Saints for Sinners

"The Saints are the Sinners who keep on trying."-Robert Louis StevensonThis is one of those blog posts that has been on my to-do list for ages! But I am glad that I waited because rather than just...

Race and Religious

Do you remember that incredible wedding weekend we had a year ago in New Orleans? Remember the gorgeous site of the Rehearsal Dinner? Well, the lovely home of Gran and Billie Semmes has been...

Hello, hello, hello!

Im baaaack! I had no intention of neglecting this blog for sooo long, or to stop reading your blogs. I thought I would take a week hiatus and it turned into two months. My most sincere apologies. I...

You can see them at the Fest: Amos Lee "Supply and Demand"

...................................................................................................... We like to stash a few Spicy Natchitoches Meat Pies in our pockets, so that we always have...

Buds of Spring

.....Taste buds that is. Seriously craving French Macaroons! via

A chattering bird builds no nest.

Please pardon my absenteeism this week. On the homefront: we are in full swing on feathering our nest....its musical furniture time. I am surrounded by stacks and stacks of books, computer...

Happy Weekend

Hope you have a fun-filled, creative, productive, relaxing weekend! Hopefully by the end of the weekend I will have settled on what to give up for lent. Love this fragrance bar at Bond No. 9 in New...

You can see them at the Fest: Michael Franti and Spearhead "Sound of Sunshine"

As our days are getting longer, I really think that I can hear the Sound of Sunshine. What a glorious time of...

Stenciled Happy Thoughts

Completely enamored with Candy Changs public art in New Orleans. With the installation Before I Die, she turned an abandoned property into a place for a community to display their desires using...

Happy Mardi Gras!

"Let pleasure be the rule, day and night" -Rex 2011 Mardi Gras should be a national holiday.

Laissez les bons temps rouler

Heading out the door for the weekend. Sorry I havent been around here much this week...our internet was on the fritz. Lets catch up next week! Have a great weekend.

I need a Muses

Someday, when I live in New Orleans again, I will be a member of this Krewe. How much fun could you have decorating, bedazzling, and feathering shoes as Mardi Gras Throws?!?! All photos via and...

Suspended sculpture

Loving these modern mobiles by Flensted [I think the bun will like them too]. Happy Monday!

You can see them at the Fest: Robert Randolph & the Family Band "If I Had My Way"

RRTFB always puts on an exciting stage show, dancing from behind his pedal steel guitar [and all around]. Love this quote from the Jazz Fest site: "He’s a maniac—a stool-kicking, happy-footed,...

Revitalized and reinvented

Dont you love finding cash in your pockets while doing laundry? I had a similar sensation this weekend, while nesting I found these lovely linens from Studio3, never used, and completely forgotten....

Frosted Glass Pharmacy Bottles

Happy Tuesday! How was your weekend?Bathroom organization project update: Since I am essentially in a panic state of organizing, I didnt allow myself to scour antique stores but these bottles are...

Fever Pitch

It feels like Spring here in Houston, and I have Spring Cleaning Fever. I am hoping to spend every minute of this weekend organizing in preparation for the bun. Lets hope I have a productive enough...

You can see them at the Fest: John Mellencamp "My Sweet Love"

Three words come to mind when I hear John Mellencamp: Family. Road. Trips. Growing up we had one cassette tape with Bruce Springsteens Born in the USA on side A and John Cougar Mellencamp American...

Heart on a string

I was contacted last week by the lovely Houston Smilebooth crew to create a custom Valentine backdrop for a Menil mixer, called Menil by Moonlight. So I whipped up some heart garland, using my...

Love in the moment

Spotted this print over at the new coffee shop Black Hole [by the Antidote/Poison Girl clan] and loved it. There are so many towns that I love...New Orleans, Houston, Charleston, Austin, Baton...

You can see them at the Fest: Avett Brothers "Kick Drum Heart"

Avett Brothers always deliver a lively and infectious set...they keep my ticker pumping. Love these North Carolina boys. For another combo that packs a punch, check out the Crawfish Sack, Oyster...

L.O.V.E. continues

Will gave me this poster last year. My nickname is Lala. The Pixies said it best: "all im saying pretty baby / la la love you dont mean maybe..." Available on Etsy

Love Fest Continued...

Love Fest

Im not really into the Hallmark version of Valentines Day but I do enjoy the idea of a love fest. I hope that your Monday is off to a great start!! We have a crazy busy week ahead of us, so pardon...

You can see them at the Fest: Arcade Fire "Wilderness Downtown"

I am sure that you all have seen this amazing Chrome Experiment using Arcade Fires Wilderness Downtown. Its amazing. Technology never ceases to amaze me, just put in the address of a former...

Best part of making groceries....

Fresh Flowers! Wills favorite chore is grocery shopping, and he often tackles it without me. As if thats not enough to love, he also frequently brings home a little prize bouquet for me. I lead a...

I am not much of a baker...

but I do have a bun in the oven. Yes, we are having a baby!!! We are just past the halfway mark at 21 weeks, and everything has gone so smoothly. We are so thankful for how everything is...

You can see them at the Fest: Mumford & Sons "The Cave"

Have you checked out the Jazz Fest line up??? Eek, I am so excited! Thinking I might start a new weekly series with some videos by some of the great artists appearing at the Fest.

Book of Art

Completely enamored with these folded book designs. Read Cursive Create Dare to Dream Since the designs are folded into the pages, no books are harmed in the making of this art. Available for...

Dont Fret...

Girl Scout cookies are just around the corner.