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Title: an inspiration for the good life
Review: A single issue of MSL has more good ideas than most hardbound books costing 5 to 10 times the price. I'll admit - I'm a huge martha fan - I have every issue of MSL dating back to 1990 and I read them over and over again. I love to buy magazines, but with most of them, if one article is a keeper, you're doing well. When I'm planning for Christmas - I get out all Martha's December issues and find ideas for decorating, gifts, cooking, parties that are worth using again and again. Same thing for Valentine's Day, Halloween, Summer Parties, etc. Some of her ideas are over the top, but I much prefer that to magazines that are "under" the top -- stuff that is so basic that I could write the articles myself. "Real Simple" really is simple, also dull and uninspiring (although the photography is nice). My other favorite mag is Mary Engelbreit's Home Companion - because of it's emphasis on artists.
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