French Quarter Rat: I’ve been intending to write about this ever since our last trip to New Orleans but alas, life intervenes. However, I have been meaning to blog more regularly and since this is the first of the month and my love of order and such is a compelling force, this seems like a…
We survived a week in the Marigny…
Note: I have already shared this story on an email list and decided to reprint it here. David and I stayed at a timeshare just a block from the French Quarter in Faubourg Marigny or what is often referred to simply as “The Marigny”. It’s a cool, quirky, offbeat sort of neighborhood but has been…
One Year Ago Today…
One Year Ago Today… (note: I wrote this August 29th, one year after Hurricane Katrina. I was in California at the time and unable to access my blog so here it is, a bit late.) Certain events touch us in such a way that they leave an indelible mark on our souls. Those are the…
Our Silver Wedding Anniversary…
Never in a million years would I have expected to spend my 25th anniversary in a bar watching a pool tournament. But you never know what fun you can have unless you stay open to all that life has to offer. Now that our kids are grown and gone (sort of), David and I are…
A Confederacy of Lunatics…
New Orleans has always been a fabulous place to people-watch so I must admit that David and I were just a bit disappointed during our April visit. We kept commenting on how *normal* everyone seemed — even on Bourbon Street. Oh, perhaps not exactly what you find on Main Street, America, but pretty darn close….
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