New Olreans Voodoo
A peek inside the New Orleans Voodoo Museum (located in a teeny tiny building in the French Quarter). The portrait on the wall is of the famous New Orleans Voodoo Queen Marie Laveau (born in 1801) She was known as … Read More
French Quarter Jazz Funeral
The girls and I were having our supper in the French Quarter last night. We ate at a restaurant right on the corner of Jackson Square, Stanley’s. Tabs was most thrilled to order a peanut butter chocolate chip milkshake. After … Read More
Garden District, New Orleans
Garden District, New Orleans Yes, we have arrived back in NO. We woke in Alabama, tried out a beach in Florida, had lunch in Mississippi and arrived back in Louisiana all in one day. The following post and pics are … Read More
Gulf Coast of Alabama
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I hate to leave Alabama. It has been wonderfully relaxing. Wolf Bay is idyllic: quiet, natural and the ocean at Orange Beach so much fun. I will truly miss our time here. The condo is large, quiet and private. We’ve … Read More
Stepped on a Fish, Shouted at By a Bull Frog and Poked By a Ghost!
Stepped On a Fish: (scroll down as I have 3 separate little tales with lots of photos) Orange Beach, Gulf of Mexico Mist, Tabs and Pip–Gulf of Mexico, Alabama Me–Gulf of Mexico, Alabama Mist Tabs, Peter and Pip–the water is … Read More
Oak Alley, Louisiana
Along the River of Riches lies a grand antebellum mansion named Oak Alley. 300 year old oak trees form an umbrella along the long front path that leads to the plantation home. The mansion was built for the Roman family … Read More
On the Bayou
Spent yesterday morning with my family on a boat touring Louisiana’s largest bayou, Bayou Teche near the towns of Breau Bridge and Lafayette. It was amazingly peaceful, beautiful with the intoxicating scent of lotus blossoms and teaming with large water … Read More
Life at Nottoway
The most wonderful thing about visiting the Nottoway Plantation is staying the night. We have the freedom to wonder the mansion at our leisure. It is quiet and free of other tourists. I spent some time their tonight with my … Read More
Nottoway, Louisiana
Peter and the girls at Nottoway Plantation We have arrived deep into sugar plantation country along the Mississippi River. We rented a vehicle and drove along the Mississippi, passing many antebellum mansions on sugar plantations. Nottoway is the largest … Read More
The French Quarter, New Orleans
posted in: Motherhood, Travel, U.S.A.
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New Orleans is proving to be just how it is portrayed in movies and books: hot, humid, fascinating– I move slow and must have a cold drink in hand at all times. I cannot imagine how anyone survived the summers … Read More