Best last day

August 3, 2009 in Daily Adventures, Reflection
Tags: Abita, Audubon Park, countdown, family, festivals, friends, Louisiana, luck, moving, music, New Orleans, running, Satchmo, snowballs, White Linen Night

I’m gone, up in Illinois now and already procrastinating all the cleaning/sorting/packing that needs to be done. Most of my stuff was packed by Friday so I could fully enjoy my last day. It started with one last run in Audubon Park and smoothies from my smoothie lady at Smoothie King. Then it was a [...]

Living the local life

January 20, 2009 in Daily Adventures
Tags: Audubon Park, cajun, daiquiris, food, House of Blues, jazz, Mardi Gras, po'boys, streetcar

Friday: During the day I hit up the library: three of them to be exact. Eight of the twelve branches were severely damaged by Katrina. Six are now open. I got a library card at the one down the street. A catalog search informed me the books and CDs I wanted were at two other [...]