This week has been as unsettled as the weather.
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Friendcation continued with outdoor brunches (Ruby Slipper, St. Coffee), outdoor dinners (Dat Dog, Pizza Delicious, Carmo), and some fabulous art and photo ops at Jamnola.
With mid-week departures came the very welcome arrival of my partner on a balmy night. We taxi'ed directly to Rosalita's for tostadas and margaritas, a quick drop off at home, and then a stroll around Frenchmen Street.
Friday was wet and stormy and we unfortunately had appointments around town. We pit-stopped at I-Tal for delicious vegan soul food, and Maison Bourbon to hear the incredible Kid Merv.
Saturday was New Year's Eve, a lazy morning of coffee and breakfast, then pre-NYE cleaning, changing of sheets and sweeping/vacuuming. A break to see a friend and visit the Kwanzaa market at Studio BE. And, the happy news that another section of my memoir will be published in May.Then at-home pre-gaming of cauliflower curry, beer and a cooperative card game. Then d.b.a. for an all-woman brass band, drinks in the alcove and the best people watching. Just before midnight we strolled outside with our midnight drinks, did a countdown with Gen Z kids on the street, then shouted Happy New Year as fireworks exploded overhead and bands played and people cheered and danced to a guy rapping on the back of his truck.
New Year's Day dawned muggy and foggy. I was pleased not to feel too hungover and shared a restorative joint on a walk alongside the Mississippi. We made an afternoon pit stop at a snow-ball pop up and then at Vaughn's, to drink Victoria beers outside while Saints fans cheered and sang indoors. We chatted up a Katrina veteran and self-professed cat rescuer (Mark) who talked and smoked and told stories. His wife arrived shortly, part of a Cat Lady Pub Crawl. It happens once a year on New Year's and included a dozen women in cat onesies and decor, drinking and wending their way around the neighborhood.
Welcome, 2023.
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