As much as I love summer, the one thing that I dread is a hurricane season. The formation of Tropical Storm Don, is a good reminder to prepare your family in case an evacuation is needed this hurricane season. The more preparation, the less scrambling you will be doing if the time comes to evacuate. Here are a [...]
Having the opportunity to review Seventh Generation’s newly, re-launched Free & Clear Diapers could not have come at a better time. I am a mom to a 2 month old and I spend lots of time searching for the highest quality and safest products for him. Many things have changed in the eight years since my oldest [...]
Here in New Orleans, a traditional wedding cake consists of a delicate combination of almond and vanilla flavoring. It’s a distinct flavor that transcends just cake and can be found in snowballs, ice cream, and coffee. My favorite coffee shop, PJ’s Coffee of New Orleans, just released a Southern Wedding Cake coffee that is divine. Without a wedding [...]
Here in Louisiana, many families will enjoy this July 4th weekend by spending time on the water. The lakes will soon be crowded with boaters enjoying their favorite fishing holes. Please take the time to join the National Safe Boating Council and sign the Safe Summer Pledge to wear your life jacket and practice safe boating habits. Sadly, many fatalities on the [...]
Entertain your kids this summer at your local grocery store or Farmer’s Market. New Orleans is the proud home of the locally owned Rouse’s Supermarket. It has been a favorite of New Orleanians ”makin’ grocercies” since 1960 and now provides a large assortment of exotic fruits. Every month they will feature a different fruit and this June make sure you check out [...]
It’s Monday and what’s for dinner? Around here on Monday it’s most likely going to be a plate of red beans and rice. Tradition says that on Monday you did the washing and put on a pot of beans with the leftover meat from Sunday’s ham. It is usually served with additional sausage or meat on [...]
Mr. Bo: Finds a New Home and a New Name is a sweet, sensitive children’s book written by, Louisiana State University graduate, Timothy Battle. Geared toward first and second graders this book tells the real-life story of Mr. Bo’s journey out of an animal shelter and into a new loving home. The entire story is told [...]
Keeping track of your child’s belongings can be a daunting task and trust me, as they get older it just means more stuff to keep track of. This is where Oliver’s Labels come in handy. They are a great way to keep track of your child’s belongings in a stylish and efficient way. There high-performance labels [...]
It seems like everywhere you go there is a photo kiosk offering to print your photographs on anything and everything. What these places have in convenience they lack in quality. The husband and wife team at ZaZa Gallery offer you both quality and convience on their canvas photographs. Displaying your cherished photographs on canvas can [...]
Just before Christmas we had a stray kitten show up in our garden that we have taken in. When trying to decide on a name for her we decided that we wanted to give her a name inspired by New Orleans. After a long family discussion we finally settled on Abbie (short for Abita). Here are some other names that [...]
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