Saturday January 15th, 2011 Let’s see – we had three days (Jan 10 - 13th) in New Orleans, Louisiana. I (Katy) had a deadly cold virus (Hmmm – wonder who gave me THAT?) ... sneezing, coughing, snuffling, aching all over for a couple of days. Which of course put a bit of a damper on frolicking in “The Big Easy”. Add to that the fact that the temperature was maximum plus 6 degrees Celsius with a chilly wind off the Gulf, and you’ll understand why I was the only woman in the city wearing Stanfield’s longjohns under my jeans. Nonetheless, we managed to eat (gumbo, beignets, blackened fish), drink (cafe-au-lait, bloody marys, “Hurricanes”), and be merry (jazz, the aquarium, St. Charles Street Car, Bourbon Street). Thank you to our friend NURSE KARRIE for the suggestions. We
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