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HEADING TO HEATH: DALLAS CONSIGNMENT STORES I HAVE LOVED That Was Then My husband has always loved consignment shopping.  Over the years he’s found some consignment store jewels.  My mother, a child of the Depression, looked down on anything that wasn’t brand new.  I’m somewhere in-between.  Some of my favorite clothes have been hand-me-downs fromContinue reading “Dallas Consignment Stores”

Amazing NorthParkIt’s no secret.  I love NorthPark. It opened in 1965, about a year before I started calling Dallas home. In those days it only boasted three anchors: Titche-Goettinger, Neiman Marcus and JC Penney’s.  It’s come a long way, baby! The So-Called Competition Since 1966 a lot of malls have been built in Dallas.  MostContinue reading “NorthPark Reigns”

TRAVEL HERE: CHRISTMAS AT DALLAS ARBORETUM This season the Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Society / DABS is kicking off a brand new idea. It’s a blockbuster event called The Twelve Days of Christmas and it’s only available until January 4th. Here’s why you shouldn’t miss it. IT’S ONE OF THE BEST Don’t take my wordContinue reading “Dallas’ Christmas Garden”

HEADING TO HEATH: HEADACHES AND HEART ATTACKS WHILE BUILDING IN HEATH Though building the house in Heath is mostly a joyful experience, there have been hiccups. Ya gotta take the good with the bad.  So here’s some of the bad. WATER INDUCTION I mentioned this a few weeks ago, but it really was bad news.Continue reading “Headaches and Heart Attacks”

TRAVEL HERE: THINGS I ENJOYED IN THE METROPLEX WHILE OTHERWISE OCCUPIED PART 2 Here’s the rest of the stuff I did when I was too busy to blog about it. The Kimbell Art Museum (Faces of Impressionism) – I mentioned the Musee d’Orsay while describing the DMA’s current exhibit, but the portraits over at the KimbellContinue reading “Enjoying the Metroplex Part Duex”

LENICAM VIDEO PRODUCTIONS HAS A NEW WEBSITE Excuse the shameless self-promotion, but I’m so excited I can’t help it.  For several months now I’ve been working on revamping the LeniCam Video Productions website.  It launched late last night and I’m giggly with excitement.  I just had to share it with my WordPress family and friends.Continue reading “Loving Me Some Lenicam”

AS SOME THINGS WENT UP, OTHERS CAME DOWN Last week I gave you an overview of the progress we’d made on the house. Most of the progress we’ve made has to do with things going up.  but we’ve been just as happy with some of the things which have come down. CLEARING THE LOT Here’s aContinue reading “Update on Building”

TRAVEL HERE:  WHAT I DID WHILE OCCUPIED ELSEWHERE Though I didn’t have time to tell you about it, I did manage to have some fun while I was missing in action. Here’s a sample. Kaleidoscope of Homes Viridian in Irving (Oct 12) – It’s no surprise that we’re in the midst of building a home, soContinue reading “Enjoying the Metroplex”

HEADING TO HEATH: UPDATE ON BUILDING THE HOUSE OK, so I abandoned you way back in September. I’d found a rental house and the builders were just about to start on our dream home. Let me catch you up.   GETTING THE PERMITS When we built a house in Pismo Beach, California, Bill decided toContinue reading “Catching Up with the Build”

HEADING TO HEATH: MISSING IN ACTION So I moved to Wylie and sort of disappeared off the face of the earth. What’s up with that? The Real Estate Stuff Moving takes time.  We moved out of our Dallas home into a rental in Wylie.  Why would we do something like that?  Well, because we’re buildingContinue reading “Why I’ve Been Missing in Action”