THE SAVVY SHOPPER

This week I'm celebrating a birthday.   Well actually, I celebrate birthdays in small ways with treats all month long. Already my Mo...

Summer is here. It officially arrived on June 21, the summer solstice, a turning point in the earth's journey towards the sun. So unl...

Photo by Natalie Kimball My Father … perhaps like yours … had many attributes. He was smart, funny, creative, patient, a gentleman; t...

"Nestled" in the Appalachian Mountains of Tennessee sits a company that's been making cast iron cookware since William ...

Like many woman, I try to buy beautifully designed dresses, skirts and pants that are well made and last many seasons – unless that is, I&#...

Keith Richards & Mick Jagger, The Rolling Stones Don't get me wrong, I like nice thin...

I don't wear costume jewelry. I'd much rather own a few good pieces of the real thing — even if it's just inexpensive sterling ...

Good nutrition builds body cells, keeps us healthy and helps us stay mentally alert. With spring here and summer fast approaching, it...

For natural beauty products I count on two stores, their names so similar that folks looking for one might make the mistake of walking in...

  The human foot is a wonder. There are more bones in the foot than in any other single body part. And when you conside...

I love drugstores. Sometimes I go in to pick up one item like toothpaste or Alka-Seltzer and end up browsing for half an hour. T...

Take a look at my new dress. One glance at this crinkled, polka dot creation by Komarov, and I knew I wanted it. It wasn’t just call...

"The Stories We Can Tell" and "Brand New Tennessee Waltz" -   Everly Brothers My friend, Cara S., confuses the wor...

Need a specialty item? A shampoo long gone from drugstore shelves, or a no gizmo wind-up watch not carried by department stores, or perhap...