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Do you know a child who can not stand tags in their clothing? Or a child who can't wear jeans? A picky eater? A child who can not stand to be wet?

I do. My daughter. This could describe many children, but if it causes more than the normal frustration for the child they could have Sensory Processing Disorder. (If you sit through the commercial in this video, there's a good segment on it).

KEN DRUSEThis gravel garden is but one feature in a lavish growing space designed by award-winning garden author Ken Druse on more than 2 1/2 acres in the Highlands of Sussex County.

As the garden lies dormant in the depths of winter, time can feel heavy on a restless gardener's idle hands.

There's no better time to think of the wider picture, to delve more deeply into not just the "how" of gardening, but the "why" of our passionate connection to plants. Over human history, we've gambled fortunes on them, sought them in the jungle and on the tundra, memorialized them in art and even died for them.

These stories of intrigue, pursuit and desire are at the heart of "Planthropology" (Clarkson Potters/Publishers, 2008), the latest book from Ken Druse. He's widely known as one of our most prolific garden authors, with 17 books and countless articles to his credit -- an output that has won him a lifetime achievement award from the Garden Club of America.

I lost my dear friend, Heidi, in 1987. After my grandmother, Heidi had the most influence on my palate and my development as a home cook. She had Gourmet before anyone else and we both were addicted to the Time-Life "Foods of the World" series in the 1970s. Every month, when we received the latest installment, we would be on the phone. We couldn't wait to try out one recipe or another. Those books are still among my favorites and I have yet to find a better hummus, spare rib marinade or Jansson's Temptation recipe. The bindings are falling apart on the books, the spiral recipe books are fraying, and there are drops of ingredients on many pages. They are still a very important part of my repertoire.

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Designer Sally Miller offers her clothing ideas for the inauguration.

Some also shared their visions of outfits for the Obama daughters, Sasha and Malia.