Marc Piperno

Though we’ve had to make significant adjustments to our daily routine, we must also appreciate the deeper sense of connectedness we’ve experienced with friends and family. We all have good days and bad, but now that summer is here, let’s make the best of both.

With today’s casual lifestyle, even in the most elegant of residences, the outdoor areas of homes have truly become an extension of entertaining and decorating. Since our everyday routines have changed so drastically within just months, the exterior living space has been proven essential to our health and well-being.

Let us all celebrate St. Patrick’s Day wearing the traditional color green. Have yourself a blessed day with a great sumptuous corned beef and green cabbage meal, then top it off with these delectable green biscotti cookies! (Yes… I am Italian but love the twist.)

St. Patrick’s Day is one of my all-time favorite holidays. If I’m not going into Manhattan or driving out to Montauk for the parades, I generally try to stay close to home and find a good pub.

Out with the old, in with the new (or so they say). The spring trends are on their way “in” and there’s so much to look forward to!

Does anything say Happy St. Patrick’s Day more than an ice-cold Guinness? I guess maybe some Corned Beef and Cabbage does, but for those who don’t fancy some Corned Beef, I’ve got an awesome alternative for your St. Patty’s Day! Guinness Beef Stew. Yes, it’s as rich and delicious as it sounds.

The winter blues can be debilitating for many people, which is why laughter is the best medicine. Have you read Reader’s Digest lately? Each issue devotes an entire page to this time-worn maxim: “Laughter, the Best Medicine,” where readers send in their own jokes.

It’s that time of year again, to grab your lucky charms, dress up as a leprechaun and claim you’re Irish, even if you’re not. What started as a religious celebration to commemorate the life of Saint Patrick and the arrival of Christianity in Ireland, has evolved into so much more. Today, it is a celebration of the Irish culture through parades, special food, music, dancing, drinking and a whole lot of green. So, for Irish and non-Irish alike, say cheers to yet another year, by having a drink for yourself and for St. Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland!

Designers know that no decorating can be accomplished until a home has a “place” for everything and “everything is in its place.”

The only problem with the children I work with is that they are defeating themselves in their own mind. That’s it. By doing this, they are slowly, over time, killing their self-esteem which negatively affects their self-image and impacts EVERY aspect of their life.

Grab your boots and your beer (if you are over 21) and head down to Nashville for a fantastic few day getaway. United, Delta, American and Southwest all operate nonstop flights from the New York area to Nashville.

Add some warmth to this cold February and make a powerhouse mushroom soup—complex and well-rounded. Or, with Valentine’s Day around the corner, try something different and make this soup for your significant other.