s.o.s.

SAVE OUR SANDWICH!!!
We went to the 2nd annual po-boy festival today. It's held on Oak street, uptown. We've had some really chilly weather the last few days so I wasn't too excited about being outside but it got up to 70 degrees and I didn't want to go home ( or to work, either).
We had: a pulled duck po-boy, shrimp romalaud po-boy with fried green tomatas, alligator and shrimp cheesecake and seafood stuffed mushrooms. We went home and ate an apple pie the big guy made as practice pie for the holiday. Only my daughter could appreciate this but I'll let ya's all know:I was having artichoke oyster soup for supper tonight, at it's reheated perfection, I dipped my spoon into my soup and 14 jerk monkey faced pukes approached the front desk. One by one I answered their cockamamie questions (and most of that only involved the word "no" (and then I thought: dumb ass) until the final 2 stepped up to the plate, or bowl, so to speak, and I said : " YESSSSSS?" Shyly one guest asked if she could inquire about a tour.
$55. later, I finished my soup.

We need a little Christmas

On Tina and Max's trek to Fort Hood they will stop in the Big Easy for 2 days. I hope to have a little Christmas for the kids while I have 'em. I'm gonna do my traditonal prime rib dinner and put the tree up early. We have already decorated the mantle in the living room and we'll do the outdoor lights this weekend. We hope to present the local swamp tour as the cajun sleigh ride and take in the zoo.

Jude Essex Has Arrived

Little Jude Essex was born this evening, 8 pounds, 13 ounces!(well, little compared to his grampa). Mommy and Baby are doing great. New Daddy is too. Grampa wants to be called T Pop. He had bought a pile of "saints" onesies for 6 or 8 months down the road but Jude can fit in them now!He is 21.5 inches long and, according to Margaret, has side burns! We will be heading to Lafayette on Wed. morning for the photo op. I just think Jude Essex is a fantastic name.

6 foot 6 inch by inch...row by row....

It was 50 degrees last night when I came home from work and it was even colder outside. Life with an AC guy can be challenging, but freezing or not, he had planted some more flowers in my garden and there they were, shivering in the arctic breeze. More pansies, another pot of begonias and a colorful assortment of pretty things under the purple myrtle. I threw on an insulated hunting jacket of his and proceded to my patio to quiver through a glass of wine and admire his work, show my appreciation and,you know, do the "what a guy!!! And as if this wasn't enough... he built a bon fire for me to enjoy.(in the whipping wind, I found this to be a dumb idea but he loves me soooo much) It was a beautiful evening and the house is still there.
Today we started Christmas shopping!

It's pronounced PEEETSAAAA!!!!!

Little Faith's birthday is tomorrow. She will be 2. Like most 2 year olds she has her own little language that only her father can decipher except when you ask her what she wants for supper.
When I first heard her ask for it, I wept , then I bought her a pizza. So, inside the Dora the Explorer talking backpack we just put in the mail is cash for her favorite food (or favorite word, who really knows)
Happy birthday little Faith. Can you say Nani?

God's little 1/10 acre...

Today was garden day. I had seen mums on a news segment the other morning and decided I would like JGC to buy me some. We went to Perrinos (the favorite garden store of the local southern belles) and the mums were the first thing I saw. "We need a cart", I said. Beyond the Mums were the mile of assorted pansies and across from the pansies I saw begonias and behind the begonias I saw these ruby colored flowers and behind a secret wall and across a stream and beneath a shinto shrine, I thought I saw orchids...
Well,(and I probably need one now) I have the finest little garden. I made 4 hanging baskets, filled 2 big planters with begonias, positioned my pile o' mums around my rose bush AND stirred up all the other plants I already had. My neighbor brought me some basil and I added more parsley. JGC said I needed a degree to grow orchids and I said no, no, you need a FORTUNE to grow orchids. Maybe next time.

Mirliton Festival

Better known as the coyote squash, the mirliton is something to celebrate! ( it is almost always smothered with shrimp and dressing) Today I blew 12 bucks and here's what I got:
A seafood stuffed mirliton
2 sweet red peppers stuffed with mirliton, andouille and cheddar
A large cup of gourmet coffee
entrance to the band stand ( and an interesting caberet ensemble)
74 degrees
blue skies
and a break from all my trials, Lord.

He chose the waiter's suggestion over mine.....

It's a guy thing.
And, the guy was right.
JGC had the duck.
(then I ate half of his duck,that'll fix 'im.)
My shrimp and crab stuffed pasta were spectacular also.

The Birthday Dinner Plans

Tonight we are dining at Vincent's on St. Charles avenue. My great friend, Pete, took me there a few years ago and even though I can't remember what I had, I recall the euphoria of a fantastic meal (sort of like childbirth, I don't remember the absolute agony my children put me through but I was completely satisfied after I went through it) JGC and I aren't planning on having children together so this will be the next best thing. There is a steak dish on the menu I intend for him to try (so I can taste it) It is stuffed with bacon and atichoke hearts and smothered in red sauce and then I will have the seafood stuffed pasta. I do remember the wonderfully gitty chianti and I hope to God they have a Budwieser for the big guy. I'll tell you more tomorrow.