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TRAVEL HERE: THE SOUNDS OF SUMMER Have you been enjoying the sounds of summer? You know those great outdoor concerts that pop up all over the place. If you haven’t then shame on you. Concerts on the Lawn at DABS Take the Dallas Arboretum for instance. On a recent Tuesday night Bill and I wereContinue reading “Dallas Arboretum & the Sounds of Summer”

TRAVEL HERE: CINDY SHERMAN – TALK ABOUT SOMETHING COMPLETELY DIFFERENT! Education is a funny thing. My BA in Arts and Performance focused on creative writing, but one of the classes I think of most frequently is a photography survey course.  That’s where I first heard of Cindy Sherman.  Her method of creativity includes setting upContinue reading “Cindy Sherman at the DMA”

TRAVEL HERE: DALLAS MUSEUM OF ART PRESENTS “THE BODY BEAUTIFUL IN ANCIENT GREECE While admiring the Kimball’s exhibit of Bernini’s sculptures in clay,  I mentioned the ongoing rivalry between the Fort Worth museum and Dallas’s own DMA.  As if to prove my point, on the final weekend of the Kimball exhibition which  I called Bodies byContinue reading “The Body Beautiful at the DMA”

TRAVEL HERE:  IT’S A BRICK HOUSE? TAVERN OR GOLDEN OLDIE To me, Brick House is the name of a Commodores song.  In Plano, it’s almost the name of a tavern restaurant.  Bill and I tried to go on a recent Friday night, but folks were literally hanging off the rafters and we weren’t in theContinue reading “Brick Oven Tavern in Plano”

TRAVEL HERE: THEY BUILT VITRUVIAN PARK, SO WHERE IS EVERYONE On Sunday afternoon, hubby and I visited Vitruvian Park in Addison, a huge master-planned, multi-use project with high rise apartment buildings, but it felt sort of like a post-apocalyptic movie where only the people are missing.  We’d passed by it a few weeks before and wonderedContinue reading “Vitruvian Park in Addison TX”

TRAVEL HERE: “BERNINI SCULPTING IN CLAY” AT FT WORTH’S KIMBELL ART MUSEUM The Kimball Art Museum, over in Fort Worth, is hosting an exhibition called “Bernini, Sculpting in Clay,” but I think, perhaps it should be called, Body by Bernini.  Do you remember when our American cars used to be built by Fisher Body Corporation?Continue reading “Body by Bernini”

TRAVEL HERE: PERA TURKISH KITCHEN, A GEM HIDDEN IN THE SUBURBS Pera Turkish Kitchen opened several months ago around the corner from my house.  We’re always on the lookout for a good Middle Eastern Restaurant and more of them are popping up every day, but too often, we’re a little disappointed.  I’m not sure why itContinue reading “Pera: A Turkish Gem in the Burbs”

TRAVEL HERE: BLOOMS AT THE DALLAS ARBORETUM I made my annual visit to Blooms at the Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Gardens. First I have to confess – I think the gardens look bare without Chihuly.  I adored the gorgeous sculptures spread throughout the garden and made many visits during the exhibition.  I wonder if I’llContinue reading “Spring is Blooming at DABs”

TRAVEL HERE: PLACE AT PERRY’S A VERSATILE CHOICE On a recent Sunday afternoon we decided to drink alfresco in Dallas’s Uptown area. Yes, I know I’m getting a little old for that, but I plan to keep on having fun, regardless of age. Let me tell you, Uptown is alive and well – so aliveContinue reading “Perry Versatile”

TRAVEL THERE: THE STARS AREN’T WHAT THEY USED TO BE No not those stars, the rating stars.  I just got back from a five star cruise.  Five stars?  There was a day when four was the most stars you could get. Actually, the four star cruises I’d been on outclassed  this latest jaunt at seaContinue reading “Have the Stars Lost Their Wonder?”