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Aromas seep from the kitchen at many holiday gatherings, but especially on Thanksgiving. How tough would it be to turn down warm turkey, salad with sweet potatoes and green beans, and fresh-baked pies? My Grandma Rose was forced to do just that after a stroke last year left her unable to eat. She kept a great attitude, though, even as she endured platefuls of temptations surrounding her. Food is often the common denominator among us, but my grandma heightened my sensitivity about what matters: the chance to laugh, talk and spend time with those we love.
Thanksgiving is about pulling out all the stops. But as our gatherings have become bigger and our celebrations longer, there’s a greater temptation to resort to paper and plastic. Fortunately, there’s a slew of eco goods out there for eating and storing leftovers. Unfortunately, it’s difficult to choose because there are so many issues to consider. For starters, how far did they travel? How will they be disposed of?
JOB DESCRIPTION:President and creative director of Hufft Projects, an architectural and interior design firm; Make Studios, a cabinet, furniture and building fabrication business; and Edwin Blue, an outdoor furniture line; 321 W. 40th St., 816-531-0201, www.hufft .com, www.make-studios.com Tell us about your home.
Signs your garage needs organizing: •Your entire wardrobe is gray to disguise the salt marks from squeezing past your car.
Our master bedroom closet is situated over our garage. It’s 10 feet by 9 feet and doesn’t have any HVAC ducting. So in the winter it gets quite cold, and in the summer quite hot. We have resorted to a space heater in winter. Two of the closet walls have an access panel (3 feet by 3 feet) into the adjoining attic. From the attic, I can see that the closet walls are insulated with fiberglass batts between the studs. The floor of the attic, which is the ceiling of the garage, is insulated with blown insulation. The attic ceiling is, of course, just exposed roof framing.
Don’t blink or you’ll miss a regional furniture sighting in “Surrogates.” You can make out the nailhead trim of Gerard’s “Bentley Chair,” which sits in the private surrogate control room of Canter, played by actor James Cromwell. The sci-fi thriller stars Bruce Willis and is playing in theaters.
Jackie Denning wants to show the world that Kansas City is becoming a metropolis of landmarks beyond the Bartle Hall spires and the Country Club Plaza fountains — although she appreciates those, too. Denning, a textile design grad from the University of Kansas, carves blocks to make prints of places you won’t typically find on a postcard: 18th Street in the Crossroads Arts District, the West Bottoms skyline and the bronze spider outside the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, to name a few. The wavy lines lend movement to the buildings, statues and otherwise still objects her prints depict.
Bicycling is a simple solution for some very complicated problems, says Brent Hugh, executive director of the Missouri Bicycle Federation.
One of my favorite holiday traditions is to learn about other people’s traditions. I enjoy hearing about their childhood memories, such as baking cookies for Santa or caroling for neighbors, and how they have woven their holiday heritage into their own observances as adults. As I listen to the tales of Christmases past and present, I am always amazed by how many memories and traditions revolve around the Christmas tree. This special symbol is near and dear to our hearts and the star of the show when it comes to holiday decorating.
