* encourage volunteers – Guardian Angels, any type of citizen patrol- putting money into that instead of the 1 mill slated for a Katrina memorial or the 40K to fix an air conditioner make more sense to this camper * do NOT make the police work more!!! Recruit more police! * get the first responders …

Last week I told you I went to the Southern Decadence Festival in New Orleans with my Cotillion sister Rightwingsparkle. To my horror, I could not get the tape to playback after she left town and was pretty sure it was stuck in videotape purgatory. Thank goodness – the file has been recovered and instead …

Our bestest friends from Oklahoma are in town for a Saturday through Tuesday visit. Saturday they arrived and I had a poolside spread of crawfish & baked bries that I bought at the Mandeville Farmer’s Market & a spinach pie and doberge cake from the Mandeville bakery. I had Abita beer of all flavors on …

“You have to go to Jazzfest, it is the best.” “Don’t miss the French Quarter Festival, it is the best.” “You have to go to the Bacchus Ball, it is the best.” To be honest, my family needs a day at home (I may be regretting that statement when they all wake up). We have …

Friday was the first day of the 3 day French Quarter Festival. The weather forecast predicted a cruddy Saturday and Sunday and a beautiful Friday. We arrived about 11 AM on Friday and so did everyone and their Grandmother! Parking problems to start. Well, it wouldn’t have been for me, but hubby was driving. He …

I am trying to lay a plan out for something to do with the kids each day over Spring Break. They like a little lounging around, but they love to do stuff too & so do I. Tomorrow my dad flies in from Boston for his first visit to the area. He is 78 years …

The rugmonsters don’t have school today – or all of next week. I skim and I search and have yet to find someplace with an clearinghouse for a calendar of events. I mean, the moron guide, where you pick a date and then venue and it spits out ALL the events in the state! Someone …

The whole fam damily headed off in the family truckster for the monthly block party held in Downtown Covington (about a 15 minute drive). The former owners of our house bought a condo in walking distance from the main event, so we were meeting up with them as they graciously invited us to show us …