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| sabra morris editor
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Around here, daily office offerings include fruit from someone’s abundant Meyer lemon tree, discussion about “quiet” Tuesdays spent photographing surfers taking 10 foot swells, and visits to the nearby beach to catch a few rays on a stolen lunch break. Needless to say (though I’ll say it anyway) I’m continually reminded of how lucky I am to make my new home here in Hawaii. I’m from the Mainland—Indiana, to be exact, where the weather is a bit chillier this time of year.
While I’m spending quite a lot of time these days musing on my outdoor surroundings, I’m also focused on making my indoor life beautiful. I have a new home, and suddenly there’s paint to buy, there are rugs to put down, there are pillows to toss, and there’s greenery to plant. I’m drawing on some of what I’ve learned through my experience in home magazine publishing, including valuable tips I’ve picked up as a writer for Southern Living, an editor at Your Alabama Home, and as a home section editor back in Indianapolis.
This time, though, I’m looking at my move through a different kind of lens—one that takes preservation into account as well as style. What good are my beautiful walls without all the things that grow around them? How can I help protect my home called Hawaii—and my larger home called Earth—as I put down new indoor roots? The answer, surely, is participating in as much sustainable renovation, decoration and energy use as possible: green up my life, and home, from the inside out.
Thankfully, I get plenty of inspiration from our staff. They’re engaged, interested and committed to creating a more sustainable home environment. They’re helping me make a green start, both at work and at home. My first commitment? Recycling every box I can from my move. My second? Installing energy-efficient light bulbs. Together, with our staff, my third commitment is to make this year’s Green issue (look for it in April) the most comprehensive and user-friendly piece of work we’ve ever produced on the subject of green living in the home.
Until then, enjoy our March offering. Its pages include an interior designer’s own home redesign story (she, like the rest of us, loves to bring the outdoors in), helpful tips on home composting (page 10), and what to plant to make the most of your spring garden (page 20).
Have a green and glorious March.
As we say in publishing, more to come.
Aloha,
Sabra
sabram@pacificbasin.net“Home is the most popular, and will be the most enduring of all earthly establishments.” - Channing Pollock
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Terry Rollman publisher
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Thanks to all who voted in our contest last month. The question was: which plate did I paint? And here it is. Congratulations to reader Antoinette of Kaneohe who won a $50 gift certificate from City Mill for picking the correct plate!
Also, congratulations also go out to Bonnie Cooper and Brian Joy, co-founders of Big Rock Manufacturing, who celebrate their 25th anniversary as Hawaii’s premier stone manufacturer this year. They’re great friends and loyal supporters of this magazine.
terryr@pacificbasin.net
