24 Bits of Riga Art Nouveau Beauty


Travel

If you read the post about Tallinn, you already know the story about how we took a trip based upon a waiter’s recommendation. On that trip, we spent several days in Riga, Latvia and encountered unexpected and spectacular Art Nouveau beauty – lots of it. Let’s take a look. The Hotel Neiburgs is a great […]

May 23, 2017

Hildring House Riffing – A Place for Living


Remodeling & Design

We’re grandparents. It doesn’t solely define us but it’s an integral part of who we are. As grandparents, it’s important to us that Hildring House – or anywhere we reside – be a place for living, not just staying. And if you read Debra’s last post,  you know how one of the core purposes of […]

May 16, 2017

Why Design Matters – Part 1 of Many – Post by Debra


Remodeling & Design

Follow my blog with Bloglovin Design Matters I was having  lunch with an interior designer friend the other day and she confessed that she was many years into her career before she realized how important her job truly was. I can understand this; I’m sure many people think of interior design/decorating as frivolous or inconsequential. […]

May 11, 2017

Wednesday Lagniappe – Casa Pilatos Bougainvillea, Seville


Lagniappe, Travel

It’s Wednesday afternoon in Fort Worth, threatening rain – or, since this is Texas, after all, perhaps I should say “promising rain.” I’m thinking about our recent trip to Seville and the spectacular bougainvillea at Casa Pilatos, a lovely palace that we stumbled across on a beautiful spring morning. So here is your Wednesday lagniappe: Debra, […]

May 10, 2017

Dining Space Musings


Remodeling & Design

Debra here – I am hosting a small gathering at our house in the next few weeks (Canasta Club – yay!) and so, of course, I am dreaming of completed dining space….. This is truly just a dream at this point – I doubt if we will have dining room finished before Christmas 2018. But here […]

April 25, 2017