I’ve always been the type that would prefer an experience over a gift. My greatest birthday gift was having a bunch of people I love seek me out in New York and make it a cause for celebration. The unwrapping of the night was memorable. I thought about what Ernie was telling me last time I saw him in the Quarter – he was trying to put his finger on why we can’t live anywhere…
Spoke to a friend last night who is going through the same issue with her mother – hoarding. It’s a syndrome that cannot be cured and that is very difficult to handle if only that it is the manifestation of deep seated internal issues – things like if they throw one of the things away it is like they are throwing away a piece of themselves, or that they are collecting these things because it…
I went by to pick up my mom’s resume to email to this consulting agency that has a position available. When I got there my mom had this humongous shelving system from Lowe’s set up in the living room. I said “what is that?” She said “it’s for the magazines.” She has stacks and stacks of magazines around the house on every topic from boating to Martha Stewart – they date back years. She wont…
I’m more and more of the opinion that a good night’s sleep can change the world. I’m still reeling from S admonishing me that I “didn’t stay up late in Tarrytown” when I told him I was exhausted – as if going to bed at midnight is not good enough for rock star status. You get to a certain point where you know what the evening is going to provide and bed just calls to…
Mr. Pieri – as Italian as you can get – came over to check the install of the sinks and in his charming, Italian way got the last of the money I owed him and the silly sticks holding the sink still remain – whatyagonnado? He did leave me with a tip – don’t seal the bricks – he said here in New Orleans after a year they don’t look good. Good to know –…
Picked up G from the airport and headed to the Square to hear the Radiators – not a big fan – but later saw T who said H is a big big fan and that after you hear them a lot you start to like them. Hmmm. Then we went to Houston’s reincarnation on St. Charles – I can never remember the name – and sat at the bar and had delicious grilled artichokes and…
Man said he didn’t like my energy – really now? – can you not follow the bouncing ball? – moving too fast for you?
Some margaritas at La Vita and a drop off in the Quarter to explore and then breakfast at Camellia Grill and the boys are off – back to the highway of no tailgating – our theme song – I’m a tailgater, watching tail go by – my oh my.
I took Steve to the airport at 4 this morning and came back to work until about 3:30 when S&S said let’s do the misery tour now – they had been in the Quarter all day, eating at Petunia’s, taking the ferry to Algiers, so I said let’s go – we went though the lower 9, by Fats Domino’s house (which looked like a lot of work was being done on it). The lower 9…
G and I walked into the Anne Fontaine boutique – my favorite shirt designer – while we were in NY. The sales clerk asked where we were from and we both said New Orleans. She said and I quote – “Really! God you don’t have big hair.” To which I replied – “New Orleans is the most European city in the United States. Why would we have big hair?” Last night when I was driving…