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The yellow lion is KalinaSloat and Henry Huang; thered lion is Jaime Yen andJustin Kuan. The PotomacLibrary hosted a variety ofactivities to celebrateChinese New Year.

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“Fireplaces have never fallen outof favor,” said David Foster,president of Foster Remodel-ing Solutions. “We may be

seeing a preference for gas over a traditionalwood-burner, but the hearth itself is hugelypopular — with homeowners continuallyseeking distinctions in style, building ma-terials and, even, where it will be located.”

Foster says he’s currently working on sev-eral home remodeling projects that featurea fireplace as an interior focal point.

“A fireplace offers aesthetic and functionalbenefits at one price,” he said, “so it’s anattractive option.”

Fireplace-desire can also be a spur to cre-ative thinking that stimulates a more en-gaging and original remodeling project.

Case in point, the new formal dining roomcreated for Burke, Va. homeowners DennisPerzanowski and Jack Ellison. The goal:convert a three season-room into a year-around dining room complete with a gas-fueled hearth on one elevation.

“We were looking for a mix of old andnew styles,” said Perzanowski. “We wantedto feature a traditional dining room set withsideboards, but there are modern touchessuch an industrial-style chandelier.”

In this context, a gas fireplace with anbrushed steel frame was a perfect offset.Mounted on the east wall elevation and withan oil painting just above, the stacked geo-metrical shapes lend balance and symme-try to an otherwise blank wall between twofloor-to-ceiling windows.

Chris Arnold, a Foster partner who man-aged the project, knew there would be chal-lenges in adding a hearth in a somewhatrestricted available space, but with a littleresearch found a 42” x 38”gas insert thatperfectly suits the spot allocated for an eye-catching focal point.

“This is something of a formal diningroom,” Arnold notes, “yet the fireplace de-sign is so understated it’s visually compat-

ible the rest of the décor.”

RAISE THE ROOFMeanwhile, not far away, the interior de-

sign solution to a Vienna, Va. great roomalso depended on profiling an new hearth.

Ted and Wanda Rogers had asked hadFoster to renovate the circa-1960’s ranchthey had occupied for 30 years.

The remodeler added more than 1,000square feet of additional living space. Butthe question that generated really seriousdiscussion was how best to introduce a newhearth.

Wanda Rogers wanted to eliminate theoriginal builder-grade brick-facing fireplace,which was situated in the middle of thehouse and too drafty and cold.

Ted Rogers agreed in principal, but wasattracted to a gas-fueled fireplace alterna-tive, which offers considerable heating ef-ficiencies.

As all soon learned, the existing 8-ft ceil-ing to the Rogers home was too low to yieldmuch design benefit. That’s when Fosterproposed re-working the entire mid-houseinterior by opening sightlines out and up.

To implement changes that now called forconnecting the new kitchen to a front-fac-ing family room, the remodeler replaced anobstructive bearing wall with concealedstructural supports.

Giving sightlines free-reign, likewise,meant removing the living room ceiling andshelling-in previously concealed roofingrafters.

An ascending vertical accent was nowintroduced: a floor-to-ceiling hearth con-structed of dry stacked Ledgestones.

The new hearth is designed for a gas-fu-eled insert equipped with blowers and re-mote control. Vents draw air in from theoutside. The couple can adjust a thermo-stat for the desired temperature. This is auseful since, at full speed, the unit can gen-erate 55,000 BTUs of heat — enough to

A hearth is in demand for cold weather.

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The McLean, Va. makeover features an 11-foot cathedral ceiling domi-nated by a window wall, and a post-modern hearth as the centralinterior focal point.

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It started years ago whenMark Anthony Linton was ayoung boy sitting with hisgrandmother watching her

favorite game show, “Wheel of For-tune.”

The two would solve the puzzlestogether with Linton helping herunderstand American expressionsand spelling. His grandmotheremigrated from Jamaica and livedwith Linton’s family.

“I was 12 years old and she was81,” Linton said. “It was a way toconnect with her.”

