Yesterday as I had said earlier was the landmark day and I had so much that I had been thinking about, but no time to sit and write about any of it because Tin was not feeling well and was in need of some major attention. So I put aside everything and sat on the floor of his room with him and played Legos. And then my friends came over with a bottle of champagne…
My horoscope this morning reads: Taurus (4/20-5/20) This day will be partly cloudy, but you should try to think of it as partly sunny to help yourself keep a more optimistic attitude. If the clouds get you down, communicating your feelings to others will go a long way toward coaxing the sun back out. Making verbal connections is almost as helpful as making emotional connections today. So even small talk (about the weather — what else?)…
This Sunday (23 Oct.), Evan Christopher teams up with Clever Wine Bar for the first ever “Pop-Up Jazz Brunch” 11am-3pm (music from 11:30-2:30). A special menu prepared by regional star, Chef Bart Bell (Crescent Pie & Sausage, Huevos) and a brunch cocktail menu with “Bloody Mary Bar” prepared by Clever’s own Tony “The Juicer” DiMunno will compliment the music, which promises not to be the ordinary jazz brunch fare. Throwing down with Evan are featured guests, Matt Lemmler, James Singleton, and Herman…
Yesterday was another whirlwind of LaLa madness – moving the gas pipe that was installed in the flash hot water heater to the outside of the laundry room to transform that room into a kitchen, which of course led to moving the dryer exhaust which had been improperly installed to begin with – all of this was going on under my office floor, when I tried to run out for yoga from having been in…
This morning I was walking the dogs and ran into an old friend and so we walked and talked a little together as I was not headed out for a long one and he was headed home. I was recounting my story of late, the rise and feared fall of the LaLa and I said, “What was I thinking when I did this? I thought I was all that.” And he responded in perfect timing,…
I’ve had simply an amazing day that all started with chaos and through the storm of more LaLa maintenance I received four very wonderful things into my life – a visit from a friend who has been traveling around (now that she’s a celebrity), a call from someone I respect telling me how I might get money from a tax credit the federal government offers, a call from another guy I adore telling me some…
I was walking with a good friend yesterday and talking about my latest undertakings and I told her about some Cassandras coming out of the woodwork, and she said, “It’s frightening to have someone at middle age decide to do something outside the norm, outside convention.” I wonder all the time about what in this life of mine is cliche and what is original, is there anything left in the world truly unique. I use…
Last night a few of us gathered by the banks of the bayou and had some cocktails and some laughs then we ordered a pizza. A guy was happening by and we struck up a conversation and he pulled up a chair. He was half our age but he hung out with us the entire time and seemed to dig it – he participated intelligently in our conversation, voice his opinion, laughed and ate pizza.…
A few people I know and love said some interesting things to me over the last year that helped guide me in my next steps. The message was heard loud and clear, if you don’t like your life, change it, but be creative enough to envision a life of your own making. And so began the crawling, baby steps, and now strides towards making that all come true. We went live on our VRBO, AirBnB…
We went by Fatoush because Tin wanted to go “to a restaurant and eat cake, chocolate and cookies.” I said I know just the place, Fatoush Coffee and Juice Bar. Then we went over to Cafe Istanbul where we had just missed Henry Butler rehearsing. The microphones were still live so Tin sang a song for us, first It’s A Wonderful World and then You Are My Sunshine and then C’est Si Bon, and ended…