Thursday, February 01, 2007

Breakfast New Orleans Style

Lynne Robinson, Hewitt, New Jersey

Here is my breakfast this morning. I walked down to the riverfront to have beignets at the famous Café du Monde. Need I say more?

Wednesday, January 31, 2007

A room with live JAZZ

As I type this entry in our room at the Astor Crowne Hotel situated at the corner of Bourbon and Canal Streets, I am getting a live concert. No matter that we are on the sixth floor; the jazz wafts upwards and our room faces out towards Bourbon Street.. It’s pretty loud, and I must admit, the performers are not very talented. Oh well. That’s New Orleans for you!
Lynne Robinson, Hewitt, New Jersey

Tuesday, January 30, 2007

Greetings from New Orleans!

Lynne Robinson, Hewitt, New Jersey

Well, here I am in New Orleans doing a little Mardi Gras shopping. You’ve always wondered what I look like; now you know. I might appear a bit wooden and stiff, but if you’d been walking the streets of the French Quarter all morning you might look much the same.

Today was grey and rainy so I did my walking early. New Orleans was not really awake before noon so I was able to take some photos without looking like too much of a tourist. Still, my camera gave me away. Several guys wanted me to take their photo [I didn’t] and as I strolled past one worker said “Welcome to New Orleans, baby ... “

Sunday, January 28, 2007

Off on Vacation

Lynne Robinson, Hewitt, New Jersey

We’re off for a week to New Orleans! I hope to blog from there at least once or twice but don’t really know how possible that is going to be. So, if you follow this blog and begin to wonder why I haven’t posted, you’ll know!

Saturday, January 27, 2007

Fractured Dictionary: ALIBONY [ AL-i-bo-ny]

Lynne Robinson, Hewitt, New Jersey

Alibony: Our dog Alex [aka Big Al] with his bone in front of a fire. What more could a dog want? No payments required.

Lynne Robinson, Hewitt, New Jersey

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Welcome, I'm Lynne. You know me better as a 'new' Jersey Girl. But now I've moved once again, this time to North Carolina. Here I write about my thoughts, good food, and of course, dogs.

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