Before she died, Linton prom-ised her he would someday be onthe show.

Thus began his obsession withthe show, how it worked and howto get on it to compete for moneyand prizes and keep his promise.

In January Linton published hisfirst book, “F_LL in the BL_NK,”about his journey to keep thatpromise.

The book is not just Linton’sstory, it follows 10 others, men andwomen from across the country,who shared his dream.

Linton and the others metonline, playing a mid-day versionof “Wheel of Fortune” on Twittercalled “Wheel of Fortune Toss Up.”New games are available Mondaythrough Friday at 1 and 7:30 p.m.weekdays, Linton said.

He plays each day at 1 p.m.,during his lunch time, a breakfrom his career as a Realtor. Aftera while he said, he noticed he wasplaying with the same people ev-ery day so started conversing withthem on Twitter. They recognizedhim by his Twitter handle:@SkinnyRealty.

Skinny is appropriate because,Linton, 43, said, “I’m 6 ft. 5 inchesand weigh 165.”

Though known only to eachother by their Twitter handles,Linton writes as if the group mem-bers are sitting around the lunchtable together. He has never metany of them in person, he said, butadded he would like to travel thecountry meeting each of them.

“It was 10 people you would

never assume would be sitting to-gether,” he said.

As he writes at the beginning ofthe book: “Get inspired by a groupof strangers who met on socialmedia, created a lightheartedgathering without a set agenda,and 50 percent (5 of 10) becamecontestants on America’s favoritegame-show, winning over$200,000.”

In the book he describes thosestrangers, women from Ohio,Colorado and Kansas City, a mar-ried couple from Spokane, twomen from California, and menfrom Michigan, Illinois and Texasalong with Linton.

Five of the 10 were eventuallyselected to appear on the show,including Linton who has beenselected but not yet received whathe refers to as the “golden letter”with an appearance date.

“Each person sent me a letterabout themselves [for the book],”Linton said. “They were overjoyedwhen I finished it.”

As it turns out Linton had an-other goal for his life: to write abook. He is excited that he accom-plished that goal while moving toreach another.

The book is available on Amazon(amzn.to/2icpCH1), Barnes andNobles (http://bit.ly/2kKgRc9),and other online retailers.

Potomac man publishes bookfollowing his quest to compete on“Wheel of Fortune.”

Journey to ‘Wheel’Yields First Book

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Potomac resident MarkAnthony Linton shows acopy of his first book “F_LLin the BL_NK,” about hisquest to become a “Wheelof Fortune” contestant.

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The audience gathered for the Lion Dance performance at the Potomac Library.

Chinese CultureThe Lion Dance at the Potomac Library wasone of several performances on Saturday, Feb.4. The afternoon’s activities included a shadowpuppet show, Chinese martial arts, origamicrafts and Chinese calligraphy.

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For each day of Black History Month, the office ofU.S. Rep. John K. Delaney (D-6) is posting to hisFaceBook page a profile of a different African-American leader from Maryland. Delaney’s districtincludes parts of Potomac, upper Montgomery Countyand other parts of the state. www.facebook.com/congressmanjohndelaney

The Black History Month entry forFeb. 1, 2017: Thurgood Marshall, the firstAfrican-American to serveon the Supreme Court.Born in Baltimore in 1908,Marshall earned his under-graduate degree from Lin-coln University in Pennsyl-vania and later obtained alaw degree from HowardUniversity Law School inWashington. Marshall be-came chief counsel for theNAACP in 1938 and throughout his distin-guished career Marshall helped advance manydecisions that led to the expansion of civilrights. In 1954, Marshall successfully arguedbefore the Supreme Court in the historic Brownvs. Board of Education case. Overall, Marshallwon 29 of the 32 cases he argued before theSupreme Court. In 1967, President Lyndon B.Johnson nominated Marshall for the SupremeCourt, where he served until 1991.

