• retail therapy

    There are just some days when you need a shiny new bauble or trinket to make you happy. If that shiny object has a cord and lights up, the happiness quotient increases. One of the nifty things about our ‘hood is that we love shopping for vintage pieces and bargains–and we share that love. We’ve …

  • Another weekend begins

    Again I am up, all too early on a Saturday. Soon, work on the bamboo floors will begin, but right now I am simply enjoying the idea of Saturday. When I was a child, Saturday morning meant cartoons!  I wonder, in this age of DVR and 800 channels, if kids even think of television as …

  • Why I Live in GBV

    Saturday was a typical Glenbrook Valley Saturday.  While we all love to wax nostalgic for our houses and stuff and everything mid-century, what happens right now, on a regular basis, is what I love best. I’ve heard that buying a home in GBV is buying a project.  So we’re typical GBV homeowners.  I got up, …

  • howdy!

    To early now for a fruity drink, but when I get to Hobby Airport today, and stroll along the fabulous terrazzo to Pappa’s Burgers and get a beer and burger !