Spring is upon us and that means green grass, summer clothes and gifts galore! May and June bring an onslaught of gift-giving occasions, including Mother's Day, Father's Day, most high school and college graduations and the busiest season for weddings.

If it's broke, don't fix it. That's the attitude of Sandy Williams, who's opted not to get work done on her Toyota Camry in the wake of "ridiculous" gas prices. Her car has been out of commission since March.

Sporting an "Obama" T-shirt she embroidered herself, Winnetka native Margaret Wood Whiting was walking out of T.L. Fritts store on Chestnut Street on a gorgeous late October afternoon when she bumped into none other than Martha Stewart.

Tracy Hall has sort of been in the hospitality industry most of her life. It wasn't until she planned her own wedding last June, though, that she thought about going to school for it. "I loved it, every second of it," she said of the wedding. "I liter

With Athena Well, the dogwoods have exited stage left and now it's the turn of the sugar maple trees to put on their show. I really do wish we had more of them. There is another tree with bright yellow leaves starting to turn and they, too, are lovely. O