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Feng Shui in the Garden Bring peace to your garden using the principles of feng shui.

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CONTENTS

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Savoir Faire

Five confident kitchens, well-equipped and prepared for anything.

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Publishers’ Letter In almost every home, the kitchen is a central focus where people not only cook and eat but also socialize. This is why we devote a special issue on kitchen design because the designs reveal so much about our lifestyles, values, and culture. After considering many kitchens, we have selected five kitchen designs to share with you.

Read each story and learn how different designers manipulate positive and negative space and how custom cabinets are made. You’ll find plenty of ideas for your own kitchen remodel.

What’s Your Style?

We also feature in this issue a story on home gyms, including an expert’s guide on the equipment you need to get started with an exercise program.

Make sure you mark June 1 for Annapolis’ first residential landscape architecture tour. You’ll see amazing estates and formal gardens, and have a chance to question landscape architects. They are some of the most unusual and creative people we know, and passionate not just about plants, but about cool things, such as medieval mounds.

We hope you enjoy each page of this issue. We have designed it artistically as a visual feast. As always, we love to hear from you.

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Garry Winogrand (1928–1984) is renowned for his photographs of street life in mid-century America. In the first retrospective of his work in twenty-five years, there are roughly one hundred and sixty photographs in the exhibition including never-before-seen prints. Winogrand’s photographs are often infused with an uncertainty and tension that make them an especially captivating representation of urban American culture. Co-organized by the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art and the National Gallery of Art, this not-to-be missed show can be seen at the NGA in D.C. through June 8, 2014. For more information and hours, go to www.nga.gov.

p.m. and Saturday, April 5, 8 p.m. at the beautiful St. Anne’s Church in Annapolis. For tickets and more information, go to www.liveartsmaryland.org.

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Save the date for June 1. You will not want to miss the first Annapolis Garden Tour that will allow you to visit remarkable estates designed by the area’s best landscape architects. Organized by Annapolis Home Magazine in conjunction with the American Society of Landscape Architects, the tour will benefit The Lighthouse: A Homeless Prevention Support Center in Annapolis. For more information on the tour, go to www.annapolishomemag.com.

The Annapolis Film Festival will be held March 27–30 with over seventy films screened in four days. A wonderful contribution to the artistic culture of the Annapolis region, the Film Festival deserves your support, both through donations and by attending one or more of the films. For details, go to www.annapolisfilmfestival.net.

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Lift your spirit by attending the Annapolis Chorale Season Finale, The Spirit Soars—Music of the Russian and Eastern Traditions. This musical event will be on Friday, April 4, 7:30

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The Academy Art Museum in Easton hosts ambitious exhibitions, concerts, trips, an excellent lecture series, and classes for adults and children. Support the museum through a membership and participate in this institution’s rich artistic offerings. For up-to-date exhibitions and programs, go to www.academyartmuseum.org.

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Robert Haywood, Ph.D., studied art and architectural history at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. He has taught at MIT and Johns Hopkins University and has been a residential fellow at the Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts and the Getty Center in Los Angeles.

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Tidewater Grace

By Kymberly Taylor

Over the centuries, this Easton waterfront Colonial has matured, with sections added in 1810, 1890, and 1940. Today, the rambling beauty is occupied by a busy family and a homeowner who turned to interior designer James Merida for help redecorating the entire house, while preserving its Tidewater charm.

The kitchen, a rabbit warren of rooms, posed a challenge. “She wanted a big easy-to-use kitchen, she cooks a lot,” recalls Merida, who owns Bountiful, a furnishing and fine design shop in Easton. He gave this homeowner exactly what she wanted, and worked with the architect and kitchen designer to open up the space dramatically. This meant removing walls and supporting the ceiling with steel joints. Now, its organic shape mirrors the long bones of the house.

For a fresh, timeless look, Merida suggested a simple palette of blues and whites, brightened with pops of color. Unlike the shining modern kitchen that looks untouched, its finishes are matte and colors soft. The appliances are unabashedly present, as if great things are being cooked all the time. In fact, it is this frankness, this informal transparency that makes this kitchen a delight to be in. There is a friendly red miniature Aga stove, a wooden cutting board island on rollers. A Kitchen Aid is at the ready in a pop-up drawer. Other unusual elements are a brick backsplash, antique hutch with a chicken wire screen, a clever trashcan accessed by a wooden panel in the middle of a counter.

