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Beautiful day to be outdoors

Saturday, December 3rd, 2011

Tin and I went as Re-Bridge volunteers to help with the wetland restoration planting on Bayou St. John. Then a little grubby we headed over to the Pitot House for the Holiday Craft Fair.

We had a tray to return that we had used for the flowers we threw at the Pitot Performance a few weeks ago:

It was a lovely day, a nice humid breeze blowing the citrus trees in the garden, and lots of interesting things to choose from – we got a Peggy Bishop spoon rest, a blue woman painting for our Euro kitchen, two loaves of raisin bread from the Covington Monks, a large bag of satsumas and two soaps made by the same Monks for T to bring to friends in Croatia. We ate delicious Turkish food and sat in the grass and watched the young band from NOCCA that Tin eventually joined.

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Re-Bridge Restoration Planting Today!

Saturday, December 3rd, 2011

We are going to meet on the south side of Harrison and Wisner at 9 am on Saturday morning. I will have some boots and waders from the park but if people have knee boots, hip boots or waders they should bring them. Folks are going to be getting in to the water, bending down and sticking their hands and arms into the water to plant in the muddy bottom of the Bayou. It’s not very deep but it is getting chilly so I suggest dressing in layers that folks don’t mind getting wet and muddy. Also bringing a change of clothes and a towel isn’t a bad idea just in case you have a little too much fun.

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We Shall Not Be Moved

Friday, December 2nd, 2011

I came across this video again that Chuck Perkins did – note me in the long red wig – and thought, my my, how far we’ve come.

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The mark

Friday, December 2nd, 2011

Yesterday I took Tin to Pizzicare for a slice of pizza after he was running around in the playground for an hour with his best friend Kenjy. We were having a discussion about his hair because he hates for me to comb it and I was showing him two men – one behind the counter with locks and one who was eating at the front table with a shaved head. Both extremely handsome btw. I said do you want to shave your hair off so we don’t have to comb it or do you want to let me keep it nice. He said keep it.

Right then this strikingly gorgeous woman walked in with natural hair that was big and bold and beautiful and she came over and talked to him because he couldn’t take his eyes off of her. She said, “You’re intelligent. You’re going to make your mark on this world.” Then when she left she said, “Come hear me sing one day” and gave Tin her card.

Pervella

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Giving it away

Friday, December 2nd, 2011

Last night I headed to Swirl to check out James Moises new Pinot Noir. It was wall to wall people inside spilling out into the chilly night and one would have thought they were giving away something for free.

And they were. Overflowing glasses of $40 Pinot Noir that is – for free. It was the debut of Moises first estate grown pinot – fabulous. Fabulous. Did I say that? What a delicious wine.

Ten years ago, James broke into the wine business the hard way – he got a bunch of vines, bought a bunch of land in Oregon, and rounded up his friends and flew out to Oregon and planted a vineyard. Crazy stuff. But last night is proof in the pudding that there is purpose to his madness. How many people have an idea and watch it come to fruition – the magic in opening a bottle of Mes Amis – appropriately named – and tasting what the fruit of your labor is has got to be the proudest moment in a winemaker’s life.

Bravo James! Drink Mo Pinot!

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