LOAP Alpha – Crossing the Finish Line – from Fugly to Fantastic
We did it – and reasonably close to budget, too. Here is the front as it looks currently: And here is where it started: So, let’s take a tour, shall we? Remember the living room?
SoMoToHo – Pretty Pictures
This is just a picture post. We recently asked the inimitable Trey Freeze to take some shots of the kitchen, powder, and library at the SoMoToHo. I thought you might like to see them. My camera work just doesn’t do justice to Debra’s vision. Trey’s conveys it much better. Hope you like them.
LOAP Alpha – Installment 6 – A Glimpse of the Finish Line
Our thoughts are with the Belgian people. This picture is of the Flower Carpet in Brussels, Belgium in 2012. Once every five years, the already lovely central square of the city is transformed into a spectacle of delicate beauty – blanketed by an immense carpet of flowers. If you ever get the chance to see […]
Back to SoMoToHo for a Brief, Warm Visit
Fireplaces have been a part of warm, inviting environments for thousands of years – probably since shortly after humans discovered that fire was not simply something to be feared and avoided. The one above is from Inchcolm Abbey, on Inchcolm Island in the Firth of Forth just outside Edinburgh, Scotland, and dates from about 1100 […]
LOAP Alpha – Installment 5 – Spring is Upon Us
Unseasonably warm weather has brought an early spring to north Texas. Even though this post is about the LOAP Alpha, I’m opening it with a shot taken out of the window of the upstairs master at the SoMoToHo, which I’ll get back to in future posts very soon (promise). This Mexican plum joins saucer magnolias, […]
LOAP Alpha – Installment 4 – The Transition Continues
This building is right across the street from the Great Market Hall in Budapest. Folks go to the Hall to experience the bustle, shop the awesome array of goods and foods, and admire its architecture. But, as this building attests, one shouldn’t focus too narrowly. Extraordinary surprises abound, if you just look. The Alpha is […]