HOME & DECOR
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Continued from Page 38 The celebration of food culture inevitably helps to promote the kitchen to take centre stage within homes. The design brief from one owner of a maisonette unit called for a spacious open kitchen that integrated with the other spaces in the unit, forming a large space for frequent social gatherings. In this project, the kitchen no longer served as just a space for food preparation, but it was also where entertainment took place. We designed the kitchen to be facing the entrance, and beside it a lounge space for guests and relaxation. Instead of the living room, the guests would be greeted by the open kitchen and the lounge as they entered the unit. In this
instance, guests linger and interact around the kitchen and the lounge space and may never need to proceed further into the living room, negating the living as the main space traditionally used for receiving guests (refer to Photo 4 and 5). We always find inspiration when we design in response to the different lifestyles, inclinations and personalities of home owners, and the results always materialise in better design solutions for the occupants. With that, we will share more on the specifics of kitchen design, and on responding to different needs and essential design considerations for kitchens in our next write-up.
Growing Sage?
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By Marieke Vos Epoch Times Staff
D
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The English say: “He that would live for aye [forever], must eat sage in May.”
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The ancients wondered: “Cur Moriatur homo cui Salvia crescit in horto?” (Why should one die whilst sage grows in his garden?). The English say: “He that would live for aye [forever], must eat sage in May.” A French proverb specifies, “Sage helps the nerves and by its powerful might, palsy is cured and fever put to f light.” The French also believe the plant helps one who is grieving. Sa lv ia, t he
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genus of sage, is derived f rom t he Latin sa lvere meaning “to be well, to be healthy, or to be Burning sage saved”. It is also sometimes called S. Salvatrix, “sage the saviour”. A biblical legend says that when Mary fled the soldiers of Herod with the baby Jesus, they could shelter with the sage and not under the wild rose or the stock gillyf lower. Mary, thankful, then blessed the f lower with its medicinal powers. The plant is also said to protect against the underworld and, according to old traditions, rue must be planted in between sage plants to keep
away noxious toads. Native Americans use white sage in offerings and they use the smoke for purification. The Chinese traded sage for green tea in a ratio of 3 to 1. You can also make tea with sage, or it can be used in brewing beer, in country wines, as a preservative in cheese, or on dark bread with butter. The hundreds of varieties of aromatic sage come in all sizes and colours and have a long season of bloom. Apart from it’s legendary kitchen use, the plant is thus also a nice aesthetic addition to the garden. Shu t
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