Second Shelters
“In London, you’re only a somebody if your phone’s been hacked.” There was a fund raiser for Rick Perry last night at The Fairmont, and a darling Brit snuck in from The Sunday Times of London. Her name is Christina Lamb, she’s the Washington Bureau Chief of The Sunday Times, and a brilliant, seasoned, dynamo reporter…
A few quick facts from Foreclosure Listing Service that should help us catch our breath as we listen to the barrage of depressing national stats coming down the pike. But here in Dallas: “The average Joe is still the one feeling the pains of this foreclosure crisis.” “83% of the homes posted for foreclosure so far…
Update: the house closes on Friday! Stay tuned for an interview with the new owners! Remember the story in the Dallas Morning News, fall ’06, way before pay walls and the market crash about the once-glamorous model, Mary Ellen Bendtsen, with a big home on Swiss Avenue? She was reportedly coerced by two designers, Mark McCay and…
Look at this adorable mid century steeped, just dang Lipton-tea steeped in the 1960’s. In fact, when I saw the photos of the bathroom at 2922 Gladiolus — Ed Murchison, my mid century modern genius, always loads up lots of photos, even of the commodes — I had deja vue. It reminded me of all…
Talk about the most perfect first, second or third home ever. Oh my, recall when I wrote about The Glass House? I called it Stairway to Heaven. That ultimate redefining structure within modernism? Not only does it have great bones, it has location squared. A 3.5 acre estate of oak groves in Montecito, California. The home…
