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ENDING WITH EATING

What better way to end the month than with a good breakfast and some tasty treats. New restaurant: EGG POSH Seems like every month a new breakfast place opens up in the Dallas/Fort Worth area. We were feeling a bit … Continue reading

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AN EISENHOWER EXPERIENCE

You win some, you lose some. And sometimes an experience falls somewhere in between. Our trip to the Eisenhower Birthplace State Historic Site in Denison was an hour’s ride away and proved to be a little bit of a disappointment on what … Continue reading

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E IS FOR EXHIBITS – PART 3

PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBIT – Richard Avedon In the American West Barbara: I wish I lived a little closer to Fort Worth because they have so many lovely museums. But I was willing to drive nearly an hour to see the Richard … Continue reading

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ALL ABOUT EVES

We decided to go back in time a bit and watch some movies/series about the “first lady” EVE. Movie: THE LADY EVE Laura: This 1941 movie pairs Barbara Stanwyck and Henry Fonda – two favorites of mine. The film successfully … Continue reading

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E IS FOR EXHIBITIONS

This month has an awful lot of exhibitions, art and otherwise, and we are determined to see a bunch of them. First new art exhibit: THE EVER PRESENT REVEALED We’ve been reading about the Bath House Cultural Center for a … Continue reading

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READING AND WATCHING OUR “D”s

New movie: DOUBLE INDEMNITY This 1944 Billy Wilder classic was thoroughly enjoyable. The story was fun to watch and the dialogue was sharp and entertaining and full of double entendres. Plus the acting by Barbara Stanwyck, Fred McMurray and Edward … Continue reading

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DETROIT DEJA VU

How lucky were we to have great seats to watch the fabulous musical Ain’t Too Proud: The Life and Times of THE TEMPTATIONS! We were looking forward to stirring up feelings of nostalgia as we headed off to Dallas to … Continue reading

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C IS CONCLUDING

New activity: CHAMPIONS OF MAGIC – CHASING THE UNBELIEVABLE What child is not fascinated by magic? Even as grownups it’s hard to figure out how a magician does their tricks and, quite frankly, we don’t want to know as it … Continue reading

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A CRAVING FOR CREPES

We’ve both loved crepes ever since we used to frequent the Magic Pan in California. So lucky for us there are several places nearby that serve this light and delicious item. New restaurant: Cracked and Crepes The first place we … Continue reading

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CAPTIVATING CATALONIA

Barbara: We haven’t had that much time to do joint activities this month, mostly due to my planning a trip to Spain but lucky for me my favorite part of Spain was Catalonia and specifically Barcelona. This was such a … Continue reading

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