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Smart Design With Suzette: Interior Finishes – Paint & Wallcoverings
Smart Design with SuzetteInterior Finishes – Paint and Wallcoverings
By SUZETTE FOX
In an eco-friendly world interior finishes should be earth-sensitive, meaning they should be safe for people and the environment.
We have come a long way in the last few years. There are many eco-friendly choices to make.
Wallcoverings – What to look for:
This photo demonstrates an inspiration piece (pillow) in choosing paint color and spreading accent colors around the room. Courtesy/www.digsdigs.comToday’s wallcoverings come in modern, eye-catching designs made from green materials that are perfect Read More
TOTH: The Miracle Of The Nativity
‘Adoration of the Shepherds’ by Gerard van Honthorst, 1622. Courtesy/wikipedia.comBy LISA ROTHROCK
TOTH
It’s so amazing and wonderful when a baby is born! We goo, we coo, we act like little children ourselves. But why was Jesus’s birth so special? Why did He get a special place, special visitors, and even His own star? As Father Gary Baldwin says, “I sure didn’t get all that when I was born!”
This Sunday evening, Dec. 14, at Trinity on the Hill Episcopal Church, Father Gary will discuss the Nativity and the birth of Jesus. EVERYONE is welcome to celebrate our contemporary worship Read More
Solo Traveler: Prehistoric Man Part II
The Visitors Center at Les Combarelles. Photo by Sherry Hardage
The displays of the new drawings recently discovered in Les Combarelles. Photo by Sherry Hardage
Solo Traveler: Prehistoric Man Part IIBy SHERRY HARDAGE
Our guide at Combarelles, the day after we visited L’Abri du Cap Blanc, was the same man from Cap Blanc! His English had improved slightly with all that practice with us the day before. He did a decent job explaining the inscribed drawings in the narrow snake-like cave.
Combarelles consists of two caves that open into a single entrance. One is closed off completely. Read More
Arron’s Kids Closet Open Thursday And Friday
FUMC News:
The community is invited to stop by and shop at Aaron’s Kids Closet 6:30-8:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 11 and 10:30 a.m. to noon Friday, Dec. 12. Read More
Food on the Hill: Muhammara Sauce
Food on the HillBy FELICIA ORTH
The unmistakable influence of the Arab world in New Mexico came as a surprise to me when I was preparing a meal for a special Earth Day event a few years ago—a meal based on the fruits and vegetables in the gardens of “New Spain.”
Ultimately, it was the fragrant and concentrated flavors of orange blossom essence, rosewater, rose petal syrup and pomegranate molasses in some of the Spanish recipes I found that revealed the depth of the Arabic contributions to that cuisine.
A book published this fall by the late Juan Estevan Arellano, “Enduring Acequias—Wisdom
Los Alamos Knight of Columbus Council #3137 Earns 2014 Star Council Award
Grand Knight Steve Ciddio, left, here with State Deputy Richard Espinosa, received the Star Council Award for the Los Alamos Knights of Columbus Council #3137. The award, presented at the 2014 New Mexico Knight of Columbus Mid-Year Meeting, recognized the Los Alamos council for outstanding achievement in membership, insurance, and service program activities. Program activities for which the council was recognized included a Golf Tournament, which raised $9,000 for scholarships and the Knights of Columbus Free Throw Championship Contest. Courtesy photo Read More
IHM Annual Christmas Arts And Crafts Fair Saturday
LADIES AUXILIARY News:
The Ladies Auxiliary is sponsoring the annual Christmas Arts and Crafts Fair 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 13.
The event is being held in the Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church Parish Hall, 3700 Canyon Road in Los Alamos.
Breakfast and Lunch will be available for purchase:
- Breakfast is a Continental Breakfast
- Lunch is Green Chile Stew and Posole
This is a great Christmas shopping opportunity! For more information, call Gloria Lopez at 505.920.3143. Read More
Community Spends Jolly Time At Breakfast With Santa
Amy Xie and her daughters Annie, left, and Grace enjoy breakfast Saturday morning the Betty Ehart Senior Center. The event was hosted by the local Kiwanis Club. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com
Kiwanian Don Casperson helps serve breakfast to a hungry crowd Saturday at the Betty Ehart Senior Center. The event was part of the annual Winterfest festivities. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com
Hazel Talachy and Krik Krikorian enjoy breakfast. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com
Kiwanian John Arrowsmith and Geri Bishop helpSmart Design With Suzette: What Is Eco-Design?
An updated wreath is now the perfect color for this salmon door. Photo by Suzette Fox
Put treasured decorations in a new spot every year. Photo by Suzette Fox
Smart Design with SuzetteWhat is Eco-Design?
By SUZETTE FOX
Today launches the first of a series of columns on design. I’ve been in the design world since 1985 when I worked for an architectural firm in Florida known for their modern office buildings. A lot has changed since then. My love of interior design has blossomed into a passion for ‘green’ living.
I am an Eco-Designer. For me, it is imperative to search for new design and building Read More