Sylvia thought the Texas Rose Festival (held each October in Tyler, Texas) would be something Lanabird would like. Be still my heart! Was she ever right! It was unbelievable. Thank you Sylvia for the recommendation. Attending the Texas Rose Festival was …. Just look and see for yourself. This building is the Rose Garden […]
Fall is in the air, and the October Round Table decorations were planned to celebrate the season. These decorations have to be simple because we set up the morning of the luncheon, and must plan time to plate the food also. A “welcome board” greeted the ladies to our gathering. Since our speaker has written […]
Once a year Alpha Delta Kappa celebrates the founding of our organization with a Founders’ Day meeting. For this meeting we join with our sister chapter Fidelis Nu. There was a proclamations from the mayor, and another proclamation from ??? (sorry!). It is always an honor to be recognized. Alpha Delta Kappa is a honorary sorority for women […]
Ideas can take years to incubate. At least that is what happens to me. This story began many moons ago. Was it one year, two years, or more? I honestly can’t remember. What I do remember is that one day I found four brass English wall plaques at a thrift store. They were 75 cents each. […]
When school begins, Baptists have “Promotion Sunday”. Maybe it has been like this since the beginning of time. (Ha – Ha) I do not know, but I do know that the children look forward to this “Promotion Sunday” just as much as they look forward to a new year at school. It is another sign […]
There is a new restaurant in town, and we wanted to try it. Ever-Lovin’ and I made our way over to Campbell/Coit to dine at Manny’s Uptown Tex-Mex, but the line was LONG – 45 minute wait. (People in the Richardson/North Dallas area are so ready for new restaurants.) Maybe another day we decided. On […]
Texas is going to Alabama. That just does not sound right – Does it? Texas going to Alabama? It is true. Tex – has chosen to follow in Dave’s footsteps and attend The University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. I love saying Tuscaloosa, and I think I will insert it in this blog as many times […]
What to fix for a brunch? There seems to be a bazillion choices, but I am here to tell you – planning a party is one of my greatest pleasures. I love looking through cookbooks and searching the internet for recipes and ideas. This time the choices were pretty easy. I had something I had been […]
There is a group of ladies at First Baptist Church Richardson known as the Builders and Boomers, and they have become known as a group of fun loving women – or is it loving fun women? Either way – you get the message. Rebekah (an amazing lady) organized a group of these women to come join […]
Sheila is a dear friend. She had a (as one would say) milestone birthday, and that called for a party. Now, Sheila loves the beach. She grew up going to the beach, and she has a wonderful collection of seashells. So… we had a beach party. This was so much fun to plan. Welcome to […]
