Krewe Du Vieux, Ya-Hieux!!!!

It goes without saying, at this point, that this is my first Mardi Gras season in New Orleans.  As an adult, anyway.  Among my earliest memories of life (which include a fascination with beignets and that it was okay to make a mess and a toddler’s in-stroller view of the detritus in the French Quarter…

Happy Birthday, FollowYourCrazy!

Happy birthday to meee, happy birthday to meeeee!  Happy birthday dear BLOOOOOG, haapppy birthday to meeeee! When 2012 rolled into 2013, we were standing by the Mississippi River in the French Quarter, watching fireworks in a madly-pressed crowd.  My one and only resolution for the year was made:  to write more.  Given that we are…