Two years ago today was my last day of evacucation in Austin, Texas, before I started heading back to New Orleans.

On 3 October 2005 Ms.Hollie and I had BBQ for lunch at Ruby's-- sorry, anyone who thinks that's quality BBQ needs to come eat at "The Joint" in Bywater, New Orleans. The Tex-Mex place our kind hosts tooks us to for dinner that night ( Read more... )

Last night we went to "Mr. Bartley's Gourmet Burgers", an institution popular for decades across the street from Harvard University. Mr. Bartley's has a couple dozen types of hamburgers named after prominent individuals. H had the "Ted Kennedy" (with cheddar, mushrooms, and fries); I had the "Mitt Romney" (swiss, onions, and onion rings). The ( Read more... )

Last night Ms. Hollie had a bipolar-bear attack, poor dear, but fortunately she's feeling better today.

Today we went to the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum which is super-cool. The namesake founder/collector organized it with personalized juxtapositions. It has the feel of a musem of a century ago-- which it is, since her will creating the museum ( Read more... )

Part 1: Downtown Boston
After a light breakfast at our guesthouse, we took the T into town. We saw Boston Common, Beacon Hill, the Massachusetts State House (including the Sacred Cod), the Boston Atheneum (lots of nifty and pretty stuff there), a couple old burial grounds, North Church, and Faniuel Hall before lunch at Drugin Park. Passing ( Read more... )

mshollie has been better about posting about our trip than I, despite the fact she's been busy pagenting, photographing, and webmastering the last 3 evenings ( Read more... )

Hollie and I enjoyed visiting the Morikami Museum in the western Boca Raton area. Founded on land that was originally a small Japanese colony 100 years ago, has a nice small museum and beautiful extensive gardens around an artificial lake. The restaurant cafe was said to be rated in the top 5 museum restaurants in the USA-- very good Japanese food ( Read more... )

I had a good visit to Florida with mshollie.

Gator Nation, King Tut, Beached in Miami, Whistler's Red Bunnie, and Confederates seize the Indian Temple Mound

My Trip, By L'il Froggy

In Gainesville we visited the Art Museum and the Natural History Museum, which are at new locations on the University campus and have been much expanded from when I last ( Read more... )

Hi from Gainsville, Florida. Ms Hollie and I visited my brother and his wife here (or rather on their land just out of town ( Read more... )

Yay, some important local reopenings yesterday.

In the morning I went to the grand reopening of the New Orleans Museum of Art. As I entered, Shades of Praise were singing "Study War No More" in fine style, then later jdquintette was playing wonderful jazz sax. Some local films were being shown as well; I caught "Hexing a Hurricane ( Read more... )

Had more good Tex-Mex and did some museuming in Houston. The Natural History Museum not only has live butterflies and dino-skeletons, but a nifty display of pre-Columbian Mesoamerican art.

Thanks for the good wishes, folks.

Headin' back.