HOW COOL IS STEVE JOBS?

I know this has nothing to do with Dallas or home/garden stuff. But it has everything to do with design and great taste. Check out the latest NYC Apple Computer store on Fifth Avenue. Simply amazing. Apple and CEO Steve Jobs not only make technology chic — they also make shopping oh so hip. (And convenient — the new store is open 24/7.) View the photo gallery here and the video here. (You’ll need QuickTime to watch the video.)

OUT OF HERE!

I’ve just learned that a herd of these cute fellows chased my husband and son near a camp in South Africa, where they are on safari. They said you could hear the earth rumble. Good work, buffalos, you are better than a personal trainer! Thankfully, no injuries to any in the party, Buffalo included!

After reading your blog, Rebecca, I was wondering if we could set a few of these guys loose on Meadow Road! (Remind me to tell you my running horse story…)
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PRESERVATION DALLAS’ MOST ENDANGERED LIST ANNOUNCED

Yesterday afternoon I took a detour down Meadow Road from Greenville Avenue to Preston Road. It had been about a year since I’d taken Meadow — for many decades since I was a child, I’ve admired the charming, storybook homes there. Over the years, of course, some have been torn down and replaced. But yesterday I was horrified to see that most are already gone and brick monstrosities are hulking in their place. A whole neighborhood’s charm, gone, in a matter of months. What were they thinking, and why did we let them?

This morning, Dwayne Jones at Preservation Dallas announced its annual Most Endangered List, including the entire neighborhood of Deep Ellum, the old stone bridges on Turtle Creek, an old church, and Wynnewood shopping center in Oak Cliff. There are no laws that prevent people from tearing down the things that give Dallas character — it’s entirely up to us. Contact Dwayne Jones now and find out what you can do to help: djones@preservationdallas.org.

Click on the link to read the entire endangered list.
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FREE YOUR FLOWERS

Beau Black, salesman extraordinaire at David Sutherland gives these tasteful tips: “The absolute no–hanging plates on the wall! Plates are to be eaten off of–not hung on the wall.” And, “Flowers should be loose and free–no arangements and not in bondage, all tied up with twine. Free your flowers!

GOSSIP

Word on the street: Richard Drummond Davis has been hired to work on the Strait Lane home of Kenny and Lisa Troutt. Nancy Ross is their interior designer….