It was cold out on Saturday, but if you didn't cuddle up at home with the newspaper, here's what you missed from H&G:

Playwright's house is drama in itself: Carolyne Zinko ooh-la-la's over Philip Kan Gotanda and Diane Takei's marriage-threatening collaboration: their new Berkeley Hills home.

AROUND THE HOUSE: Our faves from Susan Fornoff weekend picks are the Obelisk, Frank Ligthart's stacking outdoor livingroom sculpture/ set, and these new Shorea/plastic modular deck tiles from Home Infatuation, similar to West Elm's.

Removing fireplace's brick facade not so hard: The brothers Burnett recommend a picturesque demolition using "a cold chisel and a stout hammer."

Writers weigh in on flower show: The Chron's gardening writers awere all very gung ho on this year's SF Flower & Garden Show, which ended yesterday at the Cow Palace.