The Black History Month entry forFeb. 2, 2017: Henry Blair an inventor andone of the first African-Americans to receive apatent in the United States. Blair was born inGlen Ross, Md. in 1807. In 1834, Blair receivedhis first patent for a corn planter, a wheel-driven device that allowed farmers to plantmore corn using less labor in a shorter periodof time. The planter looked much like a wheel-barrow, with a compartment included to holdseeds and rakes which dragged behind to coverthe soil. Newspaper accounts at the timeclaimed that the device would combine thelabor of eight people into one device. Two years

later, Blair received his second patent, this timefor a cotton planter. Blair died in 1860.

The Black History Month entry forFeb. 3, 2017: Frederick Douglass, who hasmade his way into the news recently, was borna slave in 1818 in Talbot County. Douglasslearned to read and writeat a young age, teachingother slaves to do thesame. Douglass oftensaid, “Knowledge is thepathway from slavery tofreedom.” Douglass metAnne Murray, a freewoman, in 1837. Shemotivated him to escapeslavery in 1838, eventu-ally taking a train northto freedom. After gaining his freedom,Douglass began to read The Liberator, a weeklyjournal written by William Lloyd Garrison. TheLiberator inspired Douglass to get more in-volved in the abolitionist movement. In 1845,Douglass published one of his most widely readand influential works, “Narrative of the Life ofFrederick Douglass, an American Slave.” Hisautobiography immediately became abestseller, capturing the brutality of slavery inAmerica. Douglass began publishing his firstabolitionist newspaper, The North Star, withthe motto “Right is of no Sex – Truth is of noColor – God is the Father of us all, and we areall brethren.” Douglass not only fought foremancipation, but for women’s suffrage. Heattended the 1848 Seneca Falls Convention,where he was a major influence passing a reso-lution asking for women’s suffrage. Douglasscontinued to fight for civil rights and suffragethroughout the Civil War and Reconstructionperiods. By the time of his death in 1895,Douglass was known around the world as achampion for justice, freedom, and equality.

The Black History Month entry forFeb. 4, 2017: James Pennington, a minister,writer and abolitionist. Born a slave on theEastern Shore in 1807, Pennington was even-tually moved to a farm near Hagerstown. Atthe age of 19, Penningtonescaped, eventually land-ing in Pennsylvania andthen later moving to NewYork. As a young man hemade his way to New York,where he worked dili-gently to receive an edu-cation, paying for tutorsout of his earnings.Pennington began attend-ing classes at Yale Divinity School in the 1830s,becoming the first black student to study atYale, although he was not allowed to speak inclass or borrow books from the library.Pennington later became a prominent minis-ter, public speaker and abolitionist, speakingacross the United States and United Kingdom.In 1841, he wrote one of the first histories ofAfrican-Americans and published a memoir,“The Fugitive Blacksmith.” Pennington wroteabout the difficult life endured by slaves anddisputed pro-slavery rhetoric. Pennington’sstory was popular and went through three edi-

tions in two years. In the late 1840s he be-came deeply involved in the anti-slavery move-ment and was a delegate to the 1843 Anti-Sla-very Convention in London. During the CivilWar, Pennington helped recruit black troopsto serve in the Union Army. He died in 1870.

The Black History Month entry forFeb. 5, 2017: Josiah Henson, an author, abo-litionist, and minister, who was born in 1789in Charles County. Born into slavery, as an adultJosiah worked in the fields for a man namedIsaac Riley, on his farm in Montgomery Countyin what is now in North Bethesda. He quicklygained the favor of Riley and became the su-pervisor of his master’s farm. After saving up$350, Josiah Henson at-tempted to buy his free-dom from Riley with apromise of an extra$100. Riley added anextra zero to the paper,changing the fee to$1000 and cheatedJosiah out of his freedomand money. Josiah thenescaped with his family to Canada, where hefounded a settlement for escaped slaves. TheDawn settlement grew to 500 people at itspeak, and they exported black walnut lumberto the United States and Britain. Henson’s au-tobiography, “The Life of Josiah Henson, For-merly a Slave, Now an Inhabitant of Canada,as Narrated by Himself “ is believed to haveinspired the title character of Harriet BeecherStowe’s “Uncle Tom’s Cabin.” Henson was thefirst black man to be featured on a Canadianstamp. He died in Canada on May 5, 1883 atthe age of 93.

