Posts Tagged ‘Mardi Gras’
Thursday through Tuesday is a blur. At any given point, there were an extra 12-17 people staying in the house. The many many parades can only be distinguished as either day or night. Miles of walking helped my ankle but led to an injury for someone else. We ate well, drank well but definitely didn’t [...]
Shouting he phrase “Throw me something, mister!” will usually get you a strand or two of beads at a Mardi Gras parade. Saturday night’s Krewe du Vieux parade appreciated our twist on the famous saying. Parades are sponsored by private clubs called krewes with each having a hierarchy of royalty and some sort of ball [...]
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 [...]
My aunt brought home the first king cake of the season yesterday. A king cake is like a cinnamon roll wreath sometimes stuffed with a sweet filling and topped with icing and colored sugar. The one we had was cinnamon with cream cheese. My aunt cut me a “small” piece that was oozing with frosting [...]
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