NOLA Notes

Over the weekend, the hubs and I received an odd missive in the mail. It was an invitation to the ball of a very old Mardi Gras krewe. CS was also asked to “serve on the Committee and participate in the general dancing after the fourth dance,” and I, addressed as Mrs. Captain Sarcastic, was [...]

When I moved out of my parents home, I had a new vacuum cleaner. Everything else was secondhand–bed, dresser, kitchen table, sofa, coffee table, TV, TV stand, side tables, appliances, washer, dryer, refrigerator. And over the years, I’d upgrade to new or better secondhand furniture. When I moved to my last apartment before getting married, I [...]