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Jun
1
2026
Statue of a weeping angel inside a mausoleum at Historic Metairie Cemetery Louisiana

Historic Metairie Cemetery Louisiana

Historic Metairie Cemetery in New Orleans, Louisiana is an historic place to honor loved ones who have passed, and give future generations a place to remember and reflect. It is not in the town of Metairie, as you might expect. It is on Metairie Road in New Orleans!...
May
25
2026
Mexican skeleton sculpture alongside one of Elvis Presley with a guitar at Mardi Gras World NOLA

Mardi Gras World NOLA

Steve and I had visited Mardi Gras World NOLA on our very first trip to the Crescent City in March of 1991. We had gone to NOLA for a catering conference and the tour was one of the planned events. Three things really stand out in my memory. The first was that we took...
May
18
2026
Colorful armchair with curving lines and wood frame on display at New Orleans Museum of Art Part 2

New Orleans Museum of Art Part 2

The New Orleans Museum of Art has an art collection that is so extensive and memorable that I’m now bringing you Part 2! For Part 1 click here. By the time we had descended to the second floor of NOMA, Gail and I realized that the art was far more modern. Most...
May
11
2026
Sculptural art piece of a slave ship showing men with chains and colorful sails at the New Orleans Museum of Art

New Orleans Museum of Art

As many times as Steve and I have visited the Besthoff Sculpture Garden, we have never explored the New Orleans Museum of Art right next door! The perfect opportunity for a visit there arose when my cousin flew in from Southern California for a few days. My cousin...
May
4
2026
Stylized bronze statue of a horse with sunlight shining on it seen while Sharing Sculpture Garden with Friends

Sharing Sculpture Garden with Friends

One of our very favorite places to visit in New Orleans is the Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden at City Park. The only thing that was better than visiting by ourselves was sharing the Sculpture Garden with our friends Judi and Eddie. In true NOLA tradition,...
Apr
27
2026
Cast iron skillet filled with warm creamy dip and surrounded by garlic toasts and green tortilla chips at The Vault Tulsa Oklahoma

The Vault Tulsa Oklahoma

The Vault Tulsa Oklahoma is a really wonderful and cool restaurant where we had the good fortune to dine the other night. I’m interrupting my actually itinerary to tell you all about a fantastic evening with had in Tulsa OK because we were hosted by the General...
Apr
20
2026
Brightly colored Mexican blanket covers a buffet table topped with all of the fixings for sandwiches. Also there is a charcuterie board and bottles of wine

New Orleans RV Resort and Marina

After five years of staying at Three Oaks and a Pine RV Park we finally stayed somewhere else in the Big Easy. New Orleans RV Resort and Marina was where I really wanted to be staying all along, but we just couldn’t pass up the monthly rate at Three Oaks. After...
Apr
13
2026
Perfectly cooked hamburger on brioche bun with lettuce, melted cheese and sauce, cut in half on green and white plate at The Columns New Orleans

The Columns New Orleans

Our dear friends Holly and Paul took us to The Columns in New Orleans for an amazing, delicious and fun evening!   It was during the Christmas holiday season. That meant parking anywhere near The Columns would be extra difficult. So we met at their home for a...
Apr
6
2026
Omelette of tomato, spinach, onion and feta served with hash browns at Camellia Grill New Orleans

Camellia Grill New Orleans

Camellia Grill is one of those legendary New Orleans restaurants that we have wanted to go to for years. Somehow it has eluded us until Sunday, December 7. Pearl Harbor Day happens to be our friend Eddie’s birthday. So Steve and I decided that the perfect way to...
Mar
30
2026
Brick tunnels in a huge protective wall at Fort Pickens Pensacola Florida

Fort Pickens Pensacola Florida

As I mentioned in my last post, we discovered that Fort Pickens was also in Pensacola, Florida. What intrigued us was the name. Did Fort Pickens have any connection to the town that our son and daughter in law lived in? We had to explore that possibility as well as...
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