Since Tin’s school is now out for the holidays, I took the menorahs over early to do a Hanukkah lighting and story telling. A friend made the latkes for me to bring in. Tin is like a sponge, after one reading he was already calling the lead candle a shamus and talking about the menorah, but all the kids really engaged and later one of them bit her pretzel into the shape of a menorah.
The other day I went to lunch with a friend at Rue 127 and it was delicious. It was the second time I had been there and both times I was very impressed with the menu, the food, and the service. I started with a romaine and lardon salad and then had a filet sandwich with the best fries I’ve had in a long time. Delish! Today continuing in my carnivore state of mind, I…
Okay so before I got back to watching Crazy Heart, which I started during Tin’s nap, I just got an email from someone who got my Recession Greeting Card and he told me his story after years of climbing the corporate ladder, talking to his kids on his cell phone at airports, and stress and worry, he quit and seven months ago went to work for himself and now he spends time with his daughters,…
A while back walking down a beach, a friend suggested that we ask a dear friend to be Tin’s godfather and before she could finish saying godfather, I knew who that would be. When I got home from the trip, I spoke to Tatjana and there was no doubt that we were both sure we wanted Evan to be Tin’s godfather. It was a decision that both of us have so enjoyed because Evan took…
I love to hear Irma Thomas sing Holy Night, I mean she gets it, she gets right down in it and when she sings towards the end, “little bitty baby boy,” my blood warms. Well we got a call about a baby boy but our hands are full so we called our friend, the one who is a mother waiting to happen, and she is now in action, and I might be in action, driving…
The fourth person I know just walked into my house and told me they were laid off this week. It is starting to look a lot like the Great Depression around here when Ms. Marie who lives across the bayou recalls five people in her family getting laid off the same week. And yet, I was walking someone through the house today – the previous owner – that’s right, his aunt owned the house and…
NOMA is having their big 31 straight hour of celebration of their centennial – be there or be square. Check it out http://noma.org/events/detail/63/NOMAs-31-Hour-Free-Centennial-Celebration To commemorate 100 years, NOMA will be open for 31 continuous hours with music, family art making activities, exhibition walk-throughs and more. Friday, December 16th: 5 pm to 8 pm: Art Making Activities 5 pm to 7 pm: Piano by Wayne Daigrepont 6 pm: Comedic Improv Tour by The New Movement 7…
I was listening to Garrison Keillor yesterday on NPR and he said it was the something something anniversary of Gone with the Wind and that the premiere in Atlanta was a huge event where all the actors attended the screening. Well all but the black ones. They were barred from sitting with their white colleagues. Good grief. It’s not that racism has evolved so much since then but thankfully we do have laws that protect…
A while back I downloaded a song by Marvin Sapp called He Saw The Best In Me – it is a gospel song speaking to how some draw their inspiration when everything else around them is turning dark. Right now we are entering the dark turn of the globe where the days are short, the sun is seldom seen, and everywhere people are gawking at light. I watched a TED video today about a woman…
We had decided to quit bringing the cats in for the numerous senior wellness exams, and countless bloodwork this and thats, and also for the boarding shots since they are never boarded. Annual savings about $600. Our house became a haven for wayward pets but I had to have a come to Jesus with all of the animals around here. I had a one on one conversation with each of them: 1) Bam Bam –…