Making singles feel welcome at gatherings and dinners
Hosts can help singles feel at ease by seating strategies, buffet setups, and mixed tables. Guests should mingle, avoid overbearing love songs, and maintain courtesy if not invited. Matchmaking should be consensual, light, and non coercive to protect guests’ comfort.
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Matt Jacobs
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Cimarelli
Jill Murphy Long
Matchmaking tips from experts and cautions to set ups
Relationship adviser Pepper Schwartz warns about a strong disclaimer to set up partners to protect all sides from unpredictable chemistry. Beth Wolff and Helen Fisher stress shared values, clear criteria, and honest feedback while avoiding therapist roles in arranged pairings.
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Perfectmatch.com
Packgree Books
Beth Wolff
Los Altos
Calif
Helen Fisher
Henry Holt
Hottest garden trends for 2007 emphasize eco friendly living
Garden industry leaders highlight a shift to outdoor living as a lifestyle with 24 hour gardens and all weather furnishings. Trends include multi tasking gardens that mix edible plants with ornamentals, drought tolerant selections like Knock Out Roses, crape myrtles, bold foliage, and multi use plants that transition indoors or outdoors.
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Susan McCoy
Garden Media Group
Bill Kidd
McDonald Garden Center
Hampton
Bradford
Kidd
Ethne Clarke
Traditional Home Magazine
Maracas
Bruce Butterfield
National Gardening Association
Simply Beautiful
Humidity helps houseplants thrive in springtime
Horticulturist Mitch Baker notes plants prefer air moisture over soil moisture, aiming for 50 to 60 percent humidity. Tips include water trays with gravel to raise evaporation, humidity trays with a grid, and portable humidifiers, with cool mist favored over warm mist for safety and efficacy.
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Mitch Baker
American Plant Food Nursery
Bethesda
Baker
American Plant Food
Laura Conklin
Kaz
Southboro
Mass
Honeywell
Power Pearls Set Pelosi Style as Symbol of Authority
Nancy Pelosi popularizes a multi color South Seas and Tahitian pearl strand as a signature look seen at a news conference after her election, with designers noting pearls’ long history as a mark of wealth and power. A secondary four strand black pearl necklace also features in her outfits.
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Pelosi
Eve Alfille
The
Pearl Society
Los Angeles Times
Texas
Ann Richards
John Loring
Tiffany & Co
Tiffany Pearls
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