Showing posts with label New Adventures. Show all posts
Showing posts with label New Adventures. Show all posts
Monday, March 19, 2012
Monday, September 5, 2011
First Day of School
August 22, 2011
Brase is settling into his new school. The first week was big a adjustment after being home all summer with Papi' and Daddy. He is making new friends and having lots of adventures.
Sunday, March 13, 2011
Brase's 1st passport
We survived the passport office!
Saturday we spent 4 1/2 hours waiting to apply for Brase's passport. Lunch was delayed almost two hours and he missed his nap. The good news is... our little one had NO meltdowns. Brase was a real trouper.
Sunday, November 21, 2010
Bayou Bend Estate
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Bayou Bend: A Unique Collection of Americana
The Bayou Bend Collection is one of the nation's foremost assemblages of American decorative arts dating from 1620 through 1870. Not only are the objects in the collection fine examples of American design and craftsmanship, but they also reflect the tastes, values, and aspirations of ordinary Americans.
Bayou Bend, the magnificent home of Miss Ima Hogg, is the extraordinary legacy of a remarkable woman. Best known for her superb collection of American decorative arts, Miss Hogg was also largely responsible for Bayou Bend's innovative architecture and breathtaking gardens.
Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens consists of Miss Hogg’s historic treasure house, 14 acres of formal and wooded gardens, and the new Lora Jean Kilroy Visitor and Education Center.
The house, designed by prominent architect John F. Staub, was built between 1927 and 1928 for Miss Hogg and her brothers, William C. and Michael Hogg. Covered in towering trees and thick undergrowth, the site was, in Miss Hogg's words, "nothing but a dense thicket." Undaunted, she created a series of gracious and beautiful gardens that were intended as outdoor rooms for living and entertaining, not just views to be admired from within the house. But Miss Hogg was also appreciative of the wilder side of nature, and she always intended that the surrounding woodlands remain more or less natural, as they are today. In 1957 Miss Hogg donated her home and her collection to the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Bayou Bend opened to the public in 1966 and stands as one of Houston's cultural treasures. The collection at Bayou Bend presently contains several thousand objects installed in some 28 period room settings that showcase American decorative arts from 1620 through 1870. The Kilroy Visitor Center opened in September 2010.
Sunday, October 24, 2010
A visit to Shangri La...
Shangri La Botanical Gardens
Nestled within 252 acres in the heart of Orange, Texas, Shangri La Botanical Gardens and Nature Center is a program of the Nelda C. and H.J. Lutcher Stark Foundation, a private foundation whose mission is to improve and enrich the quality of life in Southeast Texas and encourage and assist education. The unique ecosystem of Shangri La presents an ideal opportunity to further that mission as well as carry on the vision of H.J Lutcher Stark, the man who originally developed it more than 60 years ago.
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