Lundi Gras Reads
Yes! It’s that time of year again! I was awakened by the familiar beat of drums and a brass band and the noises of a lot of people promptly at 7:30 am on Sunday. It was the Krewe of Eris which is a...
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How Europeans picture an American breakfast Good Morning!! I saw this photo on Twitter yesterday, and I couldn’t resist sharing it. The comments were pretty funny too. Several people noted that the gun...
View ArticleLundi Gras Lazy Reads
Bonjour! C’est Lundi Gras ici! Today is the day all good locals in New Orleans rest up for the big Mardi Gras Festivities tomorrow! I’ve been laying low and have to work tomorrow afternoon so I’m...
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Revelers toss confetti at float of Momus, patron god of Mardi Gras, in New Orleans in 1960. Good Morning!! Today is Fat Tuesday, or Mardi Gras in French, the last day to celebrate before Lent begins on...
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It’s a beautiful day for Carnival Season today! It’s warm and sunny! We’re so overrun by tourists that it’s not the weather keeping me inside. It’s work and the Krewe of Chad who all seem to be...
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Good Morning Sky Dancers! We’re in full throttle Mardi Gras mode down here and I’m laid up in bed with sinus crud. I’m a second-hander atm who is viewing all the Tu Deaux through the lens of friends....
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Happy Lundi Gras! It’s the day before Mardi Gras and traditionally a day of resting up to go full out on the big day. I’ll be working since–last time I checked–Indiana doesn’t recognize the day. Unlike...
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Mardi Gras Indians! Black New Orleans tradition that demonstrates traditional art and music of black neighborhoods. We’re deep in lead up to Mardi Gras Day! The big parades are slogging through rain...
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Happy Friday Sky Dancers! It would have been Muses parade Thursday last night up town but instead we had a flood of rain and the French Quarter under a heavy shut down order. The Krewe of Muses was...
View ArticleLosar and Lundi Gras Reads
Losar Tashi Delek to you, Sky Dancers! Happy 2150 to everybody! So, it’s the beginning of a new year for those of us following the Buddhism of the Himalayas. Tomorrow is Mardi Gras, and I’m following...
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