It's almost time.......!

It's Mother's Day and I'm not doing anything resembling work.  So I decided to take a l-o-n-g overdue look at the thousands of pictures I've amassed in the past many years.  I decided to see what I was up to last year at this time and the nearest date was May 20th.

I came upon these and started salivating in stantly

The creoles are coming! The creoles are coming!!!


A basketful of creole goodness!

Every year I make a creole tomato pie to die for. I use Ritz crackers as the crust. The tiny hand belongs to my chef daughter and yes - that is a fork and knife tattoo on her wrist.

For those of you not from this area, creole tomatoes are an heirloom variety that grows in the Southeast Louisiana. The flavor comes from the silt that has landed in the back yards of people who live in the Greater New Orleans area, or anywhere where the Mississippi River runs. There is nothing better than picking these wonderful tomatoes and slicing them up for dinner.

I hope our rainy winter and spring hasn't hurt the crop this year. I will let you know!

Windows Wednesday (Belated)

I succumbed to the sunny weather and spent most of last week planting in the yard. I didn't realize until today that I neglected to post a "Windows Wednesday" for last week (May 8th). Here it is



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Priceless

David Sedaris visits Jon Stewart. Very funny

The Birds of Paradise

Filmed in New Guinea over a 10 year period, this beautiful film is fascinating. Enjoy.



The film is courtesy of Cornell University.

Windows Wednesday

Taken in 2008 along Highway 90 in "the East", this abandoned boat survived Katrina but lost most of her windows. If she could talk, I'm sure she would keep us enthralled for hours with her tales of the past.

Scott Fujita

A great video where Scott Fujita reflects on his eleven years in the NFL and the chance to retire as a New Orleans Saint.

Windows Wednesday

Taken somewhere between Woldenberg Park and Lafayette Square in New Orleans, October 2012.

Scuzzbucket of the Week

Senator Stacy Campfield from Tennessee.

Good old Stacy earns Scuzzbucket status because of his recent take on the Boston Marathon Bombing.

Stacy has a blog where he writes about "Tennessee politics behind the scenes". On Sunday this jerk posted this on his blog:


I guess he thinks there's something funny about a pressure cooker bomb.

From AATTP.org, here are some examples of the Senator's views on other issues:

Campfield, known for his oh-so-brilliant musings on things like the origin of AIDS (“Most people realize that AIDS came from the homosexual community – it was one guy screwing a monkey, if I recall correctly, and then having sex with men. It was an airline pilot, if I recall…”) and bullying (“That bullying thing is the biggest lark out there.”). The Tennessee Senator also made news recently when he dropped a bill tying TANF (formerly known as welfare) benefits to children’s grades after being followed around and shamed by an awesome 8-year-old little girl.

We can see why Mr. Campfield claims bullying is a “lark” since he seems to have it down to an art form himself.


Who votes for people like him?

Sweet Caroline

It is a tradition in Fenway Park. During the 8th inning of each home game, the crowd sings Sweet Caroline by Neil Diamond.

Today - the day after the capture of the remaining Boston Marathon bomber, Neil Diamond showed up at Fenway to sing along with the crowd.

This is wicked awesome!!! I miss my crazy talking home state sometimes.

Our National Anthem from Boston

Windows Wednesday

Taken somewhere on our trek from Woldenberg Park to Lafayette Square last October during the Blues & BBQ Fest.



I really loved how clearly the sky reflected in the glass.