Ms Hollie took me to breakfast at the Maple Street Patiserie, Carrollton section of New Orleans. I had to try one of their little "frogs". It's a sweet vanilla cupcake.


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mshollie and I enjoyed seeing "The Princess and the Frog" yesterday. As a film with both New Orleans and frog themes, how could we resist going ( Read more... )

"Mmmm, Wine" Department

"Mesta" 2007 Temparnillo-- damn good bottle of red for under $11.
(Posted for my reference, though someone else might find this of interest as well. Just don't drink up all of it without setting a few bottles aside for me, eh?)

"Frog Croaked for your Sins" Department

"An art museum in Italy said it will continue ( Read more... )

Leap Day will mark the start of "The Year of the Frog"

I choose to take this as a good sign.

Meanwhile in politics:


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via fantasygoat

( Photo: Now with more crunchy frog! )

Via hyla_regilla: a nifty gallery of photoshopped frogs on Worth1000.com. There are some funny and artistic ones.

As some of you know, years ago I started "The True Church of the Great Green Frog" here in New Orleans years ago as a tounge (of frog) in cheek counter-protest to the Jimmy Swagart types who come to town to protest Mardi Gras ( Read more... )

Is the BBC becoming the Weekly World News?


Iranian woman 'gives birth to frog'

(Thanks to Ms. Hollie for alerting us to this)

Via hyla_regilla:

the many hues of Frog