Shocked By Artwerx

October 27, 2010

Y’all, I was in shock when we exited Artwerx Alley, a gallery in San Antonio, leaving behind the items we had planned to purchase. I don’t believe I’ve ever had an experience where a shop owner was quite so rude. We had been planning our visit all week to visit the shop and see the [...]

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Is Lula B’s Cool or Pimpadelic?

September 16, 2010

When we saw the sign, we screeched to a halt to go shopping. How in Thunder were we supposed to resist shopping at a place that advertised, “Cool Stuff for Cool People?” After all, Mr. Tucker and I are “pretty cool,” if I do say so myself. Lula B’s East, near downtown Dallas at 2639 [...]

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Smelling LUSH-ous

August 19, 2010

I bent my head to the side and pointed to my neck, “Take a whiff, Honey,” I said to my husband. “I smell like San Francisco!” My Sweet Spousal Unit shrugged and said, “As long as you don’t smell like a BART station.” I glared at him with my most evil eye! [Note: For those [...]

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That I Love Lucy Lady

July 4, 2010

This Lucille Ball doll almost begged to have her picture snapped. We found her on our jaunt into east Texas yesterday, where she resides in a delightful antique store in what was once the old bank building. The place is crammed full of marvelous whimsy. Robin, at Around The Island, hosts a meme inviting us [...]

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I Am Aflame For My Kindle

December 16, 2009

When Oprah did a show back in the fall of 2008 featuring the Kindle, an electronic reading device, I was curious enough to go on-line and check the price. Now, I’m here to tell you that I do not do everything that Oprah Winfrey tells me to do. In fact, I try to resist following [...]

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Vertigo Hats Gave Me Balance

August 13, 2009

I was in Austin, Texas without a hat! I confess that I felt nekkid — I was out of balance. From the window of our fourth floor (haunted) room at the Driskill, we could see a hat shop called “Vertigo.” We took a break from our ghost hunt and headed over there to shop. We [...]

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It’s A Puzzle

May 27, 2009

A few days ago, I was searching the internet trying (unsuccessfully) to identify butterflies I had seen at Wild-Connections Butterfly Farm. I came across this magnificent picture of a handmade jigsaw puzzle with a brilliant blue butterfly. When I discovered that it was made in Texas, I had to follow down all the links to [...]

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Win $50 from Snapfish and BlogHer…just in time for Father’s Day!

May 11, 2009

You can make the Dad in your life a totally cool gift for Father’s Day, and it might not even cost you a dime! Isn’t that a better deal than the lottery? ALL YOU HAVE TO DO TO WIN IS COMMENT! NO! Don’t comment here. This is a sticky post (I hope)! (Oops– I unstuck [...]

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Perfectly Good Guitars

April 22, 2009

Last weekend was the Dallas International Guitar Festival, and that is how we celebrated our anniversary. Mr. Tucker is crazy about guitars and guitar shows, and I like them well enough. I made him take me out to eat to compensate me for my time. I also held his wallet, so he didn’t buy another [...]

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Strap It On

April 20, 2009

A trip to the Dallas International Guitar Festival was in order this weekend. The first thing that caught my eye were the colorful vintage guitar straps. Who could resist being drawn to examine beautiful patterns like the one above (offered by a Chicago company called “Souldier”? Not me! I was fascinated that they recycled vintage [...]

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Lip Service

March 15, 2009

Sometimes I just pay “lip service” to being frugal, but don’t call me to give me any lip about it! That’s my “new to me” telephone (I don’t really know if it is vintage) — but, yes, it really works. I have named my new “hot lips” phone Angelina — doesn’t it remind you of [...]

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Is There Really A “Gypsy Style?”

March 10, 2009

Over my birthday weekend (yes, I stretched out the “festivities” as long as I could), my husband took me to Grapevine, Texas to the downtown area. Grapevine is the town where I grew up, and it looks nothing like it did when I was a child. The town leaders decided to re-do Main Street and [...]

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Can You Guess?

March 4, 2009

“It” came to me in the mail packaged in this bag inside the box. It was something I wanted badly, and it came just in time for my birthday. I mean to tell you, it is THE most beautiful of its kind that I have ever owned. Do you want to know what it is? [...]

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How Did I Wind Up With An iPhone?

November 20, 2008

I’m mortified. I don’t really quite know how this happened. I think I just got caught up in one of those “shopping moments.” Have you ever done that? You come home with a purchase and wonder, “Now, what came over me?” I told y’all some time ago that I was going to get a new [...]

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WINNERS in the Celtic Thunder Drawing

October 16, 2008

Have y’all been hearing me cuss a blue streak? I’ve been very indelicate in my manner of speech today. I went on a simple errand, and I got lost three times in Fort Worth, so I didn’t get back as quickly as I thought I would. THEN, my blasted server went wonky and I couldn’t [...]

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Contest for Celtic Thunder Tickets Ends At High Noon

October 16, 2008

You still have a chance to win tickets to hear Celtic Thunder at the concert of your choice, but you’d better hurry up! Make a comment on the contest site for an entry by noon today (a comment here does NOT count as an entry). If you have entered the contest, quick…go make sure I [...]

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Win Tickets To Celtic Thunder Concert!

October 8, 2008

Yes, YOU can. Four lucky winners (count them: one, two, three, FOUR) will receive a pair of tickets to hear Celtic Thunder live at a concert of their own choice (well, any concert of choice from October 23rd through December 2008)! The tour dates are listed here. These tickets are offered courtesy of AEG Live. [...]

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Win A FREE Handbag at Handbag Planet!

September 30, 2008

You can register to win any of twenty four handbags, except THIS one! I want it! Do you like FREE STUFF? Of course you do. You KNOW you want to win a handbag. Even you guys! If you won’t carry it yourself, you fellas can give it to your Momma, your wife, or your girlfriend [...]

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Fan Dance

May 28, 2008

It’s said that when General Philip Henry Sheridan marched the Union Army into Texas during the War of Northern Agression, he remarked, “If I owned Hell and Texas I would rent out Texas and live in Hell.” I believe the good General must have experienced our Texas hospitality in August (or June, or July, or [...]

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Thursday Thirteen #36 I’m A Bag Lady

February 7, 2008

Do y’all ever get side-tracked when you go on the internet? I sure do. I just wanted to look up “bags” on the internet, and got all carried away (I’ll tell you why I was looking in a minute). It’s a good thing I can never find my purse, or I’d whup out that credit [...]

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