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Miss New Orleans

 
Miss New Orleans is currently making her way to the vernissage at the Galerie dans la Cave in Cadrieu, France.  Laury of Soar Dream France has masterminded the show:

I Know what it Means to Miss New Orleans

The curator lived in the Crescent City for many years, but fled to France during Katrina and made Cadrieu her new home after the storm.   We met a few years ago though the magical world of blogging and our mutual appreciation for New Orleans.  We hope to meet one day in real life, but in the meantime she has met one of my friends, Katia in Germany.  It is indeed a small and wondrous world.  

On the reverse side of the assemblage you will discover a hand written scroll with words that are quintessential New Orleans.  If you've lived there or visit often, you will probably know many.  If not, you must one day discover what they mean for yourself!

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      Antoine's       Chicory     Cafe du Monde       The Carousel       The Brennan's      Lucky Fava Bean      Beignets      Boudin      Hurricane          Beads        "Hey Mista'  throw me some beads"!!       "Darlin"      "I know that's right"!     Commander's      The Mississippi          Lagniappe          Mirliton          Krewe's         Montelelone             King of Rex          Streetcar         Bourbon Street         Herbsaint            Absinthe      Crawfish           Etouffe           Jambalaya            Snowballs        Fillet Gumbo        Vieux Carré       The Quarter           Jackson Square           Jazz & Heritage  Fest          Tulane           Zulu          Zydeco         Turtle soup            Kermit Ruffin's          Louis Armstrong        Voodoo         Marie Laveau         Ersta ~ Oyster       Magazine  Stree          Central Grocery         Muffalatta        Brunch         Ursline        Pontchartrain         Poboy         Harrry Connick  Jr.            St. Patrick's Day Parade            Tipitina's            Pat O'Brian's            Garden District          Uptown           Lee Circle          Tabasco        Crescent City              Daubloons            Olive Salad     Bayou St. John     Sazerac          Big Easy     Croissant D'or      King Cake          Grits n' Grillades        Chicken Pontalba      Adelaide   Brennan         Pascals Manale       B.B.Q  Shrimp         Crawfish Monica             House of Blues          Napoleon House         The Buddy Bolden Band          Neutral Ground         Dirty rice          Wrought Iron Fences   St. Charles            Fleur de Lis            The Saints          Good Mojo       Masks          Humidity     Katrina          Riverboats       Mardi Gras            French bread            Zydeco        Hangover       Party         Saint Louis Cathedral        Rue Royal        Buskers            Jean Lafittes Blacksmith Shop       Laissez les bon temps rouler     St. Louis Cemetery            Zombi                Pirogue            Gambino's Doberge  Creole       Cajun           Blue Dog         Abita     Galatoire's        parade watching ladders        Gris  Gris      Alvin Alcorn      "Yeah you Right"!     Jazz Funeral    

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Have a wonderful & creative week and don't forget to let the good times roll!

 

xox

Constance

       

 

 

Freecycle

Have you heard about

FREECYCLE ?

The Freecycle Network is made up of 4,969 groups with 8,650,676 members around the world. It's a grassroots and entirely nonprofit movement of people who are giving (and getting) stuff for free in their own towns. It's all about reuse and keeping good stuff out of landfills. Each local group is moderated by local volunteers.  Membership is free. To sign up, or check it out, go to Freecycle.

The Delicate touch of Lisa Nishi

 

These glorious floral silk jabots and monarch bow ties are created by Lisa Nishi.  Each work of art is painted and molded to look like real blossoms and butterflies.  I feel delighted to discover this artists through my friend Daidra.

Visit Lisa Nishi to see more of her dazzling wearable art, inspired by nature!

 

 

Speaking of nature, here we are experiencing a serious drought and extreme heat.  It is heartbreaking to see many trees on every street (one of the signatures of our beautiful little town), not able to survive.

 

Enjoy your weekend!

xox

Constance

 

New Orleans J'adore!

Dear lovely friends,  

Right this moment I'm trying something I've never done before!!  Writing a post on a laptop computer and it is blowing me away!! 

 We're back from New Orleans where is was sizzlin' hot but BIG FUN anyway.  Above, a portrait of Marie Laveau at the Historic Voodoo Museum.

It's a small museum but quite interesting.  Voodoo dolls are displayed in the Gris Gris Room.  But the Altar Room and the Historic Hallway are fun to check out too. 

Another discovery was Gallery Orange at 819 Royal Street.  I met the cool owner, Tracy who sells the whimsically wonderful paintings of Sarah Ashley Longshore. 

   Gallery Orange also features other paintings, some by Guus Kemp a local Dutch artist and a nice collection of realistic and dreamy oyster shell paintings by Carlos Lopez.  The paintings in the gallery and the owner both make me happy. 

Further along in the Quarter, a nice detail from Restaurant Tortorici.

Little lovelies from Sucre on Magazine Street.

A chotchkie from the Krewe of Zulu spied at an Antique shop along magazine.  My parents once attended the Zulu Ball, lucky them.

Buskers playing "You are my Sunshine"......  Love it!

Last, since it's been awhile since I've posted,  here's what I've been working on!  Some puppet heads are officially and finally in the works.

Hope you are ALL well!

xox

Constance