Merida points out the hardwood floors in the kitchen continue throughout the house.

“Some houses have hardwood in one room, carpet in another, and then the kitchen has tile.” He suggests using the same materials throughout a home, repeating them rather than adding more. There should not be too much going on. “On a subliminal level, people find the repetitions comforting . . . most 23 Vol. 5, No. 2 2014 23

people try to do too much in their kitchens. It’s a hodgepodge.” In this home of disparate parts, he notes: “It’s about trying to keep all of this reading as one but at the same time making sure each space is separate and functional.”

He took care to balance color mindfully in the kitchen. “You realize you have one big blue piece on one wall and another blue piece is over here on the other end, so it’s not all crammed together . . . there are pops of color; the main section is white, but there’s a balance."

This kitchen’s strongest element may be its marble counters that radiate a pure white difficult to duplicate in granite, coriander, and other materials.

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of marble. Marble is very functional, if you just take care of it.”

And perhaps it is the marble’s ethereal quality, combined with centuries-old brick and shades of white, modulated by blues, that lighten this kitchen, as well as the entire first floor. The designer, indeed, succeeds in connecting this house to its past. In the sunlight, the colors seem to dissolve in the air, as if the house is perpetually and beautifully fading back to its earliest beginnings, proof that it will endure.

Resources: Bountiful, www.bountifuldecor.com Atelier 11 Architecture, www.atelier11architecture.com

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Grand Manners

By Kymberly Taylor

Have you noticed that, when throwing a dinner party, there is always one well-meaning guest who invades your space, blissfully unaware?

That there is always a man standing in front of the refrigerator? Kitchen designer Joni Zimmerman knows this after years of practice combining two great loves: the science of design and the psychology of people.

Zimmerman, owner of Design Solutions in Annapolis, notes that some guests are indeed conscious about this unspoken rule. And, some are not. “One guest may be better at minding space than another, but men, forget it . . . they like to stand in front of the refrigerator and they are clueless about it, that’s why I joke about getting the crowd control ropes . . . I just want to rope the place off.”

“The bottom line is, when hosting, personal space is internal but also depends on the setting.

When cooking, you are in a task-oriented place in your mind . . . you need to maneuver, do things, and have more space around you.” She explains that guests, though, are in a social frame of mind and need less space.

For example, this French country estate-style kitchen has a classic symmetrical balance with a formal plan, as does the rest of this waterfront home, whose interior was designed

by Arlene Critzos, owner of Interior Concepts.

The homeowners entertain often, inviting 150 over for dinner. So, Zimmerman embedded into the kitchen “work task” zones and “social interaction” zones. The hostess can still preside over her guests and work safely at her “stage,” while guests converse at another island.

Balance is essential, she says. “When something is well balanced and something is well proportioned, they feel 100 percent great within a space. The moment something is off, they are uncomfortable,” she reflects, pointing out that the islands are balanced within a larger configuration of negative and positive space.

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of the arch and feel surprised yet grounded by its presence. Heights vary in cabinetry, refrigerator, and furnishings, which create layers of interest.

Zimmerman’s approach is unlike most designers.

She begins by asking her client to stand in the part of the kitchen they use the most. From here, the plan evolves. In this case, her client stood in the middle of the kitchen, which is where Zimmerman planned the work zone. Note that the work space is indeed in the center, and that appliances, refrigerator, and range are four feet away, poised for action. “You take two or three steps and you are where you need to be,” she says. This spatial arrangement keeps everyone in their proper place. And, it inspires confidence in the hostess, who telegraphs this to her guests, who then have a better time.

Want to throw a really great dinner party?

Examine your kitchen, its exits and entrances, and change what you can, she suggests. “We can make aesthetic choices to balance out the abnormalities of a space, we can structurally make changes and place furnishings strategically. It’s like an intuitive language for me.” With all of these elements, it is no wonder that her designs brim over with positive energies, drawing all to their powerful center.

