Window Shopping in Uptown

March 2, 2011

We had an interesting window shopping excursion in the uppity part of Dallas last weekend. It was only because I got a last minute call from my friend Len Barnett, whose group (Percussion Things) was performing at Bookmarks. Because it’s a library, they wanted a storyteller to tell tales as they drummed. I’m well aware [...]

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Original Sin

September 27, 2010

Have y’all ever driven past a car accident at the side of the road and didn’t want to look, but your eyes were riveted to it? That’s what I felt when I saw this three dimensional artwork while wandering through my favorite vintage store (Dolly Python, in Dallas). It seemed to beckon from the wall. [...]

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Chip’s Old Fashioned Hamburger is a Top 10

September 21, 2010

Do y’all have a favorite burger place? I’m talking about the one that causes you to salivate when you think about one of their burgers … don’t even try to mention McDonald’s or Burger King. If you do, you will make me weep for you and your pitiful choice of hamburger. When we think about [...]

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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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Experiencing The Dallas Farmer’s Market

September 15, 2010

Elbowing my way through the mass of people at The Dallas Farmer’s Market, I could only think, “This is like grocery shopping at The State Fair!” It had the crowds, the lines, and the noise … without any thrilling rides, decadent corny dogs, or fried Frito pie. There was a vendor selling some very tempting [...]

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Cosmic Café Is An Out Of This World Restaurant

May 1, 2010

Now, y’all know that I was born and raised in The Lone Star State. I am 5th generation Texan, and with roots so deep in my native soil there are some things that you can automatically assume about me. No, you can not assume I ride a horse, tote a gun, and am a redneck [...]

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Good To The Last Bite

May 29, 2009

Some of you may know that I stopped watching the television news quite awhile ago. I determined that all I ever saw was bad news, and it made me sad to see it. My friend Marcia taught me a couple of years ago that if you want your world to be filled with good, then [...]

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Peggy Sue BBQ in Dallas

April 25, 2009

Peggy Sue has a nice rack. Of RIBS — what were you thinking? I didn’t even see “Peggy Sue.” We decided to chow down on some barbecue last weekend, and Peggy Sue BBQ was highly recommended, after all The Dallas Observer listed them as The Best Barbecue in 2008. It sounded promising, so I got [...]

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An Evening With The Bored, er I mean Bard

June 16, 2007

Last night was the evening for us Tuckers to have ourselves a little bit of culture. Imagine holding up the pinkie on your hand as you drink a bottle of Bud Lite. That’s about as cultured as it usually gets around here. But, last evening was the opening night of the production of Romeo and [...]

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Old People Can Party, Too

March 2, 2007

I was looking at my pitchers (that is not a misspelling, it is the correct Texas way to write the word “pictures”). I realized I had not updated about our visit to the grand opening party at The Vintage Factory last Saturday night. The teenagers did grace us with their presence. That was a comfort, [...]

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“Party Down” at The Vintage Factory

February 22, 2007

I’m not sure I’ve ever been a “party animal,” but I’m going to give it a try this weekend. I’m hoping that our teenager and a friend will join my husband and me so that we won’t feel too out of place. For those in the Dallas, TX area who like vintage clothing, this Saturday, [...]

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Dolly Python, Slither In and Shop

February 20, 2007

Here is a slideshow of the treasures at Dolly Python, a vintage store in Dallas.

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Dolly Python

February 20, 2007

On our Saturday excursion to The House of Dang to search for vintage goodies, Andrew (the proprietor) suggested that we should visit Dolly Python. It’s a combination vintage clothing/antique store/junk store located in the same area of Dallas, at 1916 Haskell Avenue. We slithered on over and go look what we found (actually, this is [...]

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House of Dang–A Darn Cool Shopping Experience

February 18, 2007

All I can say is, “Wow!” You have to check out The House of Dang, if you are anywhere near. We went to visit it yesterday after reading about it in the Dallas Morning News several weeks back. It sounded intriguing. The paper had named it THE best new independent store of 2006. The article [...]

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