The Black History Month entry forFeb. 6, 2017: Explorer Matthew Henson, whomade history planting the American flag at theNorth Pole in 1909. Henson’s journey beganin Maryland in 1866,when he was born inCharles County. Both ofHenson’s parents died bythe time he was nine andby age 12, Henson wasworking in Baltimore. In1887, he met the explorerRobert Peary and joinedPeary’s crew on his 1890expedition to Greenland.In 1906, Peary’s expedi-tion reached the furthest point north of anyexpedition to date. Three years later, in 1909,Henson was part of a six-man expedition tothe North Pole, the only American to join Pearyon the trip. Traveling ahead of Peary on April6 1909, Henson approached the Pole. Afterwalking back to join Peary, Henson told him,“I think I’m the first man to sit on top of theworld.” Henson is credited as co-discoverer ofthe North Pole. In 1912, Henson published hismemoirs. Henson was admitted to the presti-gious Explorers Club in New York and honoredby Presidents Truman and Eisenhower beforehe died in 1955.

The Matthew Henson Trail and MatthewHenson State Park in Montgomery County arenamed for him.

Maryland Figures in Black History

ThurgoodMarshall

FrederickDouglass

JamesPennington

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On Jeopardy! CollegeChampionshipAlex Bourzutschky of Potomac, ajunior at the California Instituteof Technology, will compete inthe Jeopardy! College Champion-ship, a two-week event whichbegins Monday, Feb. 13. Thewinner will claim the $100,000grand prize and a berth in thenext edition of the Tournamentof Champions. At right is Jeop-ardy! host Alex Trebek.

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Email community entertainment eventsto [email protected] date, time, location, descriptionand contact for event: phone, email and/or website. Photos and artwork welcome.Deadline is Thursday at noon, at least twoweeks before event.

ONGOINGGoldilocks Puppet Show. Through

Feb. 19 at Glen Echo Park, 7300MacArthur Blvd. Story is told withrod puppets and giant hand puppets,this production keeps the audienceguessing while including all thefavorite elements of the classicchildren’s fairytale. Call 301-634-2222.

Faculty and Students Exhibit.Through Feb. 26 at Glen Echo Park,7300 MacArthur Blvd. Exhibitionfocuses on the relationship betweenteacher and student, showcasingwork from the faculty and students.Reception is Saturday, Feb. 11, 4-6p.m. Photoworks is located on thefirst floor of the North Arcadebuilding across from the DentzelCarousel. Call 301-634-2222.

Caroline or Change. Through Feb.26, various times at the Round HouseTheatre, 4545 East-West Highway.Bethesda. Play follows a black maidworking for a middle-class Jewishfamily in Louisiana. When a smallamount of money goes missing,buried tensions threaten to rip twofamilies apart. Call 240-644-1100 orvisit RoundHouseTheatre.org.

DEADLINE FEB. 10Canal Pride Artwork Contest. The

C&O Canal Trust is holding a t-shirtartwork contest to commemorate the10th anniversary of the Canal Prideprogram. Amateur artists are invitedto create and submit artwork thatcelebrates this volunteer-drivenevent. Visit www.canaltrust.org.

FRIDAY/FEB. 10Opening Reception. 6-8 p.m. at

Gallery B, at 7700 Wisconsin Avenue,Suite E. Exhibit runs through Feb. 25,featuring sculptures by CarolineChampetier de Ribes, photographs byMari Matsuri and paintings byBrigitte Zelenko. Call 301-215-7990for more.

Parents Night Out for Valentines.6:15-9:15 p.m. at My Gym Potomac,11325 Seven Locks Road. Threehours of fitness games, active play,pizza and fun. $40 for members; $45for non-members; sibling discounts.Call 301-983-5300 or [email protected] for more.

