Michelle Legler

Nawlins!!

So sorry for the delay in posting. I've been busy with the holiday to-do list, taking care of my little granddaughter while her mom picked up a 2nd job (seasonal) for this month, and the hubby and I took a little vacation to New Orleans. :-)

We stayed at the Maison Dupuy in the French Quarter which is one of the oldest hotels. I highly recommend them if you have plans for visiting New Orleans. We were walking distance to most everything and the staff was very friendly. Here's a pic of the court yard.

 

 

We rented a car one of the days and drove 2 1/2 hours to Avery Island. The Tabasco company is located here and since we are both fans of their hot sauce, we thought it might be fun to tour their factory. It was a short tour, but very interesting! These people waste NOTHING. They have found a use for every bit of left over from the production of their sauce. I LOVE this about them.

Here's the factory

 
The Country Store which had about any product you could think of made with Tabasco

 

 
 

They also have a 250 acre jungle gardens that you can tour on Avery Island, but we were short on time so didn't do the tour, but maybe next time.

Of course the food in New Orleans is some of the best in the country and we definitely ate too much. Diet will be the only word I know come January!! Lord Have Mercy!

 

 

Are you familiar with the HBO series Treme?? I believe they were filming a scene for it just down the street from our hotel. We are big fans of the show.

 

 

After only a couple of hours of arriving in New Orleans, we walked to the Saint Louis Cathedral and enjoyed some holiday black gospel. People in New Orleans LOVE their music! They were standing, dancing and clapping and singing during some of the songs. :-) Very Enjoyable!!

 

 

Speaking of music, there is always some type of music going on somewhere! :-)

 
I have more to share, like the Holiday Home Tour in the Garden District!! Art!! Mosaic Art!! Water Features!! but will do so in future posts. :-)

In the meantime, Happy Happy Holidays to you!!

 
and don't forget the....

 

xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoox!!!!

Michelle

p.s. No worries! I'm still working on "the wall". I've been very very busy cutting really small circles of purple and lavendar. I'll share that soon too. :-)

Chicken Coop Tour this Saturday

Hey Everyone! My chicken coop will be on the Tour De Coops this Saturday. So get your ticket and come on over :-) It should be FUN!! I was honored to have my coop chosen for the AZ Republic Newspaper story. See the article here

For ticket information go here tourdecoops.org

Oh, and remember my depressed chicken?? Well, these little girls seemed to cheer her up

 

 

Yes, that is newspaper in her mouth :-) So funny

The day after I brought them home, Red got out of her nesting box and sat next to the little chickens cage. I have to keep the babies separated from the adults until they get big enough to defend themselves...just in case. But that doesn't seem to bother Red. She thinks she is a momma now and seems to be back to normal. She is even laying eggs again. :-) Dang, 6 weeks of depression seemed like forever!

 

 
Look at her now. Just doing her regular ol' thing. (sigh) I'm so relieved. I think Delta is too. She was starting to get lonely with Red staying in the box all day.

I let them out of the coop everyday for a little bit, so that they can dig in the grass and eat my broccoli leaves. They must be supervised however or they will chomp or dig my garden into bits.

Well, that's all for now. Hope to see you Saturday!

xoxo!!

Michelle