KIM COOKAssociated Press After a pandemic year in which the shape of work and play were transformed, Father’s Day gifts can embrace comforting old favorites or celebrate exciting new interests. […]
KIM COOKAssociated Press Backyards and patios have been working hard all year because of the pandemic, and this summer they can provide new ways to cool off and have fun […]
KIM COOKAssociated Press Along with bread-baking and closet reorganizing, another nesting trend on the home front is “cottagecore” style. “The cottagecore aesthetic swarmed the internet this year with its revival […]
KIM COOKAssociated Press Squeezing the most out of summer — especially this coronavirus summer — has often meant eating and entertaining outside, for those with the space to do it. […]
KIM COOKAssociated Press Ice cream has been described as “happiness condensed,″ so what better way to boost your mood during this pandemic summer than to bring the hues and patterns […]
KIM COOKAssociated Press If you’re looking for respite from this winter’s weather and news, you’ll find plenty of peace and quiet in the spring offerings beginning to show up at […]
KIM COOKAssociated Press Author Lucy Maud Montgomery, of “Anne of Green Gables″ fame, loved a good blanket. “I like to hear a storm at night,” she wrote. “It is so […]