Last night, Tin was eating his pasta when Darrin arrived and he said, “There’s Darrin” as Darrin was getting out of the car and then, “He’s going to say hey little man.” Darrin is coming by once a month to keep Tin’s afro trimmed just because he wants to, and one day when Tin is older Darrin will be around to answer some more pertinent questions that we might not be able to. One thing…
My Yemaya statue that I light a candle for my mom by has her hands wide open and that was the subject last night when Darrin came to trim Tin’s afro. Since the storm he has been using the basement of a friend for his art studio and it was built on largesse of someone having space, and someone needing space, not about making money or not. The hands wide open are also in the…
It has been literally about a month since my life went into overdrive and I have not been able to walk the dogs along the bayou, through City Park, communing with nature and the hood. Today, I briefly went to walk the dogs after getting back from taking Tin to school and I was out and suddenly had that old fear – I’m supposed to be in front of my computer – and then it…
How to rid yourself of material lust. The New York Times had a review about a book called 100 Dresses and I couldn’t help but look at each one with lust, but the good news is that I have no desire to act on it. I lust, therefore I am not, not that person who would want enough to acquire. I think back to 2008 when I met Tatjana on the corner of Mimi’s on…
If Tin gets any cuter, I’m going to have to bite my tongue. As it is, he told us today, “I’m the handsome most.” This is on the heels of our driving to school and him saying, “I look good.” Tough life having two adoring moms.
We went from hand, foot and mouth to the dreaded upper respiratory infection and the persistent coughing around this house is enough to make you crazy. After a Re-Bridge committee meeting this morning, I just decided not to move as my body was worn out from coughing. Instead I read about running. My horoscope, again, was ridiculously spot on: November 06, 2011 Taurus (4/20-5/20) As this day goes on, you will be feeling more and more…
Tin and I went to the Music for All Ages brass band in Perserverance Hall in Louis Armstrong Park where Sunpie Barnes has taken a shine to Tin; Bruce sat Tin on his lap and played drums and then played piano with him while the band was belting out Lil Liza Jane and Jambalaya. Then we went over to Canal Place to pick up some lipstick and Tin said he wanted to go to the…
We had company yesterday, even the pizza delivery guy was company. Jeff, one of the owners of Crescent Pie and Sausage has opened up Pizzacarre and he, the owner, actually delivered the pizza we ordered, which was coincidental because a colleague and friend of Tatjana was in town and stopping by with her father and her daughter works for Jeff. When it was time for bed Tin grabbed the Family Book that friends gave us…
Yesterday evening I walked down to a friend’s house who was hosting a meet and greet with Clare Jupiter who is running for Civil District Judge. Her name alone is memorable, but she won me over by how she described her values, in talking about how she mentors young attorneys she said she emphasizes not the singular case but all the relationships involved whether it is the people or law or system or all combined.…