According to the Pantone Color Institute, the official authority on international color for home, fashion and graphic design, spring’s color palette embodies vibrant escape: coral rose (a zesty orange), peapod (a yellowgreen), regatta blue, lavender, silver cloud, blue curacao and russet brown. Pantone reports that the spring colors were inspired by Africa, India, Peru and […]
Malena Lott
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Energize essentials
Benjamin Franklin once said “energy and persistence conquer all things.” Franklin must’ve had more energy than most because he was an author, diplomat, inventor, physicist, politician and printer back in the 1700s, before energy drinks and vitamins were the norm. In 2011, how can we increase our personal energy to “conquer all things” in our […]
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D-I-V-O-R-C-E
Yet, it’s not for lack of trying. In 1998, then-Gov. Frank Keating wanted to tackle the embarrassing (and costly) ranking by pledging to reduce the divorce rate by one-third by 2010. The Oklahoma Marriage Initiative resulted, which has helped thousands of Oklahomans since its inception in 1999 with relationship education for every age and life […]
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Pie chart
From newspapers to blog posts to even a California-based consulting firm, pies have been showing up on lists of top food trends of 2011. “If I had one trend — one trend — of the year that I could predict … this would be the trend for pie,” Andrew Freeman told Nation’s Restaurant News in […]
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Pioneer project
When asked what she thinks makes a great marriage, Ree Drummond, aka popular Oklahoma blogger and cookbook author The Pioneer Woman, was hesitant to answer. “I don’t feel like I can give people advice on marriage,” she said. But she does know why her own marriage works, and tells how it all began in her […]
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Nesting nomenclature
The metro is ripe with all the fixings for cozy retreats. Often, the first thought for shaking off the cold is lighting a fire — hopefully in a fireplace — and Bachle’s Fireplace Furnishings & Outdoor Living, 9422 N. May, has all the right stuff. Who knew fireplaces had gotten so sophisticated? Sure, you can […]
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Live long & prosper
What’s the one New Year’s resolution that could change your life? What if we could all live in prosperity and abundance despite what the bank account balance is? According to four financial experts, sustainable prosperity is available for everyone, but it requires a switch in mind-set and practice. With those Christmas credit card bills starting […]
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Chop it down and drag it home, as Oklahoma farms grow trees just waiting for all the tinsel and lights
While driving down the dirt lanes of the Sorghum Mill Christmas Tree & Blackberry Farm in Edmond on a four-wheeler, it’s hard not to get into the spirit of the season. Evergreens rise up on all sides, whispering in the winds to be chosen. With acres of trees and a growing time of three to […]
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Women’s voices are rising in religion
“About the injunction of the Apostle Paul that women should keep silent in church? Don’t go by one text only.” “Saint Teresa of Ávila The beloved saint opined on the voice of women in church back in the 1500s, yet nearly five hundred years later, many religions still want the primary voice from the pulpit […]
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Get through sultry summer days with these recommended reads
Oklahomans thirsty for entertainment this summer are diving into hot reads from the metro’s indie booksellers. The hottest? At Full Circle Bookstore, 1900 Northwest Expressway, and Best of Books, 1313 E. Danforth in Edmond, the most requested read of the summer is reads, plural: Stieg Larsson’s “Millennium Trilogy.” According to Dana Meister, event coordinator at […]