Writing Archive

August – NOLA

My first trip to NOLA ended this past Monday morning but it finished with great fanfare, Sunday evening, Mother’s Day at John Besh’s August. Mine was a working long weekend and so I was a little tired overall and am looking forward to my next visit — the city only left me with a longer [...]

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My First Ever Trip to NYC

Yes, first ever, at the age of 48, where have I been? My cousins have a tradition, that when we turn 50, that we take a trip, an all-girls weekend, somewhere. This year, Colette was it and her wish was to spend the weekend in New York City and see Mary Poppins on Broadway. So [...]

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Jamie at Home

I thought I would do my fair share to contribute to the demise of legitimate journalism by writing a book review. Never having written a book review, I’m not certain where to begin. Should I research other book reviews? Should I dig through my copious issues of Gourmet magazine (tear) and read others’ contributions to [...]

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