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High Point Market in North Carolina is the largest home furnishings industry trade show in the world. Held twice a year in April and October and going strong since 1909, it draws more than 80,000 visitors from more than 100 countries around the globe. With exhibitors spread more than 10 million square feet in 180 buildings, visitors learn to come in very comfortable shoes or leave with very sore feet. (No designer stilettos here. Nike is the order of the day ... but I digress.) Today's column provides highlights from last month's High Point Market with a specific focus on upcoming color trends. We keep up with the latest in home furnishings by attending High Point and similar trade shows in order to better serve our South Valley clients.

Recent studies have raised our awareness that sitting for long periods can be hazardous to our health. At the same time, more and more leisure and work activities involve sitting. Some experts recommend converting our desks to sit-to-stand workstations as a means to a healthier future. But for financial or other reasons, not all of us can make this change. Are we doomed? Perhaps not.

As the earliest rays of the dawning sun appear in the sky April

One of the important precepts of Christianity (indeed, of many major religions) is to “Love they neighbor as thyself.” Of course, this sentiment is easy to preach, but more difficult to practice.

We took a spontaneous vacation over Labor Day weekend. Now this

They’re selling like hotcakes in New Jersey, and someday soon they’ll be doing the same in California. These are automobile pet-safety devices; ways to keep your pet (and you) safe while you drive down the road. New Jersey and several other states already have distracted driving laws that prohibit a loose animal in the car. That’s right. No more Fluffy on your lap as you go to the post office or grocery store. Hawaii, Connecticut and Arizona also prohibit this. Rhode Island and a few other states are close behind in their push to eliminate the dangers of distracted driving with a pet. As one official put it, “Not all driving distractions ring or beep. Some of them bark.”

Q: Last week, our old dog, Margie, had two seizures. Each lasted a few minutes, and afterward, she seemed a little weak in her legs. She staggered around the room and it seemed like she didn't know who we were. Since then, she's been perfectly normal, except she isn't eating as well as she used to. We have an appointment to see her vet this week, but should we worry?

Sept. 8 will mark the beginning of a 10-day period so sacred in

Internet pharmacies may look like a bargain deal for many pet