Isaac forced mom to postpone and shorten her visit, but on Saturday evening she made it to the Big Easy. Unfortunately I was still without power at the point, so to spare her (and me!) from sleeping in a disgustingly hot house, I was able to book a room at a Bed and Breakfast type place on Esplanade called the Melrose Mansion. It was sheer luck that I found this place as it seems that EVERY room in the entire greater New Orleans area was booked. In between fighting the heat we enjoyed meals at Grand Isle, Sucre, The Ruby Slipper, Fat Hen Grocery, delivery Green Tea, Dat Dog, and Creole Creamery.
For fun we got massages at Earthsavers, went to the aquarium, drove to Slidell to see Premium Rush (no theaters were open here due to the storm/lack of power) and watched the Southern Decadence Parade in the French Quarter. This consisted of a bunch of men in drag as well as other men and women in scantly clad, often outrageous costumes! There were definitely some sights to be seen!
Mom with some beads from the parade and my Creole Creamery sampler: mascarpone lemon zest, peppermint pie, black & gold crunch, and cucumber sorbet--all yummy!
Though it was super hot the whole time she was here, I think we had a good time! Now it is back to the mundane schedule of life...
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