tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-391381303418509265.post171988519856702690..comments2023-06-01T11:44:46.556+01:00Comments on The House of Beauty and Culture: Easy come, easy goHOBAChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10354831628721898035noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-391381303418509265.post-433902076784222012008-02-06T03:44:00.000+00:002008-02-06T03:44:00.000+00:00WHAT? Mrs. B, get thee back to Kansas my dear. ...WHAT? Mrs. B, get thee back to Kansas my dear. W: Texas, really? What parts? How exciting. And email me the Dallas peoples' names, hehe, I may know them, you never know.<BR/><BR/>Hi Mamacita!!cotedetexashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06421509668956556785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-391381303418509265.post-19586571618862830952008-02-05T19:51:00.000+00:002008-02-05T19:51:00.000+00:00KD - that's absolutely right. I just happen to lov...KD - that's absolutely right. I just happen to love all three. Beauty is where you find it!HOBAChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10354831628721898035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-391381303418509265.post-59245277301803023392008-02-05T19:47:00.000+00:002008-02-05T19:47:00.000+00:00mamacita - that's just my sense of humor.mamacita - that's just my sense of humor.HOBAChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10354831628721898035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-391381303418509265.post-86628187645330535442008-02-05T19:15:00.000+00:002008-02-05T19:15:00.000+00:00I love your stories, and love the fact that you po...I love your stories, and love the fact that you possess the duality of personality to appreciate London as well as Texas. It is sort of like being equally as enamoured with classical music and bluegrass or zydeco. You just have to pick the good parts of each, no?katiedidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12682823255667624459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-391381303418509265.post-29992526296623515702008-02-05T19:07:00.000+00:002008-02-05T19:07:00.000+00:00Nonsense, we don't have those anymore.BTW, Houston...Nonsense, we don't have those anymore.<BR/><BR/>BTW, Houston is considerably more hospitable than Dallas. Those people just have no sense of humor.mamacitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12201474702664482175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-391381303418509265.post-31881010940175756522008-02-05T18:53:00.000+00:002008-02-05T18:53:00.000+00:00Mrs B - I think they would love us. I think they w...Mrs B - I think they would love us. I think they would get the grand gesture, the unusual, the sheer balls of it all.HOBAChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10354831628721898035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-391381303418509265.post-60642305661576385392008-02-05T17:50:00.000+00:002008-02-05T17:50:00.000+00:00mamacita - I sure hope that isn't code for a lynch...mamacita - I sure hope that isn't code for a lynchin' party! Haahaa!HOBAChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10354831628721898035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-391381303418509265.post-43836925941883393542008-02-05T17:40:00.000+00:002008-02-05T17:40:00.000+00:00Mrs. B, you'd better watch yourself. Those of us ...Mrs. B, you'd better watch yourself. Those of us in Houston are already putting together the welcome parade.mamacitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12201474702664482175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-391381303418509265.post-28160219452585105242008-02-05T17:03:00.000+00:002008-02-05T17:03:00.000+00:00HoBC - I've lived in Texas and am concerned that i...HoBC - I've lived in Texas and am concerned that it would be on your list. Please rethink ASAP.<BR/><BR/>No offense, Joni.Mrs. Blandingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06402207636108999627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-391381303418509265.post-61095025470146766962008-02-05T09:48:00.000+00:002008-02-05T09:48:00.000+00:00Cupcake - guess what? It's still available!Cupcake - guess what? It's still available!HOBAChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10354831628721898035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-391381303418509265.post-40483981241249542052008-02-05T09:01:00.000+00:002008-02-05T09:01:00.000+00:00Ha ha ha ha ha! I know exactly how this story tur...Ha ha ha ha ha! I know exactly how this story turned out...and I LOVE it!<BR/><BR/>I want that case.Layer Cakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07765879870879672044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-391381303418509265.post-13360916445949893892008-02-04T18:31:00.000+00:002008-02-04T18:31:00.000+00:00mamacita - the case in the picture, which is a Vic...mamacita - the case in the picture, which is a Victorian diorama of birds made by one of Queen Victoria's favoured taxidermists, James Gardner. <BR/>And a bird skull, that is both rare and unforgettable, but not pictured.HOBAChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10354831628721898035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-391381303418509265.post-24309520211314726302008-02-04T18:24:00.000+00:002008-02-04T18:24:00.000+00:00AL - shame it is such a bad picture. It is very go...AL - shame it is such a bad picture. It is very good, part of an historic series that Gardner did. We have kept a couple for our own collection. <BR/>WOI always seems to have some house with them featured, don't recall that particular one, though.HOBAChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10354831628721898035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-391381303418509265.post-6319834348139441632008-02-04T18:16:00.000+00:002008-02-04T18:16:00.000+00:00fairfax - I am not going to bite. Texas is on my l...fairfax - I am not going to bite. Texas is on my list of possible places to live if we move back.HOBAChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10354831628721898035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-391381303418509265.post-64193949997243519152008-02-04T17:21:00.000+00:002008-02-04T17:21:00.000+00:00I'm a little lost. What kind of case is it? What...I'm a little lost. What kind of case is it? What kind of skull?mamacitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12201474702664482175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-391381303418509265.post-67861790173956848392008-02-04T15:05:00.000+00:002008-02-04T15:05:00.000+00:00That case is ravishing. I love those cases. Do you...That case is ravishing. I love those cases. Do you recall a World of Interiors article about an historic house in England, wherein the entire dining room (I think) was lined with such cases? Bliss.An Aesthete's Lamenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09620941811191294750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-391381303418509265.post-43900240259230235432008-02-04T14:41:00.000+00:002008-02-04T14:41:00.000+00:00bet they're new money, too!bet they're new money, too!Pigtown*Designhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13775512940294150252noreply@blogger.com