I was tagged to do a Seven Random Facts About Me meme by Brandy at My Fertility Stories. Here goes: 1. I am left-handed. And this is a right-handed world. From scissors to school desks, from serrated knives to diaper bags (yes, diaper bags–many, if you look close, are designed to be worn on your [...]
We all recall that I was mysteriously invited to a ball, right? Well, let me expand on what has been happening on that front. I asked one of my esteemed partners whether he received an invitation. I did so playing with him, teasing him (not thinking he was the person rumored to be the king). [...]
As I was saying, what happened to K at Endymion several years ago merits its own post. We finished watching Mid-City and continued to enjoy ourselves. N’s husband, J, even bought a wig, too–a huge afro. And at one point in the day, J was quietly working on a project out of the trunk of [...]
If you have been reading me for some time, you may remember when Pete switched my blog software to Word Press. At that time, he set it up such that my website went from simply www.nolanotes.com to www.nolanotes.com/wordpress. Being the anal retentive person that I am, that “slash wordpress” has annoyed me ever since. Today, [...]
All, I was happily wearing my blue wig (generously donated to me by Southern Mom two years ago) all day Saturday. During Endymion, she was getting a bit loose, and before I knew it, she was off my head. So as not to be K screaming, “who took my wig? They’re NOT throwing them from [...]
Several years ago, I had friends in for Mardi Gras. Though “foreigners,” they were no strangers to Mardi Gras. We went to the parades be-wigged, me in a blue wig loaned to me by Southern Mom, N in her purple wig, and K in her lime green one. We went downtown and caught Mid-City awaiting [...]
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 [...]
Katie over at Overflowing Brain challenged her readers to do better than her on an Eighth Grade Science test. I failed said test The site she linked to, however, has all manner of fun quizzes. Quizzes to test whether you’d survive a zombie apocalypse (36%), how much your dead body would be worth for its [...]
Life in New Orleans in steeped in tradition. One very strong tradition is Mardi Gras. We take Mardi Gras very seriously. And with Mardi Gras comes king cakes. King cake season officially begins on January 6 (Twelfth Night, the day of the Epiphany). Click here for a full history of king cakes. I am grateful [...]