Backtalk
Local Antiques Roadshow fans can catch the broadcast of the 2005 Seattle road show on KSPS, Channel 7, May 1.
The Seattle hour should run at 8 p.m. Check the KSPS schedule online at www.ksps.org/schedules.
For more information, go to www.pbs.org/wgbh/.
A garden story
Janet Nelson wrote to say she’s a fan of Home and to pass along the story of her garden.
“I had a very special gift given to me last summer,” Nelson wrote. “The younger couple who purchased the home my parents built in the 1950s, was getting it ready to sell. The wife saw me and said ‘We still have all the roses and lots of the plants your mom planted so please come and take ANYTHING that you would like.’”
Nelson took the young woman up on the offer and brought home a fragrant “old fashioned” deep red rose, candy tuft, Shasta daisy, blue geranium and coral bells. “Now my garden is a continuation of my Mom’s. It makes my garden extra special, too, since I know I helped mom plant many of these in our garden,” Nelson wrote. “Such a wonderful gift of the heart from this special couple.”
Success at the MAC
From Patti Larkin, curator of the Northwest Museum of Arts and Cuture’s Campbell House: The appraisers provided 1,036 appraisals and the event raised more than $10,000 toward the restoration of Campbell House. Thanks for helping out.
Home wants you
We’re looking for a few specific things for upcoming issues. Get out that digital camera and show and tell.
•Have you used unique materials in your kitchen make-over? Let us know.
•Bamboo is gaining more fans in the Inland Northwest. Do you have bamboo floors? We’d like to hear from you.
•Does your little one sleep in a room fit for a prince or princess? We’re looking for the ultimate in children’s rooms.
•Warm weather is on the way. We want to write about the most beautiful “outdoor rooms” around. Send a photo of your outdoor living space.
•Outdoor entertaining is just around the corner. What’s your secret for holding a memorable outdoor event? Got photos? Let’s see them!
Send your photos to home@spokesman.com.