New Orleans
Hidden Murals in New Orleans’ Lakefront Airport
Speaking of hidden murals…This Times Picayune article, Clear for Takeoff, by Frank Donze caught my attention. Not only have beautiful, mostly undamaged, historic murals been found during the renovation of a shuttered terminal at the New Orleans Lakefront Airport, but they will be preserved as the airport terminal is restored to it’s original 1940’s grandeur. The style of these murals reminds me of N.C. Wyeth’s work, which I really admire. I was able to see a some of his fabulous paintings that were used for several book “illustrations” in the permanent collection at the Farnsworth Museum, in Rockland, ME last August. The video with the architect, Alton Ochsner Davis, is…
Neville Brothers & Fireworks
We saw the Neville Brothers in concert at the Birchmere with our sons and some friends. They were excellent as always and made me feel like I was back home in New Orleans listening to their famous songs: Yellow Moon, Iko Iko, Fire on the Bayou, Party at Tipitinas and a few renditions of old classics that Aaron Neville has made his own like, Tell It Like it Is and Sitting Here in Limbo and Amazing Grace. Since I couldn’t take pictures, here’s a post of them playing on the David Letterman Show @ two years ago, but I think this recent concert was their first touring after Hurricane Katrina.…
Garden Transformation
This is a posting from Lorre Lei Jackson, our contributing writer from New Orleans, LA. Below are the before and after pictures of the garden to show how landscape design can be art — man manipulating nature, and in this case, enhancing the overall enjoyment and adding curb appeal. As anyone knows who’s been involved in any kind of renovation, the project can be daunting — a long and hard haul, as this one was in the garden but the planning and perseverance paid off. As an aside, here’s a little perseverance quotient test that is fun to see if one has the mental wherewithal to off pull a long…
