A Louisiana beach fantasy with a shark and hot feet
This post shows photos of Grand Isle, Louisiana in 2019. In 2021 Hurricane Ida destroyed or seriously damaged all homes on this island, the only …
Slow travels through the Southwest and South
This post shows photos of Grand Isle, Louisiana in 2019. In 2021 Hurricane Ida destroyed or seriously damaged all homes on this island, the only …
On my way to New Orleans I glanced over the side of a bridge crossing the Atchafalaya River and spied, below, what was obviously an …
While I was out photographing houses in the poor neighborhood behind my hotel, I noticed one guy in a funny-looking outfit: orange t-shirt and black …
Recently, a post online identified the “most googled” interior design searches by state. In California the most popular style was Hollywood Regency–which really surprised me. …
I came across the Elysian Fields neighborhood by accident. It was the end of the line for the St. Claude-Rampart trolley on my “trolley tour” …
As some of you know I write a blog, Hot Gardens, about gardening in hot dry climates. When I began it 20 years ago the …
I am now seeing New Orleans under the influence of three books set in the revolutionary Eighteenth Century: An Interview with a Vampire, The Vampire …
Since I arrived in New Orleans I’ve taken hundreds of photos of people and places around the city. AND–ta-da!–I’ve managed to organize them into folders. …
The AirBnB listing stated something like: “Garden District condo close St. Charles trolley.” Quickly I booked it and when I arrived I discovered that description …
What is smaller than a village? A hamlet? With its population of 1883 I think Delcambre, Louisiana qualifies as a hamlet. And it is unusual …
This is true: a woman and her child were picking crawfish out of a roadside ditch after dark near Lafayette, Louisana a few days ago. …
Carpenters never have to look for work in Galveston. The island is still rebuilding from Hurricane Ike back in 2008 and, I suspect, after additional …