Resources: Design Solutions Joni Zimmerman, dsikitchens.com Interior Concepts Arlene Critzos, www.interiorconceptsinc.com

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Star Power

By Kymberly Taylor

Today, the Jackson family’s kitchen is composed of intelligent work zones, carefully measured spaces, appliances just the right distance apart.

It is much like a constellation, a string of stars that are beautiful in their own right yet, if viewed a certain way, are parts connected to a greater whole.

Before it was remodeled, this kitchen was attractive but from a different world, one that did not require inner and outer spaces, a generous island, and powerful appliances able to accommodate a hundred or so for dinner.

For help, Margie and Ed Jackson, whose home overlooks the water in Annapolis, turned to a quartet of professionals, all located in the Annapolis Design District. “I didn’t want just another kitchen remodel. I wanted something unique, I wanted something exciting,” Margie Jackson reflects. The team she chose to undertake this feat included custom builder John Riley, kitchen designers Mark White, owner of Kitchen Encounters, and Tracy McGuinness, and interior designer Lisa Publicover.

After many formal meetings, sketches, and enough notes to fill several six-inch binders, the team masterminded a plan. This entailed everything from knocking out a wall and replacing windows, to moving doors and creating wall-to-wall cabinetry.

Publicover was already hard at work redoing the entire interior of the house, including the kitchen, choosing its light fixtures, hand-painted backsplash tile, and whimsical table and chairs.

She combined forces with Kitchen Encounters, whose designers are trained to handle the abstract and highly technical task of space planning for, in this case, an area that did not yet exist. “That’s where we start,” says White, who relied on McGuinness to create CAD drawings, or mechanical computer renderings to scale.

For such custom made work, engineers from the furniture factory create directly from these drawings, so inaccuracy can cause failure.

Many kitchens are well made and certainly well appointed, what makes this one different?

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of appliances that makes this kitchen special, a beautiful installation of a refrigerator, a warming drawer, a microwave drawer and second oven. The appliances are flush with the cabinetry . . . this is unusual and very slick, in that it is all so flat.”

McGuinness adds, “You’ll notice there’s a subtle relationship between things, there is the scroll in the beautiful hand carved molding, scrolling in the light fixtures, arched windows, arched doors, there is a subtle repetition of details playing with scale and position.”

She is right. The casual observer will admire the forest hues in the walnut-topped islands, the pantry’s unconventional sage green walls, as well as exquisite trim throughout. The careful observer will note that doors located across from one another align perfectly, that the knobs on the cabinets are exactly level, creating a calm horizontal line exuding a refined luster. The dishwasher and wine cooler are cleverly disguised as cabinets.

This intricate ensemble was built upon a thousand decisions. The toughest thing for Margie was selecting cabinetry. With Ed, she flew to Dallas to Bentwood Luxury Kitchens’ headquarters, envisioning cabinetry with smooth surfaces.

After touring the facility, meeting the president of the company, and examining different styles and finishes, they flew back to Annapolis, with the opposite in mind. “I picked something completely different than what I thought I wanted. I wanted smooth but went with those that had the look of leather, whose surface was distressed. Too many smooth surfaces can make a space feel cold,” she says.

It was easier to choose the windows, the second most powerful agent of change in the kitchen.

“They made the most dramatic transformation in a kitchen of dramatic transformations,” Margie says. “The power of a little glass is amazing.” She explains that the windows were installed in the same place as the old ones but are much taller and arched. The extra glass overlooks the garden and creates natural light.

Margie notes that the team approach made sense and that the many hours working with Publicover, Riley, McGuinness, and White were worthwhile.

Each professional brought different expertise, different gifts to the project. She says about White, “He made sure he made the customer happy, I am sure he regretted that! I feel it is elegant but can function as well, that was Mark, he kept bringing us back to that.”

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There is a sense of power, of savoir fair about this space, for it is equipped to handle anything required of it, either delightful or disastrous, easily and beautifully. As McGuinness notes, “There’s a lot of functionality hidden in this kitchen.” At a chef’s fingertips are battalions of knives, legions of glassware, double-duty ovens, food bunkers, reservoirs for drink—a cosmos concealed.

