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I was watching the mallard swim around with the dowdy hen behind him and thinking of why it is that in nature the male is so gorgeous while the female needs makeup. Meanwhile, flash to New Orleans where there is a definite trend here of gorgeous babes with trolls. What goes on?
My Uncle John writes a correction to the LaLa backstory: BTW, after reading your entry about your rellies coming by to see your house…. you still missed it, that Hugh was a sailboat captain on Lake Pontchartrain, going back and forth from N.O. to Mandeville, back in those long-ago days….. but his ‘ghost’ is possibly still there on the bayou… Okay, now here is the timeline for the LaLa: The house was built in 1923,…
Went to see Dreamgirls and I’m shocked I’ve not heard of Jennifer Hudson – she was on American Idol? Okay, how can that be? I’ve heard of Kelly Clarkson, I’ve heard more than I care to hear of Jessica Simpson and Paris Hilton – but this woman – give me a break – she is raw unbelievable talent – I have never heard a song sung like “And I am telling you, I am not…
Showed up at Bridge House with the entire rest of the United States to hand out food to the homeless. Tripping over each other, I think we were one for one, one volunteer for every homeless person. Interestingly enough, most of the volunteers were women and most of the homeless were men – something to ponder, but I don’t know if there is any correlation.
Went over to L’s house for dinner with him and Juanita – Hazan’s recipe for gnocchi sauce and spumoni from Brocata’s along with fresh squeezed lime cosmopolitans and Dutton Estates Syrah from Swirl – we all hope when we are about to turn 85 that we look as good and are enjoying ourselves as much as Juanita – and that we have children who dote on us like L dotes on her. The pièce de…
Didn’t feel like watching the Saints game alone and couldn’t ride my bike because of the rain, so went over to Wit’s Inn, a sports bar on Carrollton Avenue. It proved to be a good call. Some gals from the GPL group of Swirl were there that I knew – R called me over to sit with them but I picked a nice spot to watch in my own private world. The game was exciting…
I found out that Reggie Bush has the same aqua glass tiles in his bathroom. Must have good taste.
It’s Sunday morning and my usual long bike ride is being stalled to see if the rain clouds and drops are passing. So the newspapers were finally read, and the gift of tea my Flower sent me from Illinois was tasted, and Arlene was allowed to curl up on the couch and be near (something she seems to need more than anytime in the past – although she spent many a morning in between Steve’s…
This afternoon I walked Arlene over to Swirl with $20 in my pocket to spend. Just wanted to give them some business. It was so BEAUTIFUL outside, I felt on top of the world. I ran into Greg outside Terranova – he has his table of flowers set up and so I ended up spending my $20 with him instead. I wanted roses but he insisted on cala lilies. He told me he LOVED my…
My mom called and said her two brothers and sister were driving over from Franklinton to take her to lunch – I asked, is it just for grownups or can I come? – her response, if it were just for grownups I wouldn’t go. So I went to Metairie to meet them and had a delicious fried oyster salad. Yum. Then they all wanted to see my house so we drove back to MidCity and…