Category: Southern Living
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Cabbage…lots of it!
Every fall I plant broccoli. It does quite well in pots on my patio – container gardening is a trade off in the city for a nicely landscaped yard. In New Orleans transplants are generally available in early October, with harvest right around Thanksgiving. I was a bit surprised to find transplants at a big…
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Happy New Year
2013 Hope everyone is having a wonderful time on this first day of 2013. I am looking forward to all that 2013 will bring. As most of the country is winding down from the holidays, New Orleans is just taking a bit of a breather to gear up for the upcoming Mardi Gras season. This…
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Merry Christmas!
Merry Christmas from A Southern Life in New Orleans.
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Caroling in the Park
Beautiful music abound here in New Orleans. You may be familiar with the beautiful caroling that takes place at Jackson Square. What you may not know about is the smaller caroling events that take place in neighborhood parks around the city. We had one of these in our neighborhood recently at Palmer Park. Our crowd…
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Wreaths and Garlands and Doors . . . Oh My!
I took a walk down State Street here in New Orleans. It is a lovely tree lined street with beautiful homes and gardens. I want to share the doors with their festive wreaths and garlands and bows.
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Music in the Air
In New Orleans, there is never a shortage of great music to enjoy and that is especially the case at Christmas time. There are many places to enjoy free concerts by great musicians and some you can join in creating the music yourself. One of the more unusual opportunities to join in is presented by…
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Christmas in New Orleans
New Orleans is a great place to visit and live anytime but I think it is just especially magical at Christmas time. There is so much to enjoy! In addition to the beautiful Christmas decorations, there are the Reveillon dinners, the caroling at Jackson Square and in Palmer Park and . . . well, obviously,…
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New Orleans Christmas Mantel
Glad you could come and join us here in New Orleans where we are gearing up for tons of fun in the city and plenty here at home as well. Lots of posts coming up to tell you about the caroling, the dinners, the decorating, and . . . well, let’s just say it is…
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Meanwhile . . . Back at the Ranch
Both my husband’s parents came from ranching families, and I realized early on that cattle were in his genes. They have passed on, but Ed inherited the ranch that has been in his father’s family since 1877. That’s how a city girl from New Orleans happens to be running cattle long distance in Atascosa County,…
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Riding the New Orleans Streetcar
One of the most iconic and enduring symbols of New Orleans is the streetcar. It is a great way for visitors to get around and see the city and it also a great way for locals to get to locations along the line and avoid having to find parking! We are 3 blocks away from…
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Porch Sittin’ in New Orleans
November has brought some lovely cool weather to New Orleans. Chilly mornings warm up to glorious afternoons that fade into spectacular evenings. As the days are shorter, we have a more limited time in the evening to enjoy sitting on the porch to catch those last rays of sunlight. This particular evening, we enjoyed the…
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Relaxing at The Fly
New Orleans has and abundance of flora and fauna and beautiful parks. Audubon Park is a beautiful park and tucked away way at the back on the river side of the park is an area know as “The Fly.” It has a fabulous river view and wide grassy areas. While it is not as well…
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New Orleans Friends
Since moving to New Orleans, I have so enjoyed meeting new people and making new friends. It is especially fun when I meet someone who I have much in common with, and who wants to share the New Orleans experience with the world, just as I do. Cindy Bush is a New Orleans native who…
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Hurricane Reflections
Watching all the devastation that is happening on the East coast this week has had me reflecting on my first hurricane experience here in New Orleans this year. Back in late August and early in to September, we endured Hurricane Isaac. While we did not experience such devastation in our neighborhood, many in surrounding parishes…
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A New Southern Beginning – New Orleans Style!
Things are looking different around here. With a new city and coming back after a long hiatus from writing at A Southern Life, it was time for some changes. I’m so excited to show you what is going on in my Southern Life that is now being lived in New Orleans. So, really, what’s not…