“A Century of Classics” The byline to this year’s Park Cities Historic & Preservation Society home tour summed up the tour.  One home was the oldest home in Highland Park, and another home was the oldest home in University Park.  You do not get much more historical than that.  Truly this tour could be called […]

The year was 1981.  Mary Beth (Babe) and Paul (Bubba) Vineyard brought traditional southern comfort food to the Park Cities area of Dallas, Texas.  Bubba bought an old 1929 Texaco service station across from SMU on Hillcrest Avenue and converted it into an Art Deco-style diner.  Babe perfected the recipes, and the customers came – AND they are […]

I liked this home.  Perhaps it was because it was filled with antiques that I would buy if ….  Pat told me that the speaker at the luncheon mentioned that this home is a good example of updating that has “maintained its integrity by keeping all of the original hardware and replicating architectural details during […]

Perhaps sharing information about the four homes on the Park Cities Historic and Preservation Society Home Tour would be too much for one blog.  The good news is – I could take pictures inside the homes this year.  The bad news is – sometimes I was too shy to take pictures.  All in all it […]

It was the night for the annual Christmas outing for the clan.  This year a carriage ride through Highland Park to see the Christmas lights was on the agenda .  Be still my heart!  Riding in a carriage to see Christmas lights was wonderful.  It was so good.  The night air was crisp, clear and […]