Kiss My Gumbo

I have to go to a baseball game before the girl’s night out – so I am dressing – just OK. Opting not to wear the Sara Jessica mile high hat because it may annoy someone at the ball field *snicker.* Rumor has it that all shows are sold out tonight in Covington’s 2 theaters [...]

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Fointainbleau State Park has a great beach to take the kids. However, you have to check on the safety of Lake Pontchartrain water before heading out. The Lake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation can provide you with this information.

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businesses I have visited, people I have met, and events I have attended. I feel like I am sprinkling “positive” fairy dust around sometimes (at least in my own whacky imagination). And I am finally starting to think that people want more of this! They want more of the positive and less of the negative! [...]

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Click HERE to donate towards Mary Payton’s treatment and research towards her rare disease!!!! Click HERE to volunteer with the October 3rd benefit called “Miracles Can Happen.” My neighbors, Michelle & Boudreaux, have taken up a cause that I think we should all jump aboard and help with. They have created a 501(c)(3) to help [...]

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Hurry – it ends June 8th! I headed to NOMA with the rugmonsters today to see the George Rodrigue exhibit. The cost was $4 for me (Louisiana resident price) & the kids were free. We spent $1 each for the narrated walking tour headset! SOOOOOOO worth it! We scooted through in about 45 minutes. You [...]

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The podcast from the last Kiss My Gumbo radio show is up. The first half hour I interviewed Ann & Paul Tuennerman aka Mr. & Mrs. Cocktail and the second half hour I spent some time with WIST’s own Eric Asher. Please tune into Kiss My Gumbo Radio – Saturdays from 3:00-4:00 on AM 690 [...]

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*** You know that place you pass a hundred times and don’t go in for one reason or another? Well…we went in…and are sure glad we did. Cafe’ 59 is a treasure that we need to preserve in Mandeville. With your meal, you get the company of Evelyn and her story behind the cafe’ too. [...]

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Update: Link to news story click here. Memorial Day was not a quiet day at home for The Princess of Positive. The kiddos and myself (veteran hubby was out golfing) went to the Memorial Day ceremony in Slidell in the AM. We got home and were getting ready for our company at 3:30, when I [...]

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Update Memorial Day afternoon: Me & the kiddos (our veteran is playing golf), attended the Memorial Day Ceremony in Slidell. It was a small ceremony but meaningful. It included the laying of the wreath, TAPS, a 21 gun salute, a short speech by Congressmen Scalise and an amazing speech by Commander Lt. Cmdr. Darin A. [...]

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You invite me to an event or place and I write about it! If I don’t like it or something about it – I don’t write anything or omit the negative stuff (I’m the Princess of Positive). Sounds fair??? Oh ya – and I have readers, most everything goes on NOLA.com as well and my [...]

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