“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 …
I was thrilled to read this comment today and had to share. I Have been researching a relocation to Louisiana since my husband took a job in Norco last October. It didn’t take long to narrow my search down to Mandeville on the Northshore because of it’s school system, low crime, and beauty. I love …
That’s right, I’m inventing myself in Mandeville, in NOLA, in Louisiana. I am creating my own stardom without the paparazzi and paycheck. I am tooting my own horn as a “new local personality.” Louisiana, Greta Perry and her whole fam damily have arrived and you will have to beat us with a stick to get …
I just got a very lengthy e-mail from a gentleman that wants to take the plunge and relocate his whole family to this land of opportunity. I’ll write more about this later as I’ve got to go get the rugmonsters ready for school. Here are the items I asked this family to consider before taking …
I have had a few friends in various parts of the US, find themselves recently unemployed. My first response, “Come here, tons of jobs.” Their response, “Are you kidding Greta?” There is no “perfect” place in the world that doesn’t have drawbacks. Every place in the world offers something undesirable: crime, bad weather from time …
Is your glass half-full or half-empty? Are you pessimistic or optimistic about the future of New Orleans and the surrounding areas? When you hear about someone moving to the area, do you think they need to have their head examined or embrace them? Well, take it from this newbie – this is a land of …
~The Northshore is NOT NOLA ~ The news loves to focus on the crime in NOLA (better headlines) ~ Every person in LA has been changed because of Katrina ~ I feel very safe here ~ St Tammany has an excellent school system ~ this is a great place to raise a family ~ take …
Before you establish your new doctor, someone will need medical care. They will not be seen by their new primary care doc because they are a “new patient.” Son #2 has had the flu with fever for 5 days now & I finally convinced his new doc to see him. The doc in the box …
The biggest problem my family faced when moving to Mandeville, LA, was to find a house we could afford with an insurance policy that wouldn’t make us pay 2 “theoretical” mortgages. Why should anyone care so much about insurance beyond their own? I will give you a Greta style post, with points drawn from my …
If I had to have a shot of tequila every time someone mentioned “Katrina,†well lets just say I would be so liquored up that I could not find my laptop! I have had an enormously warm welcome from all my neighbors. I already have a small Rolodex of phone numbers, in case I need …