Living

FROM the keen eye and deft pen of fashion illustrator Jason Brooks comes this delightful view of Paris. Combining drawings from several trips to the City of Light, Brooks has created a book that is part tour guide, part journal and all art.

Dear Mattie: What kind of accessories should I wear? Ready for Summer in Westview Dear Westview: Wear all kinds of accessories. Wearing accessories is in style this season. Every outfit, both casual and formal, should be accessorized.

Joe Fresh opens first free-standing store in NV

THROUGH the last decades, the notion of building homes in more environmentally friendly ways has become much the norm.

BRIAN Turko has set for himself the lofty goal of creating the world's best espresso. After spending three rousing and informative hours with him one recent morning, I believe he is already well on the way to achieving this goal.

BLUEBERRY season has rolled around once again, please tell me where the year has gone? It's time to head out to Richmond and pick a bucket of blues (or just pick some up at your local store).

GARDENERS continually face a wide range of issues that challenge their ability to solve problems in an environmentally friendly, cost effective and expedient manner.

. The Greenest Home, by Julie Torres Moskovitz (Princeton Architectural Press, 192 pages) $53 THE word "passive" can conjure up images of submission and a lack of resistance but when it comes to buildings there is a whole other definition.

A parent once told me that once her child understood why she needed him to co-operate he surely would. "Mind you," she continued, "he hasn't yet co-operated but I'm certain it will happen soon.