On Sat, 20 May 2006 04:39:32 GMT, "James Lewis"
wrote:

My 84 year-old Mom lives in an apartment with the Den window facing the
west, which gets really hot in TX. She has the darkened curtains but they
don't block heat or enough light. Can someone recommend a
blind/curtain/covering? Its 84W by 66 tall. Each window is actually two
windows with four panes each.

External shutters. Stop the light and heat BEFORE it gets inside.