Leah Chase & Charlotte at Dooky Chase ~ Photo by Anita Mital
Last Holy Thursday I met up with a great group of friends (and met some new ones! ) at Dooky Chase for some delicious fried chicken and the traditional Gumbo Z’Herbs. It was a great time and the powdered sugar on the beignet was meeting Ms Leah, something I’d always wanted to do. What a gracious lady she is and one of New Orleans irreplaceable treasures!
Marilyn Monroe, Isak Dinesen, Carson McCullers
I came across this photo of three women I admire, all together, and had to share it with you. Isn’t it fabulous? “On this day in 1959, Carson McCullers hosted a small luncheon party in order that Baroness Karen Blixen-Finecke (Isak Dinesen) could meet Marilyn Monroe.” Read more here.
“Where the storyteller is loyal, eternally and unswervingly loyal to the story, there, in the end, silence will speak. Where the story has been betrayed, silence is but emptiness. But we, the faithful, when we have spoken our last word, will hear the voice of silence.” ~Isak Dinesen
Mar 13
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Nothing heralds the arrival of spring in New Orleans quite like the explosion of color that azaleas provide. It is a sign of warmer days ahead and fun times in the crescent city. Even though the shrubs are evergreen throughout the year, they certainly put on a display as the days begin to get longer. […]
Feb 12
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Here are some pictures from early this morning – what better way to start the day than with some Irish coffee from Johnny White’s The Quarter was all decked out in purple green and gold finery Despite the fact that the Quarters were shrouded in fog and mist… …revelers were fueling up and getting their […]
Feb 8
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A venerable yet humorous Mardi Gras spectacle, the greasing of the poles at the Royal Sonesta Hotel, delights again in its 43rd year!
Feb 8
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From the Urban Dictionary: A Goat Rodeo… is about the most polite term used by aviation people (and others in higher risk situations) to describe a scenario that requires about 100 things to go right at once if you intend to walk away from it.” – Chris Thile Thanks to this past Super Bowl, most of […]
Feb 7
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“Mardi Gras morning when the sun comes up, I drink fire water from a silver cup” Last night began six days of non-stop parading leading up to Fat Tuesday, the happiest and most fun-filled day in the New Orleans calendar. We at NOLAFemmes want to wish all of you a wonderful and safe Mardi Gras. […]
Jan 29
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A behind-the-scenes view of a day in the life of the blimp and its crew as it puts on the show one city at a time.
Jan 27
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I’m from Massachusetts, so I’m familiar with the long, wet, cold winters. The driving during this time of year used to be horrific. We lived on a hill and not a winter would pass where we were out on the street during a snowstorm trying to help push cars up the hill in the stormy […]
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