It turned out to be a lovely day, so lovely in fact that when we all left to go for a walk and I passed my friend in her yard, I left Tin there so I could give the dogs a good romp and they got one indeed. They swam in the bayou, they ran off leash, they bumped and leapt and did all the dog things they have been unable to do since they…
Loca and Heidi got in a dog fight today, and as it has happened before it was spurred on by Loca growling at Tin and Heidi growing overprotective, but it has my nerves frayed. Or let’s just say I’m over it. I took a cat in each hand again and ejected them from the house – Bam Bam sleeping on Tin’s pillow again (where he keeps getting bug bites on his face and I can’t…
Looks like Gal Holiday & the Honky Tonk Revue is big in Spain – here is a club in Barcelona getting down to Vanessa and the boys. Who knew that Barcelona likes line dancing as much as we do.
I’m so happy to live on the bayou, but also near City Park, but then ALSO near the New Orleans Museum of Art and today was its 100 year anniversary that had a celebration that started yesterday at 5pm and continued into this evening. We went to hear the brass band by the NOMA Cafe and then segued to the marching band following it from the entrance of the park around the museum and back…
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…