A Rambling Monday

It just feels like a good time to ramble a bit about what has been going on.

Weekend before last when we went to Dallas, we did more than just eat and party.

Granddaughter Cassidy moved into the cutest little apartment several months ago and we were overdue a visit.

Her building is in the Turtle Creek area of downtown Dallas.  It is a very quaint area and does have an interesting reputation that we won't go into here.  Her building is old dating back to pre-Prohibition days.  There are still the tin ceiling tiles in places, but the apartments have been completely remodeled in recent years.

The rug and the art work on the wall, which is exemplary of all her trips abroad, were the inspiration for her color scheme.

Cassidy took her time picking out all the just-right furnishings and I was thrilled to be part of some of the shopping.  She has such a great sense of style and composition, which makes me so happy.

There is so much natural light that it was difficult to get very good pictures.  She did the two paintings that are yet to hung, but will be lovely over her headboard.

I loved the little vignettes she has created that bring so much personality to her little home.

It is tiny, efficient and totally perfect for Cassidy.

Afterward, we went to the neatest place.  The "Thrift Studio," a pop-up shop,  could take hours to really go through and see every thing.  (It didn't take Dick near that long.  LOL!  Their purpose is to provide a huge designer furniture and decor sale to benefit "Dwell With Dignity," whose mission is to help families escape poverty and homelessness through design; one household at a time.

This happened to be their opening day.

Top designers from across the city donate home decor and furniture that is sold at least 60% off.

100% of the sales go to the non-profit DwD.

The pop-up will go until Sept. 26th and prices, though rather high the day we were there, will continue to drop , so there could be some extremely good deals toward the close date.

This cutie was not for sale!

The art work was amazing!

For anyone living in the Turtle Creek area, or anyone not afraid to drive in downtown Dallas traffic, there could be some amazing deals to be found.

This pouting figure on one of the Dallas streets seems to sum up the feelings of many during these crazy days.

While we were partying in Dallas, Jackson had his own party going in Northern Indiana.  Friends gave him a Handy Man Shower which was the most perfect thing they could have planned.  He and McKenna are currently rehab'ing the house they have bought and will make their home after the October wedding.  Are they not the cutest?

Not a current picture

Dick and I celebrated his birthday by having several couples over for dinner on Tuesday evening.

Not a current picture

Then on Friday night, we celebrated our 55th anniversary by dining out at a wonderful local restaurant with some of our closest friends.  We enjoyed the food which was amazing and the music complimented the whole evening.

On Sunday, we closed out our week of celebrating by having after-church lunch at a hole-in-the-wall place out in the country, known for their delicious food and down home atmosphere.  Needless to say, that plate of fried catfish fillets will be good for several meals.

That is about as random as it gets around here.

May you enjoy and be safe on your Labor Day!