I love recommendations – and it is something to get a recommendation from down south Houston way. Ever-Lovin’s sister Cathy is a regular reader of Lanabird. (Thank you very much!) She wrote to comment that she enjoyed the blog about Off-Site Kitchen, and… she had a recommendation for us. Thank you! “We stumbled on a place […]
Off-Site Kitchen (OFK) is on several “lists” (Eater Dallas, D Magazine, Dallas Morning News, Yelp, Crave dfw….) of burger joints to visit in Dallas. OSK had been on my “Want to Do List” for a long time. In fact, we tried to go there once and could not find a parking space so we had […]
Super Sister and I shop when she comes to town. On her latest visit, I asked her where she wanted to go. “Where is that shop where you got that black and white jacket?” she asked. Earlier I had told her that I got the jacket at a consignment shop. If Super Sister wants to […]
The George W. Bush Presidential Library was on my “Want to Do List” this Christmas. I was afraid that I was going to miss the opportunity to see the current exhibit – All Creatures Great and Small – that displays the ornaments from the 2002 White House Christmas tree and paper mache animals from that year’s White […]
The highly anticipated (by me at least) Twelve Days of Christmas display is open at the Dallas Arboretum. Order your tickets, and you too can enjoy the fun. As we entered the gardens, carolers in Victorian attire serenaded us. What a delightful way to begin our nighttime excursion to see the twelve decorated gazebos throughout […]
La Hacienda Ranch is decorated for Christmas. I know it is a little early, but most retail establishments are ready to get this years holiday underway. (Thanksgiving is late this year – or so I hear.) As we entered La Hacienda Ranch, we could not help but notice Mr. Bear Claus. How dapper he looked […]
MarshaChristmas asked if I had been to Lekka, a restaurant on Preston Road (just north of Summerside) in Dallas, Texas. She thought Lanabird would enjoy this restaurant. I had not even heard of Lekka, so I put Lekka on my “Want To Do” list, but… time passed, and I did not go. Recently MarshChristmas again asked me […]
I had heard of Cronuts (registered trademark) – the hybrid between a donut and a croissant. They have been the rage in New York City since May of 2013 when they were created at the Domniique Ansel Bakery. From what I hear people wait in line for hours to have the opportunity to buy these pastries. Then one morning […]
Anytime I encounter people from Mercy Street I am inspired and challenged. It was no different at this year’s Mercy Street’s Fundraiser Luncheon. This year’s luncheon was held in the super trendy Trinity Groves area that is just across the beautiful Margaret Hunt-Hill Bridge. The theme for this luncheon was Come to the Table. Many times relationships are built […]
I didn’t know. Evidently a lot of people do not know. In Dallas, Texas at Fair Park is the Texas State Vietnam Memorial, and it has been there twenty-five years come this November. Live and learn. While standing in line to buy coupons at the State Fair of Texas, I noticed these wreaths. I left […]
