The city of New Orleans is celebrating its 295th birthday. Founded on May 7, 1718, it was named after Orle’ans, a city located on the Loire River in France. New Orleans is well-known for its culinary delights, great music, many festivals, perhaps most notably Mardi Gras. It’s the birthplace of jazz, home […]
A roaring fire is ablaze near Hamilton, Montana which is approximately 170 miles south of Kalispell. Roughly 1,000 people have been evacuated from their homes due to the looming flames of the Sawtooth Fire. It’s definitely got to be uncertain times and also scary for the people of the Bitterroot wondering if they will […]
It seems to be part of the human condition to complain about the weather. Just a couple of weeks ago, people around here were complaining about it being too cold and rainy. Now the consensus is that it is too darn hot! After a mild 4th of July where it was a pleasure to […]
After a long winter and a wet and cold spring, summer has finally arrived to Northwest Montana; perfect weather for a game of cabbage ball. _________________________ Shopping for an Indoor Ball For weeks I had shopped the sporting goods and department stores before I realized that just as pickle meat, coffee and chicory, and fresh shrimp are not […]
Don’t laugh. I know it looks like I have a flying saucer (I just can’t seem to get away from that alien theme) on my head or some such contraption. Perhaps my husband David thinks it looks more like the decoration that Lady Capulet wore to the ball where Romeo meets Juliet. Oh never […]
It’s a tradition to make a slow simmering pot of red beans on Mondays. At my house, if it’s Monday, more than likely, it’s red beans and rice for dinner. I may have moved thousands of miles away from my New Orleans roots, but my cooking habits have changed very little. Buffalo has been added to my menu, […]
With the recent Superbowl victory by the Saints, I’ve been thinking a lot about my New Orleans roots. It’s been 40 years since my husband was watching the game at Tulane stadium when Tom Dempsey kicked his unbelievable 63-yard field goal. There were 2 seconds left on the clock and the Saints had lost. Or so he […]
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