A Gift for Your Home That Promises To Keep On Giving…..

Media Systems Home Automation owners, Jaclyn and Donnie Boutwell educate me on how to make my home an even happier place.......just in time to plan for the new year.

Saturday, December 14th, 2019

Over the past several months I have had the pleasure of meeting a local Houston couple, Donnie and Jaclyn Boutwell, owners of Media Systems that are dedicated to doing amazing things with your home and how you live in it. As many of you know, for the last year I have been in the process […]

Fashion

RSVP Ready….Holiday Jewelry Trends

A take on steppin' up holiday glam by one of our town's top models who takes it from the runway to party life

Tuesday, December 10th, 2019

As the Holidays are in full swing and winter has finally arrived, bringing with it a chill in the air and a Facebook inbox full of holiday party invitations. We, here at MRG, love this time of the year because there’s always a reason to get dressed up! Jewelry may not be the first thing […]

books

Our Favorite Gift to Give and Receive

Saturday, December 7th, 2019

And the countdown is officially on! Thanksgiving has come and gone, and Christmas and Chanukah are right around the corner. Holiday parties are in full swing and gift shopping has, well, just now started to really kick in! Julie Lauren back today to kick off a special “gifting” series here on My Red Glasses. You […]

Dining

Houston’s Newest Dining Hot Spot, Guard and Grace Opens…..

Acclaimed Denver Chef Troy Guard Opens Picks Houston as his first spot outside of Colorado

Wednesday, December 4th, 2019

Before Thanksgiving prep took over my life, I had a great week of round-about dining and touring of the Western Gateway of Downtown Houston around Allen Center, where many new and innovative dining establishments have been happening……all adjacent or included in the newest hospitality entree into our city, the C.Baldwin Hotel. It should be noted […]

Lifestyle

C.Baldwin….My Special Visit to Houston’s Hottest New Hotel

I may have missed the big "party of the year" opening but loved my time there

For those of you that know that I have traveled to Italy quite a lot in recent months you know also that I have missed many happenings while I was away……one was the “party of the year” that we covered in absentia. However, thanks to many I was able to get my very own tour […]

Dining

Rosalie’s Soulful Italian Restaurant Opens in New C.Baldwin Hotel

Is it Sauce or Gravy?? Eatery is a reflection of Master Chef Chris Cosentino's early dose of Italian cooking taught by his Great-Grandmother

When I first heard Chris Shepherd introduce his friend, Chris Cosentino, a Top Chef Master from San Francisco, months back at a an event for Southern Smoke I immediately liked him and what he had to say to us. He was an Italian-American guy opening an Italian restaurant here in Houston, whose dishes were inspired […]

General Information

A Year of Thankfulness……

Tuesday, November 26th, 2019

“Gratitude is the inward feeling of kindness received. Thanksfulness is the natural impulse to express that feeling. Thanksgiving is the following of that impulse.” —— Hendry Van Dyke We at My Red Glasses wish our many friends and family a Happy and Joyful Thanksgiving Holiday… …And when you’re ready to walk off those highly caloric […]

Beauty

Spotlight on Deborah Michelson……Estetician Extraordinaire

Saturday, November 23rd, 2019

I started this year with all of the intentions of making it “my year”. For once I was going to make ME the priority and take some positive action to do the right things for myself. Well this year turned out to be just the opposite for me……two moves, downsizing my life and selling my […]

Fine Arts

Nancy and Richard Kinder Building Opening Fall 2020

MFAH announces the opening date for most anticipated newest addition

Thursday, November 21st, 2019

Speaking on a personal note, due to my now proximity to the Museum of Fine Arts, I have been watching from my window, the construction of this amazing building with much anticipation. We are thrilled by the breaking news from Museum Director, Gary Tinterow, as he announced that the institution’s multi-year project to complete the […]

Home

Wisteria…..Newest In Home Decor Shopping Opens in Houston

Houston has added to its collection of design destinations with the recent opening of Wisteria this month. This marks the second brick and mortar for the brand. Many Houstonians, myself included, have followed Wisteria since Shannon and Andrew Newsome founded the brand as a home décor catalog in 2000, and we are beyond thrilled to […]