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“The Willing Suspension of Disbelief.”

Spotlight: ‘Developing Daisy’ celebrates the gay and women’s liberation movements of the 1970s; Linda Post exhibit at R. Michelson Galleries

by Staff Report May 3, 2019

Not all thrift stores are created equally, counsels Suchodolski. The Cancer Connection Thrift Shop revealed leather sneakers from Paris and the kind of glamazon red trench Sigourney Weaver might have worn in “Working Girl.”

Cheap! Thrilling! Eco-friendly! An insider’s guide to thrifting in the Valley

by Veronica Suchodolski For Hampshire LifeMay 3, 2019

Dierdre Savage

Style Stop: The Ellery Hotel co-owner Dierdre Savage

by Staff Report May 2, 2019

$399,900.

Homes of the week

by Staff Report May 2, 2019

Michelle Dirkse goes through some of the fabric and wallpaper she has designed in her studio. Pillows and the wallpaper behind her are also her designs.

Creating one-of-a-kind textiles from original art

by Sandy Deneau Dunham The Seattle TimesMay 2, 2019

Another plant that used to fool me with its possum routine was Heuchera. It tends to greet me in early spring looking like a mop of shriveled brown leaves.

Is that plant dead?

by Mickey Rathbun For the Gazette May 2, 2019

Ask a (local) Master Gardener: What is going on with my rhododendrons?

by Priscilla Touhey For the GazetteMay 2, 2019

These three plates are beautiful and are reminiscent of decorative techniques used for the Taj Mahal.

Indian souvenir plates are beautiful, but not antiques

by Helaine Fendelman Tribune News Service, and Joe Rosson Tribune News ServiceMay 2, 2019

This perch from the upper-level office looks over and across the dining room and into the living room below and the master bedroom above. “There’s hardly anything in this room,” designer Michelle Burgess says of the bedroom. “It all had to have a softness.” The bed fills that bill, says homeowner Kate: “Our beloved Hastens bed is the most comfortable.”

How to achieve warm minimalism

by Sandy Deneau Dunham The Seattle TimesMay 2, 2019

It's the time of year when the newness of spring prompts many who are eager to feel some freshness in their lives to clean and purge their homes of unneeded items. When I saw these discarded skis and poles with an inviting "FREE" sign next to them on Main Street in North Hatfield last week, I was reminded of my own collections of things that must be eliminated--or at least acknowledged and procrastinated until the next season. Does the feeling of renewal and relief outweigh the annoying chore of the process? So far, I've felt no stirrings, but I'm hoping the warmth of the sun and the extra two minutes of daylight each day will awaken my inner housekeeper.

Photo gallery: Spring cleaning

by Staff Report May 2, 2019