Tin and I went as Re-Bridge volunteers to help with the wetland restoration planting on Bayou St. John. Then a little grubby we headed over to the Pitot House for the Holiday Craft Fair. We had a tray to return that we had used for the flowers we threw at the Pitot Performance a few weeks ago: It was a lovely day, a nice humid breeze blowing the citrus trees in the garden, and lots…
We are going to meet on the south side of Harrison and Wisner at 9 am on Saturday morning. I will have some boots and waders from the park but if people have knee boots, hip boots or waders they should bring them. Folks are going to be getting in to the water, bending down and sticking their hands and arms into the water to plant in the muddy bottom of the Bayou. It’s not…
I came across this video again that Chuck Perkins did – note me in the long red wig – and thought, my my, how far we’ve come.
Yesterday I took Tin to Pizzicare for a slice of pizza after he was running around in the playground for an hour with his best friend Kenjy. We were having a discussion about his hair because he hates for me to comb it and I was showing him two men – one behind the counter with locks and one who was eating at the front table with a shaved head. Both extremely handsome btw. I…
Last night I headed to Swirl to check out James Moises new Pinot Noir. It was wall to wall people inside spilling out into the chilly night and one would have thought they were giving away something for free. And they were. Overflowing glasses of $40 Pinot Noir that is – for free. It was the debut of Moises first estate grown pinot – fabulous. Fabulous. Did I say that? What a delicious wine. Ten…
We packed a picnic of egg salad and the nun’s Irish soda bread with some cookies from Sucre and headed over to Mom’s grave to refresh her flowers, have lunch with her, and commemorate the anniversary of her death two years ago. It was a beautiful day, the camellia bushes in the cemetery had all spent their blossoms that now skirted the tree like a snowy apron, the sun was bright, and the undergrowth around…
We always say on Fat Tuesday that everywhere else it’s just Tuesday, but really last night a friend and I went to Meaux Bar and it was lively and gay. I had a delicious lardon salad and a winter vegetable soup that was divine; my friend had boudin noir – delicious. Then we headed to the Spotted Cat to hear Meschiya Lake and the Little Big Horns who were starting at 10PM. We walked into…
Tin went to his nap knowing that when he got up he had a playdate with Lina so he woke up so excited and said, “I have a playdate and I’m going to eat pizza and cookies and have juice,” – hmmm – I said I think it is broccoli and kale they are serving. “NO BROCCOLI AND KALE!” Fine, I have a playdate tonight too – I’m going out with my Puerto Rican friend…
To celebrate the release of a new Clarinet Road CD, Clever Wines will host my next jazz brunch this Sunday. They’re handling the food this time, and if it’s half as good as the band, it will be great. I have Mike Pellera, Peter Harris, and Ocie Davis. Background jazz? No way! Hope to see you Sunday. Doors open at 11am, music starts at 11:30. Because seating is very limited, they are taking reservations. Please call…
I went from a StarTac to a Blackberry to an iPhone and along the way my contacts have gotten more and more screwed up. I’ve just figured out that I’m not going to have the email or phone number I am looking for at any given time. But when I asked a friend who dat? she responded and I apologized for my contacts being all screwed up and she said, everyone knows my contacts are…