THURSDAY/FEB. 16Staying Safe in the Cyber World. 7-

9 p.m. at the Bolger Center, 9600

Newbridge Drive. Tracy D. Rezvani,the program administrator at theMontgomery County Office ofConsumer Protection, will talk onidentity theft and other scams,concerns of internet use. [email protected] more.

SATURDAY/FEB. 18Dog Obedience Workshops. 1:30-

3:30 p.m. at St. Luke’s EpiscopalChurch, 6030 Grosvenor Lane,Bethesda. Learn tips and tricks tohelp dogs learn how to be calmerwhen meeting new people, both inthe home and out in public. Visityourdogsfriend.org/free-workshops/or call 301-983-5913.

American Swing Dance. 7 p.m. atGlen Echo Spanish Ballroom, 7300MacArthur Blvd. Swing dance withBig Joe and the Dynaflows. $20, lesswith a discount card. Visitwww.gottaswing.com.

One Day Plays. 8 p.m. at ImaginationStage, 4908 Auburn Ave. Six originalplays from local theaters that arewritten, directed, rehearsed andperformed in one day. Call 301/215-6660 or visit www.bethesda.org.

Extreme Chopin. 8 p.m. at the MusicCenter at Strathmore, 5301Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda.Pianist Brian Ganz performs world-famous and little-known works ofChopin. $28-$88, children 7-17admitted free. Visitnationalphilharmonic.org or call 301-581-5100 for more.

SATURDAY/FEB. 25Tom Cunningham Orchestra. 8 p.m.

at Glen Echo Park, 7300 MacArthurBlvd. Swing into spring withorchestra music. $18, $14 forstudents with valid ID, and $10 forchildren ages 5-13, 4 and under free.Visit www.glenechopark.org orwww.tomcunningham.com for more.

THURSDAY/FEB. 16Historical Home Tours. 11 a.m. at

The Mansion at Strathmore, 10701Rockville Pike. A guided tour foradults illuminating the history,architecture and personal stories ofthe Mansion at Strathmore. The tourlasts approximately 45-60 minutes.Free. Please note: Tickets will not bemailed. There will be a will call list atthe door. Private tours for largergroups are also available byappointment for a $30 fee by calling301-581-5102 or [email protected].

TUESDAY/FEB. 28Community Pancake Dinner. 5-7:30

p.m. at the Potomac PresbyterianChurch, 10301 River Road. All-you-can eat Pancake Dinner (gluten-freetoo), scrambled eggs, sausage,toppings and live jazz music. $10,$40 for family. Visitwww.potomacpresbyterian.org or call301-299-6007 for more.

FEB. 28-MARCH 1Dionne Warwick in Concert. 8 p.m.

at the Bethesda Blues & Jazz SupperClub, 7719 Wisconsin Ave. 4thAnniversary concert. $115-$150. Visitwww.bethesdabluesjazz.com or call240-330-4500.

Contest WinnerThe January C&O Canal Trust monthly photo contestwinner was Stan Collyer’s “Super Moon Rising,” taken atLock 29, Lander Lockhouse. Feb. 10 is the last day toenter the February contest, visit www.canaltrust.org.

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Address ........................... BR FB HB .... Postal City . Sold Price ... Type ......... Lot AC .. PostalCode ....... Subdivision ......... Date Sold

1 8401 RAPLEY RIDGE LN ...... 4 .. 3 .. 3 ....... POTOMAC ... $2,356,550 ... Detached ....... 0.52 ......... 20854 ................. AVENEL ................ 12/16/16

2 9225 POTOMAC SCHOOL DR5 .. 5 .. 1 ....... POTOMAC ... $2,050,000 ... Detached ....... 0.39 ......... 20854 ................. AVENEL ................ 12/27/16

3 8919 BEL AIR PL ................. 5 .. 4 .. 2 ....... POTOMAC ... $1,965,000 ... Detached ....... 2.17 ......... 20854 ...... GREAT FALLS ESTATES ..... 12/09/16

