La Villita: From Battlefield to Beauty

La Villita: From Battlefield to Beauty

Today, dear blog readers, we will visit an area once San Antonio’s first neighborhood and the site where in 1836 General Santa Ana established a line of canons to fire upon the Alamo. La Villita has come a long way from the primitive huts which sat there in the early 1800s to a cozy,stone village now housing the city’s…

King William: The Dollhouse District

King William: The Dollhouse District

The happiest time around our house, growing up, was Christmas. My parents would set aside the boxing gloves and agree to make this time special. Santa was always generous. Yet, I never received the one thing many little girls longed for…a beautiful, two story Victorian doll house. I can remember decorating it in my mind…dreaming of…

Christmas Color Rock: The San Antonio Way!

Christmas Color Rock: The San Antonio Way!

When Collette asked me to join her Christmas Color Rock, I knew that my weekend in downtown San Antonio would be the perfect place for pictures. Our Riverwalk Christmas Celebration is renowned for the lights and influences of a distinct Mexican heritage….you just might not find more variety in Christmas colors set to the tunes…

Magnifique!!

Magnifique!!

  JOYEUX NOEL!! Hello, to all VISIBLE MONDAY followers from Montreal, Canada! Well, I am not actually in Montreal, but I have the next best thing to being there. The lovely Sacramento of MisPapelicos paired up a group of bloggers for a Christmas celebration. We were to send our partner a thrift item, a handmade item, and…

Age Discrimination: Overcoming!

Age Discrimination: Overcoming!

Over 50 won’t keep me down!! Age Discrimination. Have you experienced it yet? I saw blatant age discrimination during some of the challenges on Project Runway last season against Bert Keeter, the over 50 designer. I have seen it in our neighborhood where several men over 50 have suffered layoffs…two became alcoholics when door after…

Inspirational Woman, Inspirational Style

Inspirational Woman, Inspirational Style

Inspire. That’s a great word to be sitting among the displays in Cathy Chesser’s store, Me & My House, because she is truly inspiring. Yes…she does it all. Over 50…she is a Wife (28 years) Mother (of five) Grandmother (he’s so cute!) Business Founder and Owner Community Servant She is not wasting one minute of her…

No Place But Texas…Big Sparkle, Big Furs, Big Bling!

No Place But Texas…Big Sparkle, Big Furs, Big Bling!

I really just wore this coat for the fun of it! This is my mother’s coat and it is well over thirty years old. I would not wear it in public, unless, of course, I was contracted as a linebacker for the Dallas Cowboys! But, it helps me illustrate the point women in Texas are…

VISIBLE MONDAY: IF THE SHIRT FITS…..

VISIBLE MONDAY: IF THE SHIRT FITS…..

 Come on out and let’s discuss how well your clothing fits!  Happy New Week everyone! Only 14 days until Christmas! I have decided a perfect topic for VISIBLE MONDAY is the ever present problem of fit! I am a lot more comfortable with visibility if I know that my clothing fits and flatters my…