The Life and Times of Bayoucreole. Posted in krewe of nyx. A cold,wet BayouCreole at the lineup waiting to roll. And I would do it again in a heartbeat! Even with the inclement weather, I still had a great time. I love this picture so much! .

Speaking with relatives about family history, I am often told to keep this piece of information between you, me and the gate post. Respecting sensibilities, I will share my family stories entwine with historical events from Copiah, Jefferson and Lincoln Counties, Mississippi, from gate post to gate post. Family - Civil War Soldiers and Body Servants. Freedmen Labor Contracts - Family.

My Life in the Quarter. Gertrude Stein and a Companion. Sunday, January 15, 2017. The End of the Road. 8212;better known as Fort Pike. As well as more than three dozen others. 8212; The New Orleans Advocate.

Sunday, March 18, 2018. Ms Cranky McCranky Pants Talks About Stuff. I woke up cranky and was mean to my husband over breakfast about basketball on TV and not really mean, just sort of rude. But then I gave him a half a piece of my bacon and I think he forgave me.

Not quirky enough for who I am. I need a bigger space.

A restaurant of ideas and imagination. Sunday, August 2, 2015. Grateful thanks to Amakeda Ponds for permission to reprint. A friend told me,. Yup, heard the news today. If only I could take it back,. Never sweat the small stuff,. Just one longer conversation,. Just a few comforting words.

Monday, October 12, 2015. She spent weeks in the hospital, and then more weeks in a nursing home, and then she died. I was so worried about her death. What if she was alone? What if she got scared or was in pain? I would sit next to her in the nursing home watching her sleep, her chest barely moving with her breath.

Saturday, January 10, 2015. What might you have missed today that would have left you feeling alive. Saturday, July 26, 2014. It is much more about the things that I did not do for myself. I would love some feedback about this as a fledgling writer whose wings are still quite wet! .

Friday, March 23, 2018. Yesterday I encountered a young man at Grady who spoke to me by name. But I just want you to know that I just matched in Emergency Medicine and am about to graduate from medical school at Morehouse School of Medicine! What are you studying? .

Sometimes I sit down to write. And nothing much seems to happen. And maybe daydream a bit. I have a diversion that may be good for my soul. But not much help for my. I grab a glue stick and a box of scrap papers and bits. And spend my writing time. Playing as I imagine I did in kindergarten. Sticky fingers full of paint and glue. Happily lost in a haze of pure fun. For no reason at all. And at the same time,.