Resources: Kitchen Encounters, www.kitchenencounters.biz Riley Custom Homes and Renovations, www.rileycustom. com Lisa Publicover Interior Design, www.lpiddesign.com Appliances: The Appliance Source, theappliancesource.com Countertops and tile: Atlas Stone Fabricators, www.atlasstonefabricators.com Cabinets (Custom Hanover, Blac; Studio finish): Bentwood Luxury Kitchens, bentwoodkitchens.com

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Seaworthy

By BL Godwin

Part of the pleasure in owning a yacht is, of course, hanging out in the galley. It is here where crew escapes the weather, dines, and enjoys life’s simple pleasures like the sound of the waves and cry of the osprey. The Jeanneau 57, an offshore yacht ideal for blue water sailing, has an especially inviting galley. The spacious interior is illuminated by numerous, well-placed hatches and the large ports in the hull.

Renowned naval architect Philippe Briand, in conjunction with Italian styling house Garroni, designed the Jeanneau 57 so that the galley exudes a modern elegance. The comfortable interior includes leather furnishings and blond teak flooring. The kitchen possesses a lacquered upper cabinet, leatherette lined surfaces, and a table on an electric pedestal that can be converted to a coffee table. In this kitchen, it is always fine weather.

Resource: www.jeanneau.com

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Rule-Breaker

By Tom Levine

So, what do you do when you tire of kitchens that, in designer Sophie Prévost’s words, “take themselves so seriously”? How do you make it fresh and crisp? Prévost and her partner, architect Robert Cole, are the principals and founders of ColePrévost, a Washington DC architecture and design firm.

Their solution? Design a kitchen to include the things they love: the geometry of planes and linearity, original art, orderliness, space that invites human connection, and simplicity. And what you have is a ragoût of modernist sensibility, with a healthy dollop of whimsy. Indeed, ragoût is from the French ragoûter, meaning “to revive the taste.” This is a room that does just that, proudly showing off the craft of its execution and the solidity of its construction. But mainly, it is fun.

And they broke a few rules to get there.

Mix stainless appliances with white ones?

No problem! Roll out the work areas along one wall and strain out the vaunted work triangle? I’m sold! Chop the ubiquitous island in favor of a long communal table? And rapidly reduce the ceiling to seven feet over the table? Why not? Suspend an old swing from the “sky”? You bet!

Prévost says the kitchen “values the craft and the detailing.” She is enthusiastic about the volumes and the proportions that were Cole’s contribution. Ask Cole about the astonishing blue and he will tell you that it is “pure Sophie.” It evokes a hyper-attenuated natural world of crystal clear sky and startlingly turquoise tropical seas.

The communal spaces are the soul of this kitchen. The swing, perfect for two. A sophisticated seating area for toasts. And, for feeding a hungry crowd, the finely crafted dining table that feels like it would go forever if not for the herb garden’s punctuation mark.

How do you finish a project that won’t take itself too seriously? Well, this is a show kitchen. The long-legged art has stripped off its blue stockings and galloped back to its creators. And everything else has vanished like a dove beneath a magician’s handkerchief.

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FENG SHUI

By Grace Schneider

Feng shui is the Chinese art of placing elements within a house or garden to achieve positive energy, drawing prosperity, health, and well being. The word feng literally means “wind” and the word shui means “water.” The five basic elements of feng shui, in order, are water, wood, fire, earth, and metal.

The idea of feng shui is to arrange these elements to raise the level of chi, which means universal energy or energy flow. Chi must be able to move freely throughout a space. At the same time, you do not want chi to move too quickly, as you need time to absorb its benefits. When in doubt, observe the shapes of nature. In general, feng shui design mimics the natural world’s soft flowing lines.

When practicing feng shui, include at least two of its elements into your plan. Water is one of the most powerful conduits of chi and symbolizes life force, for it is the source of all living things. Water can take the form of a simple bird bath or a self-contained vase fountain that plugs into a 120-volt outlet. A classic Italian fountain with plumbing will work well also. Other options are a naturally shaped pond with fish and plantings or a more formal pond with jets.

