Sorry for the hiatus–I took a little trip to New Orleans.

left drops of love all over:
-fried green tomato casserole at Cochron (I dont remember if that is the correct name of the place)
-wrought iron & ivy
-Creole Cheesecake from Irene’s (haven’t stopped thinking about it since Saturday)
-horses wearing flowery hats
-Bloody Mary’s with spicy beans
-Kermit Ruffins and the Barbeque Swingers-and all the musicians wailing their souls out. When The Saints Go Marching In–is Everywhere in this city
-drinks to go. Nothing, NOTHING beats drinking alcohol from a styrofoam cup and strolling thru the French Quarter
-watching people walk sideways down Bourbon St.
-open doors and windows–no bugs
-peeled paint and run-down shutters
-furniture dusted with powdered sugar at Cafe Du Monde–could be a scene in Charlie & The Chocolate Factory
I know the pictures looks like a table drenched in bird shit but it really is powdered sugar. The beignets come 3 to a plate (for one order at $1.82) staggered with a mound of powdered sugar. The sugar has a way of dusting your surroundings– you can spot a recent beignet eater by the white smudges on their pants and the sugary freckling on their faces.
all in all New Orleans is a charming place. America doesn’t have the age that Eurpoean or Middle Eastern countries have–our architecture doesn’t go back thousands of years like Greece and Egypt. Visiting New Orleans gave me a sense of history, time didn’t affect this place. Other cities grew and rebuilt but New Orleans kept their narrow streets and sweet little townhomes–I don’t think some places have been painted since the 1700’s.