On March 27, 2017, I emailed this to myself. I think I typed it on my phone, in the park where it happened. I’m cleaning out my very old gmail and found this, so I thought I’d put it here. The line breaks are odd, but I like them – sort of poem-like. Her hair…
Category: New Orleans
A Day in the Life
Today I had to take the Craigerator to the urgent care, as he has been wheezing something fierce. He’s bee bopping around as usual, pink cheeked and perky, and also has a high squeaky Minnie Mouse voice and breathes like Darth Vader right now. When we got there, we had to wait for a bit…
May in NOLA
Last weekend, the boys’ bestie across the street had a sleepover. His parents have a pretty large property for our neighborhood (where generally the “yard” is the size of a picnic table). Their house is pretty small, maybe 900 sf, but they have a giant outdoor courtyard area and a back-house with a tiny upstairs…
Mardi Gras, Easter, Tall Ships, and Bed Bath and Beyond
I have just fought with my computer for at least two hours to try to get my phone photos loaded on my Mac, and then up to this website. There were tears. In this age of modern conveniences, NOTHING IS EVER CONVENIENT. The lengths I go to, to keep my three or four loyal readers…
Mardi Gras Recap – Do I Even Remember At This Point
We started the Mardi Gras season off right – eating a doberge king cake and watching some floats slowly drive down the road behind a police escort, heading from their den to the lineup. The first parade of the season that we attend, generally, is Cleopatra, and the children were wild with excitement on the…