Franklin cooks up
102
recipes with her four
kids under the age of
9
.
24 JULY2009 BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS
PHOTOS: (OXENREIDER) KYLE OXENREIDER; (ICE CREAM) ANDY LYONS; FOOD STYLING: JILL LUST
