A note from Evan Christopher: Hope everyone’s summer is going well. Just a quick note to let you know that I will return for one week between travels to be in town for Satchmo SummerFest. I will perform Sunday, August 1 on the “Cornet Chop Suey” stage at noon (Esplanade side of the Old U.S. Mint, closest to the River). That night, I’ll host a special session at Chickie Wah Wah (2828 Canal St.)… 7ish. I plan on re-starting the…
Men’s Journal Magazine has rated Bayou St. John as one of the best neighborhoods in the country – of course, we know that – duh – but they forgot to mention the LaLa, my neighbors, Swirl, LoLa’s, Clever, the Green Market, Cafe Degas, the Fairgrounds and Jazz Fest, Fairgrinds and Tom Marron playing his fiddle there on Fridays, shall I go on? New Orleans, LA. The winding waterway where picnickers lounge on grassy banks and…
Faced with the daunting task of getting our adoption book done, we’ve now taken to coveting other people’s children. We went to the Bastille Day celebration to meet our friends with their three young kids, who are so adorable. We ran into other friends with their children and at a certain point, we were like, hey, we’ll take anyone of these. We even offered to adopt a grown up, who needs parental guidance. But even…
Last night was so surreal at some point I expected to hear Queen playing in the background. The evening began at 6PM when Mom called to say “oh btw the doc’s office called and told me to quit taking the Cymbalta” (I had called to complain about her condition), no tapering off, just quit cold turkey even though every website I have been on for the past three days has said you cannot go off…
Happy Bastille Day, we’re walking over to Ponce de Leon and Esplanade and going to join in the festivities as the neighborhood gathers for the annual celebration. The Faubourg St. John Block Party Faubourg St. John Merchants’ Association’s Annual Bastille Day Block Party 5 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Fun, food, drink, and dancing in the street! The Faubourg St. John Merchant’s Association (FSJMA) announces its annual Bastille Day Block Party, Saturday, July 11, between 5PM…
I’m on page 4 of the Tao te Ching and was thinking of how the translator Stephen Mitchell alternates between he and she throughout the text, which helps make it more meaningful. But I myself like to substitute master for guru as well. I like the fact that the guru is inside you and everyone else, so I can be the teacher or the student and I can be he or she. One of the…
Another favorite restaurant is Meaux Bar – we went there last night to meet a friend for dinner. Wow, I’ve been on a roll, Cafe Minh on Thursday with a friend, August on Friday with a friend, Meaux Bar last night with a friend – no wonder I’m having a hard time losing these ten pounds. So of course, this morning’s spinning class was even more warranted. But I digress, I was speaking about Meaux…
As much as I love New Orleans and I love New Orleans, I love traveling too – what better thing than to have New Orleans as my home base and have the world beckoning. I text with a friend in Istanbul right now and felt the big pull to return to this wonderful city. Then on the poem site that I visit, I saw this perfect poem: The Going The cloth edge of certainty has…
GoGo has been having a 40% off sales at her shop and I’ve stopped in several times and found great gifts for friends upcoming events and not to mention a bracelet or two for me and for Tatjana. Truly one of our New Orleans favs!
I went to Restaurant August today and what a perfect time to go when it is nearly August. The food, service, and dining room were all exquisite – even the flowers were show stoppers. We were graced with a visit from John Besh himself who my friend said is cuter in person. And we both agree that after three times visiting Luke, his other restaurant, we don’t have any reason to go back there but…