Kathy Passarette's (creativehome) Blog

 Spring is coming, Spring is coming! On Thursday, March 20, 2008, to be exact!  Is your home still in Winter mode?  Use these tips from interior decorator, Kathy Passarette of Creative Home Expressions to freshen up your home for spring.  To freshen up your living areas for spring, and while doin...

 Every year, throughout the month of March, Suffolk County residents shave their heads in an effort to raise money for the St. Baldrick's Foundation, which was created in 2000 to support research for childhood cancers.  They also aid in finding less invasive treatments for those with cancer.Last ...

  Do you ever wonder how you are going to fit your food shopping into those weeks when you are just so busy you're lucky you remember your name?Do you find that you buy more than what you went into the supermarket for in the first place?Are you tired of your kids taking snacks off the end of the ...

If you live in the Town of Brookhaven and have been wondering why your recycling has not been carted away on Recycle days, you may be one  of the 9,000 residents who received the wrong recycling schedule.  The recycling schedules are divided up into areas north of Middle Country Road and south of...

As millions of parents across the country go through the same thing I am going through right now, visiting colleges and universities with their high school seniors, I thought I would share a little bit about those schools we are visiting.  Today we visited Adelphi University for an interview for ...

  Join Kathy Passarette of Creative Home Expressions as she talks about bringing the indoors out in this class on combining the pleasures of nature with comfortable living areas, by transforming your outdoor spaces into living spaces.  You can access the brochure, with registration form, here. Wh...

If you want to see a great show, but don't want to travel into the city to do so, mark your calendars for a local treat.  The Mount Sinai High School drama club will be performing "Godspell" this year.  Show times and dates are Friday, March 14, 2008, at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday, March 15, 2008, at...

Tonight I attended a free concert.  It was at the Mount Sinai High School, and it was members of the high school's Chorus, Symphonic Band and Jazz Ensemble.  Now, I attended because my son is a senior at Mount Sinai High School and plays the tenor saxophone in the Symphonic Band.  However, I have...

Deepwells Mansion has hosted a Holiday Tea, a Decorator Showhouse and a Holiday Boutique, so I was quite surprised to hear that this historic mansion located in St. James is now hosting the Acoustic Long Island showcase.  Due to the number of people, reaching Cool Beanz Cafe's capacity of 40 (whe...

  These tips are simple and easy, requiring almost no time, and items you may already have around your house.  Don't worry about red and pink not matching the rest of your home's décor.  This holiday is more fleeting than Christmas, so it won't affect your overall decorating scheme.  •        Ins...