4 12130 GLEN MILL RD ......... 6 .. 5 .. 1 ....... POTOMAC ... $1,892,500 ... Detached ....... 5.13 ......... 20854 ....... POTOMAC OUTSIDE ....... 12/01/16

5 8503 RAPLEY PRESERVE CIR 5 .. 4 .. 1 ....... POTOMAC ... $1,800,000 ... Detached ....... 0.56 ......... 20854 ................. AVENEL ................ 12/15/16

6 13814 LONGACRES PRESERVE CT 4 .. 5 .. 1 ....... POTOMAC ... $1,673,019 ... Detached ....... 2.02 ......... 20854 .... DARNESTOWN OUTSIDE ... 12/20/16

7 10031 COUNSELMAN RD .... 4 .. 4 .. 1 ....... POTOMAC ... $1,500,000 ... Detached ....... 1.01 ......... 20854 ........ POTOMAC VILLAGE ....... 12/13/16

8 10021 GARY RD ................. 6 .. 4 .. 2 ....... POTOMAC ... $1,325,000 ... Detached ....... 1.48 ......... 20854 .......... POTOMAC HILLS ......... 12/20/16

9 9805 GLYNSHIRE WAY ........ 4 .. 4 .. 1 ....... POTOMAC ... $1,310,000 ... Detached ....... 0.29 ......... 20854 ........... CLAGETT FARM .......... 12/15/16

Copyright 2017 RealEstate Business Intelligence. Source: MRIS as of January 13, 2017.

Photos by Deb Stevens/The AlmanacPotomac REAL ESTATEIn December 2016, 46 Potomac homes

sold between $2,356,550-$300,000.

December, 2016 Top Sales

2 9225 Potomac School Drive — $2,050,000

3 8919 Bel Air Place — $1,965,000

6 13814 Longacres Preserve Court — $1,673,019

7 10031Counselman Road —$1,500,000

8 10021 Gary Road — $1,325,000

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topic being candy, or rather the disappearanceof candy, from my hiding place at home. Thereason I’m even discussing/divulging this pub-licly is that I’ve been forced by circumstancesbeyond my control to already involve my wife,Dina, in the disappearance of said topic: mypost-holiday purchase of 75-percent-off-the-regular-price of snack-size type candy, typicallyavailable the day after a holiday.

Before I proceed, let me provide a bit ofcontext for some of you irregular readers: I lovechocolate. I don’t just have a sweet tooth, Ihave sweet teeth. However, given certain reali-ties/habits in my life, I almost always (unlesstimes/circumstances are desperate) only buythese delicacies when the items are on sale andeven more so when the items are both on saleand I have coupons. Now add into that mix anextra $5 off a $15 purchase — or a percentageoff $20 or $30 store-specific coupon, and I’mspending pennies (almost literally) on the dollar.On these occasions — and Rebecca, youshould probably stop reading — I load up.(‘Load up’ for a typical person might meanmonths. For yours truly, honestly, it meansweeks, sometimes even days.)

Now when I bring this much volume intothe house, my wife, Dina, need not know any-thing about it. Generally, I will stash the non-cash in places where I’ll doubt she’ll look (andI’m not saying the oven; that’s an old HennyYoungman joke), and when I do indulge, itwon’t be in her presence, nor will there be anysign that I’ve unwrapped anything.

One of my hiding places, which will now bechanged, was downstairs in our cellar in a topdrawer of an old bureau I use for collectingmiscellaneous bank statements, credit card bills,insurance forms, etc., and for years, my candyand previously unmentioned consumables. Onthe particular day in question — a day nowseared into my memory — as I am habituallywont to do, I went to my downstairs drawer toreplenish my upstairs drawer (in yet anotherhiding place) and was shocked and awed tofind my two remaining bags of Kisses and Rolosempty, both gutted like a fish, ripped alongtheir sides with nary a wrapper to be seen, 40-50 bite-size pieces gone.

