Gary Paulsen was born on May 17, 1939 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. "I'm only a second-generation American. My father's family came to this country from Denmark; my mother's people emigrated from Norway and Sweden. My father was a career military man who se...

Mention geraniums and the image of the red-flowered summer annual jumps to mind. But in winter a lesser known geranium keeps alive the memories of the garden. Scented geraniums are herbs grown not for their flowers but for their capacity to summon the...

Winter room, summer room . . . it's useful all year Tucked into the southwest corner of an older house, this bright new room is as useful in July as it is in the dead of winter. Designed for Jannie and...