January 1951

Trip called. Hildemara is back in the hospital. She had been there for nearly two months before they got around to telling me about it. But now they want my help. My sweet Hildemara Rose, the smallest, the weakest, the most dependent of my children. She has struggled from the beginning.

London, England

Dressed entirely in black, Amanda Harrington stood silent as the chauffeur opened the Bentley’s rear passenger door, and involuntarily flinched as she got in.

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A lofty approach to design

For downtown L.A.'s dwellers, the decorating options are many: everything from vintage furniture to linens to modern accessories. The loft craze did more than bring thousands of residents to downtown Los Angeles. The boom also delivered some good shopping with it — a scattered but surprisingly strong lineup of destinations for vintage furniture, modern accessories, linens and home décor gifts.

A delicious kitchen

The kitchen is Debby's pride and joy. It is delicious to gaze upon, yet is an efficient work space that easily holds three busy chefs. The kitchen boasts a warming drawer, a pot-filler - a cold water faucet at the stove - a gas cooktop, an indoor gas grill and a micro-convection oven.