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TRAVEL HERE: POP INTO THE DMA FOR BRILLO PADS AND PLASTIC RAINCOATS Pop Art is not my thing, but a recent invitation to the opening  celebration of International Pop suggested there might be some fun to be had at the DMA.  I am really into fun – big time.  So, I made my RSVP andContinue reading “International Pop at Dallas Museum of Art”

TRAVEL THERE: RICHARDSON HOSTS A GREAT EVENT I didn’t plan on attending Cottonwood Creek Art Festival both days, but I enjoyed the show so much on Saturday morning, that I convinced Bill to return on Sunday afternoon.  This show just keeps on getting better.  Here’s the best part.  You don’t have to wait until next fallContinue reading “2015 Cottonwood Creek Art Festival Wrap”

TRAVEL HERE: PEROT MUSEUM INTRODUCES TECH TRUCK The TECH Truck is building up STEAM and heading out on adventures many museums never dare.  Thanks to generous donations from Dell, Perot Museum will be able to take their message on the road.  According to the Museum’s press release, the truck will be going into “economically disadvantaged neighborhoods” to sparkContinue reading “Perot Museum TECH Truck”

AT HOME IN HEATH: NOW I’M A COSTCO PRO Yes, you’ve heard me whine about the grocery shopping in Heath – as in we have no grocery stores in Heath.  I have to go over to Rockwall just to get carton of milk.  I know I was spoiled back in Dallas, but I’ve had toContinue reading “Costco in Rockwall, TX”

TRAVEL HERE:   RICHARDSON’S COTTONWOOD ART FESTIVAL RETURNS TO COTTONWOOD PARK It’s back.  Though I haven’t mentioned it lately, I try to make it to the Cottonwood Art Festival every time I can. Here’s  the last time a wrote about it, but I think I’ve been at least once a year to this lovely semi-annual event.Continue reading “Cottonwood Art Festival Oct 3-4, 2015”

AT HOME IN HEATH: DALLAS KEEPS LURING ME ACROSS THE LAKE I may have moved across the lake from my hometown, but I’m still very much the Dallasite.  I recently got an email blast from Stephanie Faulk (sfaulk@dallascvb.com) Public Relations /Outreach Manager for the Dallas Convention and Visitors Bureau.  The correspondence spelled out some ofContinue reading “Autumn Activities in Dallas TX”

TRAVEL HERE:  IT’S PUMPKIN TIME AT DALLAS ARBORETUM, AUTUMN AT THE ARBORETUM 2015 Friday I got a sneak peek at the Dallas Arboretum all dressed up in its Fall finery.  Autumn at the Arboretum started Saturday and will continue until November 25.  You don’t want to miss this one. It’s All About the Pumpkins TheContinue reading “Autumn at the Arboretum 2015”

TRAVEL HERE: PRIMO’S PERFECT PATIO ON LAKE RAY HUBBARD If there’s one thing the Lakeplex has, it’s plenty of Tex-Mex restaurants.  The list of popular Tex-Mex chains with a location out here and is pretty long.  Some of my favorites still haven’t found their way to the Lake Ray Hubbard area, but it’s not likeContinue reading “Primo’s Tex-Mex on Lake Ray Hubbard”

TRAVEL HERE: ANDREW GORLIZKI’S VARIABLE DIMENSIONS DELIVERS WHIMSY TO DALLAS’ CROW COLLECTION OF ASIAN ARTS A new exhibit opens today at the Crow Collection.  I had the privilege of attending a media preview yesterday.  You are going to love the art of Andrew Gorlizki,  The exhibit, titled “Variable Dimensions” will transport you to a worldContinue reading “Variable Dimensions at Crow Collection of Asian Arts”

TRAVEL HERE: FLYING SAUCER DRAUGHT EMPORIUM AT LAKE RAY HUBBARD The Flying Saucer chain has been hovering around the Metroplex for about twenty years, but I’ve only been sighted there a few times.  It’s not that I didn’t like their slightly wacky flavor of food and beverage service, it’s that the saucer seemed to fly aContinue reading “Flying Saucer at Lake Ray Hubbard”