Fairview, a mansion at the end of the block, on the same side of the bayou as me, near the corner of Dumaine, has been sitting fallow for sometime and after Katrina looked decripit but interesting. Built in the same West Indies style as the other wide veranda mansions around the bayou, Fairview sat low on its lot, almost mocking its name, and on the front porch sat an old black and white television. The…
GoGo Borgerding, who makes absolutely wonderful jewelry – bracelets to die for – has a trademark necklace that she calls “Running With Scissors” – I think I need to get it as it is a reminder that operating outside your comfort zone is sometimes a good thing to strive for. Men are teaching me to run with scissors – I’m giving up the old Geisha girl routine and learning to release my inner boy –…
The 150 mile MS ride is this weekend and I had to go foraging around for a tent – which in and of itself is amazing since S and I spent so much money on first rate camping gear when we went on our Sierra backpacking trip a few years ago. But when we left California, it was pretty much agreed that there would be no need of camping gear in Louisiana because, well because.…
Picked up Jake late this afternoon and he seemed tired – he said no one is getting sleep around his house – I said no kidding, let me guess, Eva? – yes, he said, Eva cries cries cries all through the night. We stopped in at Ace Hardware to get lock fix stuff for the door knob to the front of the LaLa that can’t manage to stay on. Then on the way back to…
1. Dark till after 6:30AM – how am I supposed to start my day when I’m up at 5:30 and at 6:30 I’m having to walk an alternate route with Loca because the park in the dark is not where I want to be? 2. The Mesmerizer responds. 3. The queasiness won’t go away – jet lag stomach.