Brenda’s Blog
ELIJAH PEEL is an uplifting film, inspired by a true story, and it opens only in theaters today, August 14, 2026. I was fortunate to get an exclusive, early preview. In these radical and hate-filled times we‘re living in, ELIJAH PEEL will expand your heart to the very real meaning of faith and a second chance. ELIJAH PEEL is a
With each passing day, more of us are becoming empty nesters; thinking about retiring and wondering what the next phase
Today I sit with mother in the beauty shop at her dementia facility. It’s become more difficult to make out
If you’re regular readers of my blog then you know I admire the talented makeup artist and Ambassador at Every
I’ve been thinking a lot about one of my favorite places in the world, Tulum, the walled Pre-Columbian city
In the last few years my clothing style has changed. Gone are my power suits, but I still look polished
Deborah Kaercher is one of my favorite women. We met a few years ago when I was shooting a television
A few years ago Diet Chef, a home delivery diet food company in the UK, surveyed 2,000 women and asked
My girlfriend said she would never share the kind of things I share on my blog. She was referring to
Jan Barboglio’s chic, unique designs have long been a staple in upscale homes in Texas, Mexico, the Southwest, California and
Eleven years ago this month I was diagnosed with breast cancer. Being told you have cancer is one of the
Like many women I have vertical lip lines, I wish weren’t there. While I’ve never been a smoker, mine are
When I was in my 20s, every few months my first husband and I traveled to Mexico, Central America, The
Until today, there’s been a box under my bed I haven’t opened since before James died. It’s full of architectural
While my biggest problem is thinning hair, as in I have open runways big enough to land a passenger jet
My girlfriends and I had a blast at the Rolling Stones Zip Code Tour last weekend in Arlington, Texas. To
Recently 1010ParkPlace profiled Kathy Gutierrez, owner of The Secret Garden boutique in Fredericksburg, Texas. Kathy and I met in 2005,
What’s nude and smooth and hot for summer? Pantyhose! Pantyhose are back in a big way. So big, they’re considered
This week 100 women came to Neiman Marcus La Cantera, in San Antonio, to be inspired by Ken Downing, Fashion