I posted this somewhere else and it was suggested I post here as well. So to take a break from swanky news and Gin’s home furnishing porn, here’s my recollection of Katrina, family and my beloved city … Five years ago all of my family was in Houston. It was the first time we were …
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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 …
I know. I know. I ripped off the title from No Pattern Required – Home of the Mid-Century Menu. Regardless, the swankienda at 8114 Colgate is for sale. Not only is it cute to death, but in 1963, it won the GBV Christmas decoration contest for a display entitled “Christmas Hospitality.” Many of you know, …
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So, as I ponder adding content…..I am fairly empty. Until struck down by the inspiration bolt from above, I am going to clutter the blog site with diversions. Everyone needs them, and no takes the time and care to plant them in our way. SO I feel useful. Don’t blame me for the hours gone …
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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 …
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, …