"The New Traditional"

My newest book from Amazon arrived! If you love the highly edited look of expertly blended antiques and modern with a dash of the primitive, this book is for you. Designer/author, Darryl Carter knows how to please the eye and the minimalist soul.

Carter Ernst at G Gallery

Carter Ernst works with fabrics, often recycled clothing, and faux fur in creating her domestic and fantasy creatures.

A collage of selected pieces of Carter Ernst's work in the current show at G Gallery, which runs through September 23, 2008.

Wayne Gilbert, owner of G Gallery, in his signature Stetson. Artist Linda Hickerson-Hofheinz painted a portrait of Wayne in a Stetson, in flames. It's wonderful!

Senendipity Doo!

Annie's Cheddar Bunnies

You know how particular I am about what type of bunny I bring back to The Bunny Bungalow. Well these are perfect! I wish I were the Annie in the product name but I'm not, although I do bake bunny cookies to serve to guests. I cannot believe that Tall Husband found these cute cheddar bunnies for parties at The Bunny Bungalow! They are delicious and I plan to serve them to guests with a good French Cabernet Sauvignon (only our friend Nancy will appreciate the international humor in such a combination).

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DWR+Fog

The mini catalog from Design Within Reach arrived today. I was delighted to find inside Fog Linen items for the cook. Japanese designer Yumiko Sekine has an obvious reverence for the beauty of rustic simplicity. Click on over and have a look at Fog Linen Work Clothing at Selvedge's. These clothes are purity made tangible. Looking at them, you come to realize the wisdom of calling them Fog; nothing could be easier or more delightful to slip into.

Houston Heights This Saturday Night

Redbud Gallery
303 West 11th Street, Houston Texas

Brian Maguire: "The Good American"
Opening: September 6, 2008; 6-9 pm.

Paul Kittelson: "Modern Conveniences"

G Gallery Opening: September 6, 2008, 6-9pm

Show Dates: September 6-23, 2008
301 East 11th Street
Houston, Texas

See you there!

Off to See the Wizard

My left eye.

This morning I'm off to see the Wonderful Wizard of Eyes (Stephen C. Pflugfelder, M.D., Professor of Ophthalmology at Baylor College of Medicine here in Houston.) A month ago he performed very successful surgery on my right eye and now it's my left eye's turn.

So, I'll see you later...really see you.

Warning: This is Not a Pretty Site

Unfinished houses: The house on the left and the one on the right were begun in 2006 and are not yet completed. Construction on the house in the middle was begun this year and is progressing slowly.

There are no longer Realtor's signs on the property, just the ones above.

Missing House Parts

There are missing doors and windows, leaving the property open to weather and vagrants.

Above ground water pipes are a navigational hazard.

More invitations to vagrants, whom the neighbors say they frequently see at night.

Piles of garbage that beget more garbage.


2203, 2205 & 22o7 Rutland Street in Houston Heights

Construction on two of these houses was begun in 2006 yet they have not been completed. Progress is slow on the middle house that was begun earlier this year. There is no apparent security, so vagrants have been seen coming and going at night. Garbage is in piles around the property. This is not a pretty site and is the antithesis of the construction site in a previous posting about 2125 Yale. Ownership information can be found through a search at HCAD.org.