Mardi Gras Madness


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February 20th 2010
Published: February 20th 2010
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Fat Tuesday Finale Mardi Gras is French for Tuesday Fat, so technically you should only say Mardi Gras for the grand finale of Fat Tuesday before Ash Wednesday, but this is the south and close enough counts. Carnival is the technical term for the season leading up to Fat Tuesday, but I haven't heard carnival or Fat Tuesday used down here at all. Everything is Mardi Gras - Mardi Gras beads, Mard... Read Full Entry



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Zulu CoconutZulu Coconut
Zulu Coconut

Grace told these guys she was from Taiwan so they gave her one of the most prized of Mardi Gras throws - a Zulu coconut. This guy was a native New Orleanian.
Nuts About NutsNuts About Nuts
Nuts About Nuts

Grace loved her new nut. This window displayed nuts from many years.
Dirty DancingDirty Dancing
Dirty Dancing

These two girls were working a pole off Bourbon Street. There shirts say I love my hater.
All the Way DownAll the Way Down
All the Way Down

The girls were going off and did the splits while this guy jumped into the act.
Bourbon FunBourbon Fun
Bourbon Fun

Another shot on Bourbon after Grace's wig had been stolen.
Post Mardi Gras FeastPost Mardi Gras Feast
Post Mardi Gras Feast

Grace did a shrimp boil on Eric and Carina's last night in Nawlins. The shrimp were great, and the corn would make your lips burn.
Feast at SunsetFeast at Sunset
Feast at Sunset

Liz and Carina are enjoying the feast as the sun sets in the RV park. You can see all the shrimp heads in the bowl that Eric is squeezing lemon on.
Grace's GumboGrace's Gumbo
Grace's Gumbo

Grace is putting the finishing garnishes on her delicious Gumbo.



20th February 2010

great blog
Scott, Great blog really captured the essence of Mardi Gras and what goes on, are you sure your not a native? :-) YOU COULD PASS FOR ONE!
21st February 2010

o.m.g.
dear scott way to go my dear. what a let your hair down blow out! do you work during the day? are you two in the rv? seems that you have friends all over the world...thank you for the up close view of mardi grassss... yucky weather here, snow, sleet, slush...soon to be solid with temps dropping... gave walley the boot this weekend, very sad, but he had to go go go and fetch marshmellows for his diabetic wife...shit that sounds aweful, but it is true in a symbolic sense. work at school is really challenging still, but better now that i have room...we have 13 weeks left before summer and all of us are counting down. glad grace is happier now that she is out of kc. forbes magazine has a list of the most miserable 20 cities in the states, and kc ranks number 13! keep the blogs coming or e-mail sometime. breakfast club misses the likes of you two... kate continues to struggle with her masters assignments..alan is doing well being retired and so kind, hilary is in france seeing her sister in law for probably the last time as she is terminally ill...hilary and tom are no longer dating, you probably knew that. pam's mom passed late last year and she is planning a trip to mexico to settle her mom's estate late march. some of us are dreaming of joining her...checking air fares and etc. am going to check out the sidewalk situation and see if it is shovelable... you are missed and i will always look forward to swimming with you again in some distant body of water! cheers dear man seasi
22nd February 2010

Great times
Hello Scott (& Grace), I wanted to thank you for a wonderful time in NOLA both walking the St's of NO and spending time in your neck of the woods, enjoying a sample of RV living. Thank Grace again for a memorable meal our last night in NOLA. Hope to see you in San Luis Obispo or Sta Barbara sometime soon. Cheers! Carina PS: Please add me to your distro list... I love to read your updates!

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