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Sailing with Mount Gay Rum; TOTC 2012 is off to a huge start
My first 2012 Tales of the Cocktail event took place Tuesday July 24 at the Yacht Harbor in Lakeview here in New Orleans, and it was so much fun, though in true TOTC fashion, it was a marathon. I...
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Crescent City and Hollygrove Farmers Markets
Here is the latest installment in the local farmers markets, better late than never! Both of these markets are open on Tuesdays, so I ventured uptown today to check them out and share some pictures...
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Beautiful Skies
New Orleanians are enjoying some beautiful skies in the last few days post-Isaac. I took this photo yesterday evening from my backyard. And this one from my front yard. If you can keep a handle on the...
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Reward
We moved the hummingbird feeder over the weekend and were rewarded for it. Click on the second and third pictures to see these tiny gems. Filed under: Gulf Coast, Northshore, Photography Tagged:...
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Southeast Louisiana Winters
I’m from Massachusetts, so I’m familiar with the long, wet, cold winters. The driving during this time of year used to be horrific. We lived on a hill and not a winter would pass where we were out on...
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DIRECTV’s digital age blimp returns to New Orleans’ skies for Super Bowl XLVII
The crew and mechanics preparing for the morning’s flight. When New Orleans hosted the 2012 Allstate BCS National Championship Game, the DIRECTV blimp sailed above our city for several days’ time,...
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“Mardi Gras morning when the sun comes up, I drink fire water from a silver cup” Last night began six days of non-stop parading leading up to Fat Tuesday, the happiest and most fun-filled day in the...
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Carnival as Goat Rodeo
From the Urban Dictionary: A Goat Rodeo… is about the most polite term used by aviation people (and others in higher risk situations) to describe a scenario that requires about 100 things to go right...
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The greasing of the poles kicks off this weekend’s carnival festivities in...
The French Quarter’s Royal Sonesta Hotel originated this 43-year tradition of greasing the hotel’s gallery support poles to “deter over zealous revelers from shimmying up to coveted Bourbon Street...
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happy mardi gras
Here are some pictures from early this morning – what better way to start the day than with some Irish coffee from Johnny White’s The Quarter was all decked out in purple green and gold finery Despite...
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azaleas
Nothing heralds the arrival of spring in New Orleans quite like the explosion of color that azaleas provide. It is a sign of warmer days ahead and fun times in the crescent city. Even though the shrubs...
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Those Who Came Before Us
Marilyn Monroe, Isak Dinesen, Carson McCullers I came across this photo of three women I admire, all together, and had to share it with you. Isn’t it fabulous? “On this day in 1959, Carson McCullers...
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Happy #NOLA Friday!
Gumbel Memorial Fountain in Audubon Park, Sculpture by Isidore Konto Filed under: Art, Photography Tagged: Art, Audubon Park, Nature, New Orleans, Photography, Sculpture
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Happy #NOLA Friday!
Leah Chase & Charlotte at Dooky Chase ~ Photo by Anita Mital Last Holy Thursday I met up with a great group of friends (and met some new ones! ) at Dooky Chase for some delicious fried chicken and...
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Happy #NOLA Friday
Photo by Rachel Rowland Filed under: Culture, New Orleans Women, Photography, The NoLA Life Tagged: Musicians, New Orleans, Photography, Street Life
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windows
Filed under: Architecture, Photography Tagged: Architecture, Photography, windows
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Bucktown Bash – 4th of July
Bucktown was established over a hundred years ago as a fishing village along the 17th street canal. Bucktown has been somewhat of an enigma, straddling the boundary of New Orleans and Jefferson parish...
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Snapshots of New Orleans
I’ve been looking at some fantastic New Orleans photos this morning taken by some local photog friends and I thought I’d throw out a little link love today so you can enjoy them too. They all have a...
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August 29th
It will probably be mentioned as an afterthought on the nightly news, but here in Southeastern Louisiana August 29th is a day that is more memorable than the rest of the year. On this date 8 years ago...
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