My Wee bit grumpy is anything but this morning

We were down in this area this weekend and, despite a little detour, even found street parking and a warm welcome at every place. We locals can navigate this no problem. Go visit your favorites - especially during a slow hour - or try somewhere new.

It isn't the most photogenic, but we had a Mexican feast tonight of slow cooker pork carnitas in tacos, refried beans, and elote. Pork shoulder braises all day then gets crisped up under the broiler or in a skillet. So good!

We had a lovely anniversary dinner at Brigtsen's last night. We ate way too much delicious food. There's good reason that dining room is full even in the depth of summer. 😋

A truly Southern burn

I finally moved to a new dentist this past year, and now work has changed our dental insurance provider (yet again), and that dentist is no longer covered. Such a pain!

I'm glad we're past the 4th. Who among us hasn't celebrated a birthday while being unhappy about where we are in life. Time to keep working.

Longshot? One of my favorite New Orleans artist dudes is looking for a roommate situation, sometime this summer/fall, ~$900/mo, preferably Arabi/Bywater/etc; if roommates are artists that's a plus. He's an extremely calm, trustworthy person, no drugs, barely drinks; he's looking for something quiet.

CBS showing NOLA fireworks while John Batiste plays Georgia on my Mind...I mean, it's a fantastic song, and Batiste can do no wrong, but couldn't you have chosen a song about New Orleans?

Spread some mulch, refreshed the front planter pot, and watered everything well. Time to shower and hydrate and figure out how I'm going to celebrate the rest of the day now that gardening is done. Open to suggestions!

We had a power surge, and it seems have caused one of the smoke detectors to malfunction. These things always happen when B is out of town.

Our lovely part-time tenants want to renew their lease, and that is honestly a huge relief given how much we've had going on. 😮‍💨

God, give me the patience to survive this trip to Walmart with my mother on a holiday. 😞

It makes me so happy that I can get this at Walmart here. Sure, I can make salsa, but sometimes I just want an easy snack.

You may have heard about the OMB rule change that will put politics over federal grants. However bad you think it is? It's probably worse. Thanks to @theverge.com for letting me report this one out. There is still time to comment. bit.ly/4v2X4nQ

Tonight's full moon is so bright! It stopped me mid walk. Go peek outside.

B was offered this, but they required 3 weeks of on-site set up, which is too much for someone with a FT job. He will instead be shooting in Florida.

Lurking on the coffee table this morning - he wants to be close but won't let me touch him.

Bins have all been claimed. Thanks for helping find those new homes. Our living room feels giant now 😂

FREE storage bins of all sizes. Harmony at Carondelet. Please come help yourself if you could use some. #nolasky

Tonight's #crystalcocktail is a Burmuda Hundred - gin, pineapple, lime, Campari, orgeat. Tropical but not sweet. 🌴

Hello, #nolasky! This lil fella approached my friend this morning in Midcity. He’s not snipped or chipped. Seems to be a young sport. If anyone knows/recognizes him, please let us know so we can get him home! He was very stinky but had a bath and is a complete sweetie. #nolatwitter

Our anniversary is still 3 weeks away, but every restaurant on our list seems to be already fully booked or closed. You would think a summer anniversary would have more options 🤷🏼‍♀️

Three more bushes gone. I was thankful for the cloud cover this morning.

I guess we aren't quite done with Arthur. Looking very tropical storm out there!

Between the early morning tornado warning wake up, the insane humidity, and the wind howling outside, my brain is really struggling to focus on my work.

This is not how I wanted to spend my last hour for sleep, but hope everyone is ok out there! #nolasky

Just managed to kill the mosquito in my bedroom that left a welt on my face yesterday. Thank goodness!

Now that I've taken my tired body to the couch, let's go Canes!

I managed to remove 3 stubborn bushes from the backyard. I will likely be hurting for the entire week.

B decided today is the day he will refinish the front door. . Also, I stupidly thought I would do some gardening. The heat index is currently 105

We're on a roll this weekend: washer isn't working properly, rental ac is leaking, and we just broke our vacuum.

Anyone else in Central City / Garden District dealing with painfully slow internet today? I just spent 13 minutes trying to join a zoom webinar and gave up.

My husband is somehow shocked at my hockey -watching enthusiasm. I grew up on hockey. My 21st birthday present was a pair of Canes tickets.

SWB showed up to tear up the pavement. So much for a quiet work environment (though I'll take the progress on the street repair).

Our office fridge reeks of fish. Sometimes I enjoy going to the office, but not today

Is it weird that it made my day to learn the Bratz Y'all rooster found a happy home? I'm going to miss that place.

This was the first weekend in almost 2 months that didn't involve catering to my Mom. It wasn't a good weekend overall, but I did take some time to care for myself even if it pissed off others.

Having my husband plan a trip is a dream that would never happen.

Y'all, we just walked in the door of Hansen's. No rain but no line!

Starting a new tradition: weekend crystal cocktails

Tried to squeeze in a quick grocery run over lunch and got soaked coming back. I was on Louisiana and could see that it was pouring a few blocks ahead of me despite still being dry on Tchoup.

#nolasky homeowners: the fortified roof lottery is open again! Happy to answer questions about how we made our way through the process. We just had our grant approved/completed last week. ldi.la.gov/fortifyhomes

The haul is cooling down. Slowly, so am I.

Up early for our annual blueberry picking pilgrimage. It's going to be a hot one! (Always is) 🫐😎

Headed back home from the quarter. Introducing B to the Mayfair. #divebarsforlife

Watching fireworks with B cones with technical commentary. "Oh, that was an 8"shell"

There is a bowl of this in my fridge right now with rotisserie chicken added. It's delicious.

Y'all, I underestimated the insane amount of crystal my mother had collected over the years. #genxinheritance

A move in the right direction.