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Category Archives: Cahier
Gardener’s Diary
It’s been a very dry hot summer here. Fortunately, early August has suddenly gotten about 10 degrees cooler. Our garden looks green only because we’ve been watering the hell out of it (literally) every day for nearly 2 months. (It’s felt … Continue reading
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Tagged baltimore orioles, crape myrtle, drought, elephant ears, franklinia, garden diary, gardening, gifts, heat, horticulture, hummingbirds, liatris, mandevilla, nature
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New Orleans Journal (2004)
New Orleans Journal (2004) Wanted to visit, and then did, the Lee Memorial. Lee stands atop a Doric column. His hands are folded over his chest, his left foot forward and the front tip of his shoe extends—in a sort … Continue reading
Posted in Cahier, Cahier/Journal, Prose
Tagged Civil War, Grand Army Plaza, Lee Memorial, New Orleans, public sculpture
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New Orleans Journal (2004) Excerpt
New Orleans Journal (2004) Excerpt Visited the Confederate Museum yesterday. It freaked me out a little. Though the museum claimed to be “non-ideological” that claim was patently contradicted (and how could it be otherwise?) by the exhibits. Their bookstore sold … Continue reading
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Tagged Confederacy, Confederate History Museum, Jefferson Davis, New Orleans, Pelican Press
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New Orleans Journal (2004) Excerpt
Croissant d’Or, 615 Ursulines Street, New Orleans Monday, November 15, 2004 10:04 AM Breakfasting at a spot I “discovered” somewhat off the beaten track, though it turns out that the Rough Guide to New Orleans has marked it as a … Continue reading
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Tagged croissant, Croissant d'Or, diary, hot chocolate, New Orleans, New Orleans eateries
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