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Prospect.3: Notes for Now
I am SO excited by Prospect.3 (P.3)!! An Amazing art extravaganza that takes over my city every few years. It is like a treasure hunt and a scavenger hunt of Art all over the city of New Orleans an Art Hunt. And for the next three months I hope to share some of my Art Hunting adventures with you right here ( Read more... ) -
R.I.P. Uncle Lionel
It is a sad grey day in New Orleans. Uncle Lionel Batiste passed away this weekend after an illness had him hospitalized for a short while. The facecrack was blowin' UP this morning with pictures and stories. He was a true New Orleans character who will remain an icon of the city forever.
This link has over 600 images on Flickr. A true icon.(Untitled)
Catherine had planned herself a late birthday celebration that Saturday night so we were racing to get back home to attend her party. I heard that the electricity was coming back to parts of my neighborhood, which was another great incentive. I always said "I'm not coming back until the power comes on." We woke up in Austin Texas that morning after ( Read more... )(Untitled)
We survived another Mardi Gras. I have some pictures posted here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/nola-darling/sets/72157626055723763/Read more... )the Reveal!!
If you are my FB friends than you may have seen this, but if not, please check it out! It is a quick tour of the Napping Cat Guest house with most of the renovations and redecoration complete. We still have a few art pieces to hang when they come back from the framer. I still haven't gotten a new TV, or a new microwave yet, but I have some paying ( Read more... )summer, sunset, NOLA
I love it when we have first time visitors and we have to take them on the city tour and play tourist with them. This was the case twice in the last week! And her are a few shots I got along the way.
( touristy NOLA shots )my b-day 2010
Even though I asked for "off", both Saturday May 29th and Sunday May 30th, from the money job, I was scheduled to work 12-8, and then 10-6. Nice. So not only could I not go out to dinner on my birthday, I couldn't go out to lunch either, and then any late night fun that I might like to squeeze into the heinous schedule would be under the threat for ( Read more... )lundi gras madness
I think I've finally settled on my costume choice. Purple green and gold is always a safe route for me, and I have many items in those colors. I have selected the weather-appropriate layers, glued on some fresh sequins, fluffed the wig. I think I am there ( Read more... )we won the superbowl and life is STILL very surreal
I just got back from the Saints victory parade that was scheduled last week, once we found out that we were going to the superbowl. That was really good enough for us. We were happy to have made it farther than the team had ever made it before, in the history of the team, as long as I have been alive. AND THEN WE WON!!! OMG ( Read more... )black & gold superbowl par-tay.
I've managed a black & gold outfit each day this week, plus the Saints helmet earrings, and black & gold eye make-up. Right this minute we are making the grocery list for party fixin's and when we return from our errands today we are going to start moving things around and hooking up the extra TVs (a total of 4 televisions on at Ponce de leon ( Read more... )