Wood represents innovation, creativity, and birth. Incorporate wood in the form of a wood deck with built-in benches. Choose real untreated wood, such as cedar or Ipe. If you want to step things up, try an arbor that can frame an entrance to a garden or water view. A gazebo or pergola offers shade from the sun and a cozy sitting or dining area.

Fire attracts enthusiasm and energy into your space. Options include a stone or brick fireplace or hearth incorporated into a pergola or pavilion and a portable fire pit or one embedded into a sandy beach area.

Earth expresses stability, strength, and patience. Place gently sloping berms in your landscape, which also help screen views or create privacy. Another idea is to design a space that retains earth and fill this with interesting rocks. A dry river bed or drainage area are perfect for this.

Metal symbolizes success in business or harvesting and an adult’s accomplishments in later years. It may take the form of statuary, an arbor, planters, or wind chimes whose gentle sounds offer peace.

Pay special attention to the pathways in your garden and those that lead to your home. They must not be blocked or cluttered. Your pathways should not connect readily to a busier area, as this can attract frenetic energy.

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Elements relate to each other. So, be sensitive to scale and proportion. Creating balance between the elements creates good feng shui and is good design. A gigantic pool or fireplace with little seating area or greenery to soften such hard space would read as cold, overwhelming, and uncomfortable.

Elements should never look forced or out of place in their position.

Color is also important and should blend with the surroundings. Different colors have different energy levels. Yin colors represent the elements water and metal, which are healing and relaxing. Yang colors represent the elements of earth, wood, and fire that provide motivation and positive energy. Both are good in their own way but should not be mixed together. The yin colors are blue, black, purple, and white, and the yang colors are orange and yellow.

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Strive for order; each element within the garden should have a specific purpose and place. As the forces do their work, relax and reenergize in your garden of tranquility.

Grace Schneider is a Landscape Designer for McHale Landscape Design. She received a degree in Landscape Architecture from West Virginia University in 1985 and has been observing and creating beautiful gardens ever since.

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By Nadja Maril | Photography by Geoffrey Hodgdon

The shelves inside the library of the Farmer’s downtown Annapolis home are lined with leather bound books. But it’s not the books that attract Nan Farmer and her husband Mike to their library at the end of the day—it’s the miniatures.

In 2005 Nan started a hobby that evolved into a passion for creating rooms decorated and furnished on a small scale—one inch equals one foot. From wallpaper and doors to chairs, beds, books, and food, each room is a complete miniature version of a room in a finely decorated home. Look at any of these rooms long enough and you start to imagine yourself living there.

Nan has built six rooms: the first constructed was a library, followed by a dining room, then a Christmas room, the Versailles bedroom, theater room, and Gentleman’s Great Room. The chandeliers in each are electrified and the theater plays movies on a screen courtesy of a specially designed DVD player for miniature enthusiasts. There are packages to be opened, shoes to be put away, and dogs to pet. Each intricately built interior is a small-scale vision of a potential full-scale reality.

“When Mike returns from work,” says Nan, “we love to sit in the darkened library and admire the rooms while winding up the day’s activities.”

Nan’s interest in miniatures began with the creation and furnishing of a dollhouse for her granddaughter Sukie. But miniatures should not be confused with dollhouses. While dollhouses are constructed for play, miniatures are for admiring, and the size scale of miniatures is consistent.

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The earliest known miniatures were made by the Egyptians for their tombs. Miniature rooms were equipped with useful items they might need in the next world—tables, chairs, a weaving loom, pots, and dishes—all fashioned on a small scale to accompany the deceased in the afterlife.

The first complete miniature houses of record were made in fifteenth-century Bavaria. In 1558 Duke Albrecht V commissioned a dollhouse to be made as a gift for his daughter.

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It was finely crafted in such detail that he decided to keep it for himself, displaying it in his art chamber. Bavaria became a center for miniatures, and in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, many fine miniatures were constructed in the Netherlands.

