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Tucked away in New Orleans East is Mary Queen of Vietnam Church, just a stones throw from the NASA Michoud Assembly Facility. Every year this close knit community of Vietnamese people celebrate their New Year by holding Tet Festival on … Continue reading
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Almost seven years after it was swamped by Katrina, St. Genevieve Catholic Church on Bayou Liberty has been rebuilt. I pass the church on my daily commute, so I watched in January 2007 as they demolished the old church , … Continue reading
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Southeast Louisiana’s winter weather is so fickle. One day it’s cold, damp and gray and the next is sunny with blue skies and mild temperatures. During Christmas break from work hubby and I decided to go looking for pelicans in … Continue reading
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I love to walk around with my camera and take pictures of things of interest to me, mostly photos of sites I find attractive. Here is a slideshow of doors and windows (mostly in the French Quarter) that have caught … Continue reading
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I have been lucky in friending Plaquemines Parish P.J. Hahn, Director of Coastal Zone Management on facebook and following his photography. I did so during the oilspill of 2010, knowing he would provide local, honest first-person reporting of an incident … Continue reading
New Orleans Saints player Lance Moore celebrating his TD against the Minnesota Vikings December 18, 2011.
I could watch this all day!!!
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I am a shoreline person. My blood pressure drops when I hear the sound of the surf. I adore walking barefoot in the sand. I live within a mile of a bayou, I cross Lake Pontchartrain 2 times a day … Continue reading
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We (myself, hubby and Deuce the pup) are spending this week at Dauphin Island Alabama. We have spent two previous Thanksgiving weeks here pre-Katrina and it feels really wonderful to return. For those who are not aware of this jewel in … Continue reading
Please let me preface that with the fact that I am not one of those “Northshore Snobs”, I’m a yankee who’s been here since ’75, mothered a cajun girl and am not going back. Louisiana is my home and that’s … Continue reading
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We’re experiencing Autumn for real now that November has arrived. Reinforcing fronts come through at least once a week, pounds of acorns are falling to the ground around here and other wild plants are preparing themselves for next spring by … Continue reading
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This weekend was the perfect time for outdoor activities. The sun was shining, the skies were blue and there was a steady breeze. With so much going on around us, we decided to stay close to home. We had breakfast … Continue reading
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We were pleasantly surprised today when we finally decided on what to do on Saturday… we went to Camp Salmen Nature Park to see what updates have been done since our last visit in February. Originally a Boy Scout camp … Continue reading
Curious about all the stuff the ballot this Saturday? Here are some resources. There are several amendments on the ballot which will require you to do some homework to make an intelligent decision. Here are some websites that explain the … Continue reading
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This week’s post was supposed to cover the Crescent City Blues and BBQ festival which we were excited about attending. Unfortunately, the little criminal below decided to derail my husband from descending the stairs on Friday night, forcing us to … Continue reading
