It’s been a wacky transition for my whole family getting adjusted to all the new things that come with having Sun at a new school: new hours, uniforms, teachers, classmates, schedules, and systems. It’s not all been smooth nor without second thoughts. But things are calming down, and we are adjusting to the newness of [...]
I found my second-oldest brother in the garage filling a box. “Whachadoin?” “Moving out.” “No, really. What are you doing?” “Nola, really, I am moving out.” Back to that box being filled he went full of determination. He wasn’t remotely kidding. So what was an 11 year old girl to do? “Can I help?” He [...]
It’s not often I lose the fight to stay hiding in my bed. No, usually common sense, the sense of responsibility, and the mere thought of utter laziness does the trick and forces me out of bed. Not today. With the unusual dark morning giving the sense of winter, the list of craptacular things I [...]
As I was mentioning yesterday, my first impression of Sun’s grammar school left me feeling dejected and worried I’d made a major error. One complaint I had was the confusing and vague paperwork the school sent me about parent volunteering. I already volunteer for a couple of local charities and am more than happy to [...]
When I was pregnant, I scouted for a pre-school. Even though Sun wasn’t going to attend one until she was two years old. Ditto for grammar school. We scouted, Open Housed, joined Church Parishes, talked to parents, you name it, we did it to select the best grammar school for Sun. Two years in advance. [...]
Laughing Buddha Nursery posted a link to this article today on Facebook. And it got my blood good and boiling. Apparently a couple in Oak Park, MI had their front lawn torn up to replace a sewer line. With all that dirt, the couple decided that instead of grass, they’d plant a vegetable garden. And [...]
That’s the sound of me falling of the face of the (blogging) Earth. Sorry, loyal reader. Seems when I paint, it dries up my need/desire to write. I am still alive…and full of opinions and frustrations and love of New Orleans. But I haven’t been doing anything noteworthy in the City and writing about my [...]
Here’s the deal: I know how to argue. It isn’t because I am a lawyer (which I am). It is because I was raised by the best arguer I’ve ever met, and I learned my lessons well. I don’t mean “argue” as in scream and carry on. I mean “argue” words; logic; debate — I [...]
I wrote the following partial post on June 7, 2010: When non-violence in speech, thought and action is established, one’s aggressive nature is relinquished and others abandon hostility in one’s presence. ~Yoga Sūtra II.35 of Patañjali. On the evening of September 11, 2001, I had a yoga class scheduled. Knowing yoga always cleared my mind, [...]
I got the idea about a month ago to cook Gumbo Z’Herbes, green gumbo, following Leah Chase’s recipe. But about as quickly as that thought popped into my head, I thought it even better to have Chef Chase make it for me herself. I made such a comment on Facebook, and Native Palate immediately jumped [...]