Thanksgiving holiday 2006
Thanksgiving. Blessed are the cheese makers. Music & art. The Curious Cars of Benjamin Button.
Thursday mshollie & I attended the big family to-do hosted by her father, with turkey, green bean cassarole, sweet potatos, pumpkin & pecan pie. She had too much of the crowd before I did (well, they're her family, so she's entitled), so we didn't stay late. I'd had much more than I cared for of the incontenant persistantly yapping dachshund which for some reason was brought in the house when there was a perfectly good back yard.
A fine new cheese shop, St. James Cheese, just opened up on Prytania. They're next to the Wine Seller (ah, lucky residents of that block. All they need is a bakery). Friday I picked up some Gruyere and brie for a party at Fred's that evening.
There was a big turn out at Fred's party. He was burning anthracite in the fireplace from a bucket a friend brought-- I'm going to have to find out the source. No, it wasn't blue. Most people seem to have brought a bottle or two of wine to the pot-luck, resulting in too much wine and too little food, but I enjoyed doing a broad tasting. (Good thing I only had a short walk home.) However for me the highlight of the evening was the music. The best of those playing were the brilliant pianist Tom McDermott, joined alternately by past-masters Jack Fine on trumpet and Jerry Jumonville on sax.
Today was beautiful, warming to the low 70s F. I stopped by the Mid-City Art Market, which post-K is not in Mid City, but is held in Palmer Park on the edge of Carrollton. Perhaps they should rename it the Mid-City & Carrollton Art Market. Some nicely done stuff in the mix of arts and crafts. Lots of local nostalgic kitch, like Mr. Bingle hand painted in oyster shells, K&B beer magnets, ceramic plaques depicting Bruning's.
BTW, I found out that the film which the Model Ts were lined up for is an adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's short story "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button". Apparently they've changed the setting from Baltimore to New Orleans. This is supposedly the most extensive use of New Orleans in a major motion picture at least since "Miller's Crossing", possibly ever. I've been seeing more nifty classic cars around town than usual. And in better looking shape. The 1932 Packard is my favorite so far.
Fine and McDermott
Jumonville and McDermott
"Ask the man who owns one": 1932 Packard. Oh yes.
Lower Royal Street with Model T. I suspect a shot similar to this view will be in the film.
Thursday mshollie & I attended the big family to-do hosted by her father, with turkey, green bean cassarole, sweet potatos, pumpkin & pecan pie. She had too much of the crowd before I did (well, they're her family, so she's entitled), so we didn't stay late. I'd had much more than I cared for of the incontenant persistantly yapping dachshund which for some reason was brought in the house when there was a perfectly good back yard.
A fine new cheese shop, St. James Cheese, just opened up on Prytania. They're next to the Wine Seller (ah, lucky residents of that block. All they need is a bakery). Friday I picked up some Gruyere and brie for a party at Fred's that evening.
There was a big turn out at Fred's party. He was burning anthracite in the fireplace from a bucket a friend brought-- I'm going to have to find out the source. No, it wasn't blue. Most people seem to have brought a bottle or two of wine to the pot-luck, resulting in too much wine and too little food, but I enjoyed doing a broad tasting. (Good thing I only had a short walk home.) However for me the highlight of the evening was the music. The best of those playing were the brilliant pianist Tom McDermott, joined alternately by past-masters Jack Fine on trumpet and Jerry Jumonville on sax.
Today was beautiful, warming to the low 70s F. I stopped by the Mid-City Art Market, which post-K is not in Mid City, but is held in Palmer Park on the edge of Carrollton. Perhaps they should rename it the Mid-City & Carrollton Art Market. Some nicely done stuff in the mix of arts and crafts. Lots of local nostalgic kitch, like Mr. Bingle hand painted in oyster shells, K&B beer magnets, ceramic plaques depicting Bruning's.
BTW, I found out that the film which the Model Ts were lined up for is an adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's short story "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button". Apparently they've changed the setting from Baltimore to New Orleans. This is supposedly the most extensive use of New Orleans in a major motion picture at least since "Miller's Crossing", possibly ever. I've been seeing more nifty classic cars around town than usual. And in better looking shape. The 1932 Packard is my favorite so far.
Fine and McDermott
Jumonville and McDermott
"Ask the man who owns one": 1932 Packard. Oh yes.
Lower Royal Street with Model T. I suspect a shot similar to this view will be in the film.