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Who are we and why are we doing this?……………………………………………..

If you’ve opened up a copy of Better Homes & Gardens or Kitchen & Bath Ideas or Decorating Magazine, you might have seen the work of  The DB editor, Cynthia Bogart, on those pages.  Cynthia has been producing editorial articles for those magazines for years and has taken the opportunity to bring her experience from there over to here for you to get some interesting, enriching articles to lighten up your day, five days a week.

In addition to those great magazine subjects, we’ve added  a heavier dose of the YOU element.  We understand a few things about YOU …

• You LOVE your magazines
• You have no time for anything anymore – life is too busy
• You hold down somewhere between one to four full time jobs – worker bee, mother, wife and/or volunteer
• You have become functional on your computer but still remember when the telephone was the only way to chat with your friends
• You need to feel enriched
• And for once, you would like it to be all about YOU and not everyone else

This is an editorial blogazine. That means that there is no pay for editorial content.  We choose what you see everyday, no one else. We do, however, have advertisers and sponsors that you will see noted as such  just like in the magazines!

Welcome to the Daily Basics,  Home Style, Life Style and You Style!

Cynthia Bogart – Editor

Mom, Wife, Magazine Editor… in that order.  Cynthia Bogart was a commercial artist & interior designer prior to becoming a magazine editor, stylist and producer. She has been working for Meredith Corporation and has been producing articles for Better Homes & Gardens, Traditional Home, Country Home, Window & Wall Ideas, Kitchen & Bath Ideas, Beautiful Homes and others since 1994.   After 9/11, Cynthia, her husband, three kids and two dogs decided to leave New York for life in Rhode Island where  they feel like they’ve gotten back to basics of living and are on an island filled with history, great people and fabulous beaches.

Shelley Caroe – Assistant Editor & Research

Shelley Caroe has been researching her whole life. Whether that be for one of the books she worked on with Alvy Ray Smith FASG co-founder of Pixar as his research associate, or just simply trying to find the best organic milk on the shelves. During the early years of her working life, Shelley spent fifteen years managing the flow and distribution of pre-sale municipal bonds as well as the distribution of reports to many major news institutions. As mentioned above, Shelley helped Alvy Ray Smith in the creation of two nationally recognized books published through Newbury press. The Daily Basics is purely just a portal for Shelley to share with others what she finds intriguing.  Shelley loves finding different things that bring us back to the quality of yesteryear as well as the fun and chic trends that people are taking part in today.

Chef Robin White

Chef Robin White

Foodie Editor, Chef Robin White, is our go-to gal for original and exciting recipes. Robin hails originally from Cape Cod and has found herself happily ensconced in Sonoma, California.  With seven restaurants to her credit, Robin has dedicated herself to the fine arts of food, wine and dining.  Robin is all about the experience of enjoying the true meaning of ‘breaking bread’ with friends.

Robin has her own site, Chef Robin White and her twitter handle is @Canapes45.

Karen Jones

More about Karen at www.Karenjones.biz - click here

Karen Jones is a New York-based freelance writer and journalist who
contributes to a wide variety of respected publications including The New York Times, The New York Daily News, Bible Study Magazine and Super Lawyers Magazine. She writes the Museum Beat column for Metromix.com and the Food for Thought column for AOL/Patch.com

A skilled interviewer, Karen Jones has engaged a variety of personalities
from former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, “Miracle on the Hudson” airline pilot Captain Chelsey “Sully” Sullenberger and The Daily Show host Jon Stewart, to actresses Jane Fonda, Diane Keaton, Ellen DeGeneres and best-selling authors Dean Koontz and John Grisham.
A consummate professional she covers arts & entertainment, travel, food, technology, celebrities, industry and business trends plus non-profits and brings her proven brand of expertise to every assignment.

In addition to her bylined work, Karen Jones writes press and marketing materials, prepares blogs and book proposals and is a book project manager for book publishers and book packagers.

Karen Jones is a member of the American Society of Journalists and Authors
(www.asja.org)

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Karin Lidbeck - photo by Michael Partenio

Karin Lidbeck -Brent

Karin Lidbeck-Brent is a renowned photo stylist, lifestyle expert and producer of editorial
features for dozens of the nations leading magazines. As a stylist Karin is often found styling some of Americas most beautiful homes, gardens and entertaining features working along side the country’s best interior photographers.

Karin is sought after for her floral design work, lifestyle ideas and DIY projects that inspire readers in many in the nation’s leading magazines, including Better Homes and Gardens, Country Living, Traditional Home, Country Gardens, and Good Housekeeping.

After graduating from Parsons School of Design, Karin worked as an accomplished Illustrator and Muralist. While working as an illustrator she began her publishing career as the Associate Crafts Editor for Woman’s Day. Today, Karin has styled and produced over 500 features on a wide array of topics, including home interiors, lifestyle, entertaining, craft/how-to and holiday decorating.

Warren Bobrow

Warren Bobrow

Warren Bobrow is the Food and Drink Editor of the 501c3 non profit Wild Table on Wild River Review located in Princeton, New Jersey. He attended the Tales of the Cocktail in New Orleans, where he successfully sought and found some pretty well prepared drinks. His research on Biodynamic and Organic Wine and Food will appear in the 2012 Oxford Encyclopedia of Food/Drink in America, Ed., 2. Warren has published over three hundred articles on everything from cocktail mixology to restaurant reviews (Served Raw, Drinking in America, DrinkGal.com, Bluewater Vodka, Purity Vodka, Botran Rum, Orleans Apple Aperitif, Marie Brizard, Art in the Age: Root, Snap, Rhuby Hendricks Gin, Sailor Jerry Rum, Tuthilltown Spirits, Bitter Cube, Bitter Truth, Bitter End bitters, Voda Magazine and dozens of others) He’s written food articles and news for Edible Jersey, Chutzpah Magazine, and does a bit of newspaper work. He is the cocktail blogger for Williams-Sonoma. He is a Ministry of Rum judge and a Barbados Rum Fest judge. Warren is also a trained cook who started in his climb to a cook as a dish dog/pot scrubber.

Karen Hillard Good -  Illustrator

Have you wondered who created our Twitter page and our icon, The Curvy Girl?  Meet our Artist, Karen Hillard Goode.  Queenie is a professional illustrator with  more than several children’s books and calendars to her credit.  Visit her website at www.karenhillardgood.com for more on our amazing