Curtain Call

So,…..in a recent MADDENING contemplation of what to do about that horrible room that I don’t want anyone to see…….I offer you several discourses on our clever friends, the Curtains. Embrace your Inner Traverse Rod 11 Window Treatments for Midcentury Homes 15 Cafe Curtain Designs and Ideas The Hardware That Tamed Curtains and Carpet

Preaching to the choir: Historic Designation, again

I am thinking of sending the following to the members of City Council: Two years ago, Glenbrook Valley was invited by the city of Houston to participate in the Project Leadership Institute.  A group of homeowners participated in a series of workshops which helped us understand historic neighborhood designation in Houston and the process we …

Sunday miracles old and new

As many of you know I spent holidays and summers in the New Orleans area. When there, we would often go out “to the country” on Sundays which is where my Grandma and Grandpa were from. Small towns not on the map. I remember my Grandmother’s childhood home when it didn’t have running water, we …

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groovy saturday

It might be a bit overcast and dreary outside, but we’re swinging with Isabel Rose on the inside. You can get her album at Amazon here.

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really, it’s all about you

You have read our musings, clicked our links and tried our cocktail recipes. {sigh} It all seems so one sided. Whaddya say we take this relationship to the next level? I think it’s time we met: Mad about Mod Tour: Glenbrook Valley – Modern & Historic DoCoMoMo Don’t worry. Your mother would approve.

Mad Men Fashion Plate

The Fashion File: Advice, Tips and Inspiration from the Costume Designer of Mad Men by Janie Bryant I know there’s a lot of Mad Men fans out there, so The Fashion File: Advice, Tips and Inspiration from the Costume Designer of Mad Men by Janie Bryant will almost certainly find a ready-made audience. Janie Bryant …