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Dance, Baby, Dance!
We love our King Cake and we love collecting the babies. This collection belongs to Sun, the adorable daughter of NOLAFemmes’ own NOLAnotes. I have a theory that all the collected King Cake babies come out of their containers at night and dance.
Where’d ya get dem shoes?
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For many NOLA women the Krewe of Muses, an all women krewe, is the Parade Not To Be Missed and catching one of their fantastic decorated shoes is highly desired. Here are a few photos of Muses shoes for 2012 … Continue reading
Unexplained Nostalgia on Race Street
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Last Saturday morning I was delighted to see my favorite New Orleans home featured in Inside Out, the Home and Design supplement to The Times Picayune. I’ve driven past this house/compound on Tchoupitoulas and Race more times than I can … Continue reading
Blight or Might?
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neigh·bor [ney-ber] noun 1. a person who lives near another. 2. a person or thing that is near another. 3. one’s fellow human being: to be generous toward one’s less fortunate neighbors. 4. a person who shows kindliness or helpfulness toward … Continue reading
Guest Blogger Dawn (aka FQP) on anarchist posters in the FQ
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Recently a friend posted some photos she’d taken of several placards recently posted in the French Quarter/Marigny area. A conversation ensued and I asked her to write up something about her opinion of the message the posters were broadcasting. Dawn … Continue reading
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Appreciate & Adjust
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I woke up this morning in a cranky mood. The old dog was barking to be let out of his kennel and it grated on my ears and rattled my bones and all I wanted to do is roll over … Continue reading
2012 and the Minimalist Lifestyle
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Minimalism and it’s growing social trend fascinates and appeals to me. I’m not talking art, I’m talking simple living. 2011 was a year of purging and decluttering for me and, in doing so, I became interested in reading about others … Continue reading
Random Ramblings On Blogging & Social Media
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Once again I’m ruminating on social media and my participation in it. Lately, I’ve been enjoying the interaction on Google+ where I’ve been very careful as to who I circle. I’ve learned from my Facebook account that friending/circling can get … Continue reading
How Much He Was Loved
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This quick post is really mostly for our NOLA ex-pat readers. Yesterday there was a second line in the French Quarter/Marigny for Coco Robicheaux who died on November 25. This afternoon I’ve been looking at some of the photos and … Continue reading
And The Winners Are….
Liz, Maura and Wehaf! Congratulations! Shultzilla will be getting in touch with you all via email. Thanks to all who participated and tweeted. Happy Holidays!
It’s a Shultzilla/NOLAFemmes Holiday Give-away!
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NOLA’s own Shultzilla is sponsering a give-away to help us say “Happy Holidays” to all our readers with a chance to win one of their awesome “Make Groceries, Not War” totes! **To enter leave a comment on this post.** -For … Continue reading
How The Affordable Care Act Will Affect You
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The Supreme Court is gearing up to hear challenges to The Affordable Care Act soon. Access to affordable healthcare is an issue that impacts virtually every person in this country and one we should all be concerned about, whether you’re … Continue reading
What We Got Right
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It’s the day before Thanksgiving, the time of year when “gratitude’ pieces pop up all over the TV, radio and internet. It’s a good thing to think about everything that’s good and right in your life but saving it for … Continue reading
