Check out the website (http://prettymaps.stamen.com). It’s pretty cool – you can map almost anything. They have a Boston, LA and San Fran print for sale on 20×200 (along with other towns I don’t live in) as of now. This would look awesome blown up and hung behind a modern, low back sofa, a hallway, the … Continue reading
Author Archives: Kathleen
Home(s) away from home…
I’ve been doing a little researching for the impending vacation me and the boo are going to take post-rodeo season. With this, I’ve spent quite a bit of time surfing around the VRBO (Vacation rentals by owner) site. Most truly are like something off of The Holiday – picturesque and/or the definition of luxury. And … Continue reading
Sundance Cinema’s Houston Grand Opening
Houston’s downtown indie cinema is finally up and running again! Since Angelika closed last fall, there has been a definite lack of variety in local (non-art house) theatres. The theater group, launched by Robert Redford, marks Houston as its third and southernmost location. The grand opening was held just before the Thanksgiving holidays at its … Continue reading
Writing on the walls…
Cy Twombly’s mark on décor? Continue reading
Here and Now: November 2011
I’m squeezing an update in before the end of the month. This is my only week off before I hit the 9-5 again so I’m making the most of it and set the goal to make a new blog post every day. So, here it goes! Loving: HBO’s Enlightened….Amy (Laura Dern) has a spectacular meltdown … Continue reading
Crisp, Colorful Fall…
While most are beginning their transition into winter, Texas is just beginning to feel the effects of Fall. The less-than-eighty degree weather we’re having today permits me to pack up the shorts and tanks, officially unpack my sweaters and make a cold weather themed blog post. I love that designers are adding more and brighter … Continue reading
Come as you are. Leave as you always wanted to be…
PBS Independent Lens: The Parking Lot Movie. [and on Netflix if you have it. or mine]. The film is is an inadvertent study of car culture, college subculture, outliers and adversaries of common thought, social expectations and overall entitlement – All wrapped up into one doc, literally, about a parking lot. The lot crew is … Continue reading
Monophthongs 