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When you live in New Orleans you can feel the seasons in your bones.  The temperature fluctuates more in winter than in summer.  Spring and autumn are wings of summer.  Leaves do not change color in New Orleans.  Winter is when flowers don’t bloom.  Autumn in New Orleans is when the air is pleasant and […]

Here is a solid recommendation.  Go to the Rock ‘n’ Bowl on a Thursday night.  This is real New Orleans.  It is zydeco night at the Rock ‘n’ Bowl on Thursdays.  People come from all over the state to dance and dance and dance.  People don’t just come from Louisiana.  They come from Mississippi and

There is a bar in New Orleans where there are brass plaques glued to the bar.  The plaques commemorate regular customers who have contributed to the history of this particular establishment.  The bar is located in Katie’s, a restaurant located on the corner of North Telemachus Street and Iberville Street, in Mid-City. It is very

When people come to New Orleans they start to tell Orleanians about the city where they live. They receive a blank look in return. Other places play a different game than New Orleans plays.  It takes a certain kind of person to live a successful NOLA life. Orleanians will politely listen until you get it

I have been going to the French Quarter more often than usual recently.  There is no particular reason beyond me having nothing else to do.  I live in New Orleans.  While I appreciate the French Quarter, I know what is there, so, if there is no reason for me to go, I usually don’t.  Why

July was hot but July is always hot in New Orleans.  August is even hotter.  It happens every year.  Few people visit New Orleans in August.  Not only is it hot, it is humid.  The humidity makes it worse. I always think August is the best time to visit.  It is my favorite time of

It will be hot.  It will be humid.  The ambient humidity will make it feel hotter than it is.  Heat Index.  We do have air conditioning.  Keep the windows closed.  Welcome to summertime in New Orleans. You will want to talk about hurricanes and about whether the levees will break this year.  If you want

Frau Schmitt is the unsung hero of these poems and the better half of this operation.  She is going to be unhappy that I posted a public photo of her pretty face.  Happiness loves company.  Both Frau Schmitt and your humble narrator wish you were here.  Happiness loves company.  Home is where the heart is

You never know what you’ll find when you turn a corner in New Orleans.  Sometimes it is voodoo.  Sometimes it is regular magic, the everyday kind.  I have had it up to here with the everyday kind.  I love where I live.  You will, too. When you are in New Orleans, you will feel love

Settle in.  I want to tell you what I’m up to. It only looks like an Edward Hopper painting.  This is my life in New Orleans. A woman can be any age, from girl to crone, and, whatever age she is, she always looks better when she sports a black beret.  Prove me wrong.  You