Today there is no need to travel to Europe to see rooms furnished in miniature. There are many fine exhibits in the United States, and just about anything is reproducible on a smaller scale: from plants, eggs, and fruit to cars, sheet music,

and chess sets. Miniature paintings, particularly portraits, adorn jewelry and small decorative accessories, and miniature silver items, books, glass, porcelain, and pottery are all specialty items sought by collectors.

“It’s a whole world I never knew existed and its popularity is growing,” notes Nan Farmer. “Miniatures experienced a decline about ten years ago, but now the art is increasing in popularity.”

One of Nan’s favorite places to shop is the Philadelphia

Miniaturia show that takes place annually in November, and as a result of her extensive travels, she has connected with and now sources from companies and craftspeople from all over the world.

While one man creates nothing but turned wood bowls smaller than a thimble, a woman specializes in crafting tiny shoes and a man in Scotland makes miniature helmets. Fine pieces are often signed by the artist. “You meet the nicest people,” says Nan, who keeps a thick notebook to contain her records of purchases.

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Between her initial construction of a dollhouse and her suite of miniature rooms, Nan visited The Kathleen Savage Browning Miniatures Collection in Maysville, Kentucky. There she met Mrs. Browning after whom the collection is named, who encouraged her to pursue her interest. She introduced Nan to Linda Young, known professionally as Lady Jane, an assistant curator who also makes miniature conservatories.

Lady Jane showed Nan how to construct a conservatory, and Nan built three (one with some professional help) before deciding to construct and decorate individual rooms.

“If you are interested in starting a hobby like this,” says Nan, “I encourage you to see miniature museums such as the Browning collection in Maysville or the great Thorne Rooms in Chicago.”

Nan has another room she is thinking about. Her next project is a child’s nursery, “I consider myself an organized thinker and

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when starting a new project,” remarks Nan, “I picture the layout in my head first. Then I will outline it on paper to determine exactly what I think I will need, for example, flooring, wallpaper or paint, fabrics, lighting, doors, windows, etc.” The entire process for Nan takes approximately one year from conception to finish.

“In each grown-up is an element of a child,” says Nan. “Guests to our home have been intrigued by the rooms. The miniatures have brought me and our friends much satisfaction.”

Miniatures are not just for the small among us—their artistry and design are as sophisticated as any finely decorated home.

Annapolis based writer and editor Nadja Maril has written hundreds of articles on antiques, collectibles, and design as well as several books.

where to see miniatures The Dolls' House National Museum of American History, Smithsonian 14th Street and Constitution Avenue N.W. Washington D.C. Located on the first floor of the West Wing. Open daily 10:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Admission Free Faith Bradford built and designed the five-story twenty-three-room miniature house built on a scale of one inch to one foot. There are 1,354 miniature specimens in the model.

The R. Lee Taylor Miniatures Collection Museum of the Shenandoah Valley 901 Amherst Street, Winchester, VA 22601 Open Tuesday–Sunday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

General admission $10 (youth & seniors $8) A collection of over 4,000 objects by over 700 individual artisans assembled by the late curator of gardens, R. Lee Taylor.

The Cheney Collection Baltimore Museum of Art Currently closed until 2015 due to renovations.

Thorne Miniature Rooms Art Institute of Chicago 111 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL 60603 Open daily 10:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and on Thursday until 8 p.m. Admission $23 ($17 for seniors, youth, and students).

The sixty-eight Thorne Miniature Rooms enable one to glimpse elements of European interiors from the late thirteenth century to the 1930s and American furnishings from the seventeenth century to the 1930s. Painstakingly constructed on a scale of one inch to one foot, these fascinating models were conceived by Mrs. James Ward Thorne of Chicago and constructed between 1932 and 1940 by master craftsmen according to her specifications.

The Kathleen Savage Browning Miniatures Collection Kentucky Gateway Museum Center 215 Sutton Street, Maysville, KY. Open Tuesday through Friday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Saturday 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Admission $10 A 3200-square foot exhibit of hundreds of limited edition or one-of-a-kind homes, room boxes, vignettes, and individual works of art.