My first reaction was of course to accuse mywife. Doing so however, would have exposedmy secret: I buy candy and hide it (although,she probably knows it, and since I’m notexactly losing any weight ... ). But what othercause/culprit could be behind such a dastardlydeed? A break-in? No. A ghost who loveschocolate? (We do live in a 250-year-oldhouse.) Mice? Squirrels? It’s possible. There aresome animal-friendly access points under ourfoundation. And even though the bureau isflush up against a retaining wall/crawl space forcritters, I did notice that the bureau drawer wasopen an inch or two. Barely enoughaccess. Otherwise, there is no entry. Butif critters were responsible, where are all thewrappers and/or feces or any other evidence oftheir transgression? There weren’t any. If thecandy was indeed pilfered, it was “The GreatEscape” of candy heists. Forced with thisdilemma and daring-do, I was forced to con-front my wife with these facts and ask if she infact was responsible. She denied everythingand blamed either a ghost or an animal. Shewas surprised, or so she claimed, at where Ihad hid the candy, not that I hid candy, so weweren’t breaking any new ground, but appar-ently, my secret had been safe.

It’s been a few weeks since this non-insur-ance loss, and there’s been no sign or evidenceto indicate what happened to my chocolate.My wife seems to have forgotten the incident.As for me, I bought a 3.4-pound container ofKirkland-brand chocolate-covered raisins fromCostco so my inventory is back where I want itto be. I just wish my Kisses and Rolos were backas well.

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keep the entire great room toasty and warmeven during the dead of winter.

Foster’s architect proposed a wood-trimmed ledge above the fireplace, a simplemotif that draws the eye upwards to theaccent-lighted vaulted ceiling.

As a housewarming gesture, Foster fash-ioned a rustic mantle from the rough-sawnoak previously deployed in the rafters of theoriginal structure. It’s a little keepsake ofthe old place.

Though higher interior ceilings, theoreti-cally, make a room harder to heat, theremodeler re-insulated the ceiling and in-stalled an eco-slate roofing, dramaticallyimproving the thermal efficiency of the en-tire residence.

The new fireplace is flanked by arches: arecess for shelving and cabinetry on the left;a sympathetically curvilinear entry to thenew master suite on the right.

“The effect in all directions is exciting,”Wanda Rogers said. “Looking in from thekitchen, the room opens out and up; it feelsreally warm.”

The new vaulted wall expanse alsodoubles as display space for her private artcollection, which is now illuminated by tractlights.

FAMILY-GATHERING PLACEIn nearby McLean, Va., a Foster client was

looking for a floorplan re-configuration thatwould include a front-facing family-gath-ering niche — with a window wall and afireplace.

“We all saw the aesthetic opportunity,”Foster said. “There would be larger windowson all sides. But also a new front-facing fam-ily room — with an 11' cathedral ceilingdominated by an extensive window wall,and an appropriately post-modern hearthas the central interior focal point.”

The window wall would help tocontextualize a more symmetrical front el-evation — one defined by a processionalentrance way with double French glassdoors and sidelights.

Taken as a whole, however, the floor planis functionally a “great room” formed byclever variances in room width and ceilingheight differentiated as clearly identified“use” spaces.

“The slightly narrower width confers adegree of intimacy on the family room thatsuits its purpose,” Foster observes. “Thehearth, in particular, really defines this.”

Tthe stainless steel hearth features gasburner elements embedded in river rock andfunctions as both a heat source and an or-namental focal point.

Flanked by open “cubbies” with glass dis-play shelves, cherry wood cabinetry, and awine rack abutting a wine refrigerator, the“built-ins” define a functionally separatefamily entertainment zone that includes awide-screen plasma TV mounted above thefireplace. A more congenial spot for holi-day entertaining is hard to imagine.

❖ Foster Remodeling Solutions offers workshopson home remodeling. www.fosterremodeling.com.

❖John Byrd ([email protected]) has beenwriting about home improvement for 30 years.

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