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Category Archives: General
The “First” Mardi Gras Parade in New Orleans
I have read various articles that state that the first Mardi Gras walking “parade” was in 1837. Arthur Hardy stated that the parade consisted of “walking revelers.” But after a quick internet skim, I could not find a date, nor … Continue reading
Posted in General, History, Mardi Gras, New Orleans, Research
Tagged 1837, archives, comus, costumes, first parade, historical, history, krewe, larc, louisiana research collection, Mardi Gras, New Orleans, newspaper, nola, research, shroves-tuesday, times picayune, walking krewe, walking parades, watercolors
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Mardi Gras 1838
In honor of Carnival season, here is a little article about Mardi Gras in 1838. Mardi Gras Yesterday was a jolly time in our city. The grand cavalcade which passed through the principal streets were an enteratining sight – being … Continue reading
Posted in General, History, Mardi Gras, New Orleans, Research
Tagged 1838, creoles, daily picayune, fat tuesday, historical, history, Mardi Gras, parades, proteus, research, shroves-tuesday
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Tulane Talk
Last month I was pleasantly surprised to find out that Scott Cowen, the president of Tulane University, gave me and my art a shout-out in his weekly email “Tulane Talk.” The email goes out to faculty, students, staff, parents, alumni and … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Charity, General, New Orleans, Photography
Tagged hulaballo auction, Photography, scott cowen, tualne, tulane talk
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Book List 2012
Good reading list for 2012. Lots of variety and I learned a lot. Fun to look back and see which ones were for school, pleasure, and my own research (42% were for school!) 1. The Hunger Games – Suzanne Collins … Continue reading
Posted in Book Reviews, General, Graduate School, History
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Clean Slate
It’s a new year, and for me that means more lists and more goals. I don’t like to call them “resolutions” – that word implies intentions – and it always reminds me of the famous quote, “The road to hell … Continue reading
Posted in General, New Orleans
Tagged chalkboard, green project, New Orleans, new year, NOCCA, preservation salvage store, resolutions
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Click “Like” Article
An interesting article Trixie sent me from the Chronicle of Higher Education about being an academic. I especially liked reading the comments. PLEASE CLICK ‘LIKE’ by Rachel Toor.
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The Curse of the Yellow Dress
There are benefits to living in a Catholic city. One is, you are off on Good Friday. A benefit for working at Tulane (in my department) is usually on a holiday weekend we get let out a couple of hours … Continue reading
Seattle Summer 2012
Since I am already behind on so many blogs (mainly Chicago trip and bull run) I decided to write my Seattle trip while it is fresh (or fuzzy considering I am operating on about 5 hours of sleep). Here are … Continue reading
Posted in Book Reviews, General, History, Literature, Research
Tagged bookstores, goodwill, half-price books, kingston, mr. b's bookery, port gamble, port townsend, seattle, used, used books, william james-bookseller
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My sister’s garden
Aside from being beautiful, clever, and witty… my sister Wendy is also an incredibly talented gardener. Here are just a few photos from her Northwest garden.
Book & Food Week Three and 4.5
I have been really good on the books, not so good on the food – but to be fair I have hosted various dinner parties (Slaying Sushi Party and a Rosser Potluck) AND I have been working on my cookbook… … Continue reading
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Tagged book reviews, harriet ann jacobs, kiwi daiquiri, mario puzo, michael grecco, the godfather
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