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GET RIPPED at home

By Matthew Green, CPT We all know we need to exercise regularly. Exercise relieves stress, helps with sleep, and improves cardiovascular health and overall quality of life. We’ve all heard how exercise increases endorphins, brain chemicals known as neurotransmitters that act as natural mood enhancers.

As we age, exercise becomes even more critical to enhance circulation, prevent weight gain, strengthen our skeletal system, and decrease risk of disease.

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We know these things. The challenge is finding the time and self-motivation to take that first step. This often means figuring out what works for you. While some people like exercising alongside others in crowded gyms, many people prefer to workout in the relative comfort and the convenience of their own home.

Exercising at home is a great option for those who don’t have the time to get to the gym, hate waiting for equipment to be available, or who prefer not to bend, twist, and squat in public. A home gym will likely be more sanitary and eliminate the monthly cost of a gym membership. But there are startup costs in designing a home gym. For instance, it is important to buy quality equipment, and, ideally, you will work with a certified personal trainer to learn how to use the equipment properly and to adopt good form to prevent injury. Form follows function and is one of the most important aspects of your exercise program. You should also talk to your doctor before beginning any exercise program.

You can spend anywhere from five hundred to well over twenty thousand dollars in acquiring equipment, but there are certain pieces of equipment I recommend.

Matthew Green is a Certified Personal Trainer and holds a B.S. in Kinesiology from the University of Maryland, College Park

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Recommended Equipment to get started 1. You need a yoga/exercise mat for floor exercises like sit-ups and planks.

2. For cardio, which is critical for heart health, I recommend a jump rope, a stationary bike (or stand to transform your daily rider into one), a treadmill, or elliptical.

3. I am a fan of the TRX suspension trainer, which can condition your full body using your own bodyweight. It can be attached to any door frame making it very space efficient and can be used indoor and out.

4. A set of dumbbells is used to build strength.

I recommend the power block because it allows you to use multiple weight amounts while using the space of one set of dumbbells.

5. For a more elaborate piece of equipment that will allow you to train all muscles of the body, I recommend an all-in-one machine like the Inspire Fitness M4 Home Gym. 6. If you are using free weights, you’ll need a bench, but please be aware that using free TRX Suspension weights without a trainers supervision can Training System be dangerous.

7. Other optional equipment includes medicine balls, sand bells, and a bosu ball, which is a great balance trainer and will challenge your muscles in a different way compared to flat ground.

With these pieces of equipment, or even just some of them, you can get started at home and exercise your way to better health.

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Grilled Duck Breast: Wonderful Wild Waterfowl Story and Photography by Christine Fillat Lucky be the Marylander who lives on the water. It is possible to sustain yourself on what you can pluck from the water or shoot out of the sky. Teens Ryker and Finn Chase have been trained by their father, John, in the art of hunting. They tend trotlines and sluff crabs in the summer and shoot waterfowl in the winter. They gather enough of what the Chesapeake offers to fill their freezer. This is truly living close to the land. But how to prepare these breasts of Mallard or Canvasback? Ryker and Finn’s mother Taryn coats the meat with a spicy rich basting sauce and quickly grills the duck until the meat plumps.

BASTING SAUCE for cooking waterfowl Ingredients (for two duck breasts)

• 4 tablespoons of butter • 4 tablespoons of soy sauce • 6–8 dashes of Worcestershire sauce • 4–6 dashes of Crystal (or Tabasco) sauce • 4–6 cloves of fresh crushed garlic • Celery salt to taste • Fresh ground black pepper to taste • 2–3 tablespoons lemon juice Melt the butter and add the remaining ingredients to the saucepan. Simmer on low heat and be careful not to let the sauce boil.

Place the duck breasts on a pre-heated grill and baste with the sauce. Turn the meat after five minutes, then baste and cook the other side. Grill the duck breasts until they plump up. Total grilling time should not be more than 15 minutes. Do not overcook the duck! They should be kept moist.

Serve immediately with basting sauce on the side.

Serves two.

Christine Fillat lives on the Magothy River and is an aficionado of Chesapeake Bay cooking and living.

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Taryn, John, Ryker and Finn Chase live on Crab Alley on the Eastern Shore. The boys have grown up hunting and fishing their whole lives.

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