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Looking and Touching

I’ve had a swimming pool and spa in my backyard since 1989. Through 22 years of ownership, I’ve spent a tremendous amount of time in the pool – especially back in the days when my three daughters were small and we all enjoyed being waterlogged when

WaterShapes TV, Part 2

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Echoes Through Time

When I travel from Los Angeles to visit my mother, who lives across the sound from Seattle on Washington’s beautiful Bainbridge Island, I always do my best to stop by the Bloedel Reserve while I’m there. The Reserve is an internationally renowned public garden that puts its emphasis on

A Patio Primer

Let’s start by assuming that the home’s stage is set – that the main entry has been well defined, clearly established and graciously appointed. Let’s further assume that friends are coming over and that the weather is nice. In these circumstances,

Test Your Knowledge #18

Why May Aussie Olympic Swimmer Be Banned from London Games?

Ripples #29

Compiled and Written by Lenny Giteck George Clooney: Bodacious Skinny-Dipping in Lake Como? A great many women all over the world are already swooning over actor George Clooney — so you can imagine their reaction when they learn

WaterShapes TV, Part 1

By Jim McCloskey Few people in the industry know about it, but WaterShapes once tried to…

Broadcasting a Vision

Early in 2001, we at WaterShapes were looking for a way to break out of the pack and make a distinctive name for our then-new publication. And of course, we wanted to do it in a way that would attract maximum attention for boldness, brashness and sheer chutzpah. It didn’t take long for us to settle on

Learning from an Illusion

Maria de Medici moved from Florence to Paris in 1600 as the wife of Henri IV, King of France. Homesick for her native city and caught in an unsuccessful marriage, she pestered her husband to build her a mansion and grounds that would remind her of the

Gophers Got You Down?

Among all of the creatures who haunt the dreams of watershapers, I can’t think of any worse than gophers — especially when those gophers collude with clients who also happen to be attorneys. Not long ago, I had the lovely experience of being abused by both — first on the job site by the small, fur-bearing rodents, then in court by