MARGARET LEMAY
byBy Karin Wolf FROM ANCIENT ROME TO MAIN STREET USA, families have lived above their shops and businesses, supporting their local economies while also…
May, 2015
FROST-PROOF FOOD
byBy Megan Cain Mother’s Day is often the target date for planting vegetable gardens because it’s around the time of the last frost. But…
SOUTHWEST BY FAR EAST
byBy Marni McEntee THE EMPTY-NESTER OWNERS of this Eagle home wanted to carve out a corner of their lakeside retreat that reflected their…
CREATE CONNECT JEWELRY STUDIO
byBy Joyce Novacek “I THINK WOMEN HAVE AN INNATE NEED TO CREATE,” says Amy Dryer, founder and CEO of Create Connect Jewelry Studio. And…
STANDING STRONG
byBy Rachel Werner NEARLY 20 PERCENT OF WOMEN are victims of sexual violence in their lifetimes. But those rates rise precipitously among women of…
MY GREEK BLUE WEDDING
byHere are some gift ideas for those who like to stray a bit from the confines of a gift registry—or if the wedding lacks…
CHOOSE HAPPINESS
byBy Kim Krueger IT DOESN’T MATTER WHETHER motivational speaker Christi Andringa is talking to a group of five or 500, her preparation ritual is…
ANN IMIG
by“I’M A RECOVERING PERFECTIONIST,” says humor writer Ann Imig. She’s only half kidding. You’ve met Imig in the pages of BRAVA, where she’s contributed…
LIVING IN DUALITY
byBy Fabu Phillis Carter BARBARA FRANKS’ STORY IS ONE OF TRANSFORMATION. Believing in herself and her abilities, as a child, she decided she would…