The minty ninja headed off to North Carolina for Christmas again this year, so we decided to hit the road ourselves to spend the holiday in New Orleans. It felt like coming home. I realize that sounds so cliche, but there’s something intangible and magical about that place. It’s certainly not a personal experience, because … More The Big Easy 2013 – Christmas New Orleans Style
On Friday, I went to my first yoga class since I practiced in Japan back, oh, let me see…SEVEN years ago! It was amazing. I was really surprised at what I was able to do versus what I was not able to pull off successfully. No, this is not a picture of the class I … More Getting Bent – Yoga, Class 1
The stairs seemed to go on forever. The standard dimensions for each stair aren’t insurmountable: usually seven and a quarter-inch tall, ten inches deep—large enough for the average adult foot. They might as well have been fifty feet tall, but I finally made it. “Go to the fifth floor,” she said; her voice echoed in my head. … More Flash Fiction: The Fortune-Telling Goldfish
It’s no secret that I’ve always had a fascination with cemeteries. In many ways, they are a window into the world that our forebears lived in. As we walked around St. Louis Cemetery 1 on Christmas morning, Mike and I couldn’t help but wonder what people will think looking at our own 250 year old … More New Orleans: St. Louis Cemetery 1
Yes, I’m back to the real world, back from New Orleans. We drove into North Texas yesterday to a bunch of snow–we had a tornado-y Christmas in the Big Easy; they had a white one here while we were gone! It’s so nice to be home in our own warm bed and good coffee. I … More Back from New Orleans
The Brainy Babe 