Virgnia Bound!

I'll be MIA for a few days again. This time I'm visiting my friend in Charlottesville, Virgina. On Saturday we'll be touring several of the vineyards in the area!

I have a review of Jane by April Lindner scheduled to post tomorrow, I've never done that before so we'll see if I did it right! I'm also testing the scheduling with my Library Loot post that will be up soon!

Until next week folks! Happy Reading!

Photo Credit: Carol T. Powers for The New York Times

Barboursville Vineyards



NOLA in Pictures

Here are some of my favorite pictures from my New Orleans trip!

Gator on our tour of Honey Island Swamp

 Gator know as "Stumpy" because of his missing tail

Honey Island Swamp

 Saint Louis Cathedral at Jackson Square

 Window on Pirate's Alley. Notice the Mardi Gras beads. They're everywhere. They don't even bother trying to clean them up. This was noticable on St.Charles Street which is part of the parade route. The beads were strung on the telephone lines, electrical lines, haning in trees, etc.

 The Anne Rice house in the historic Garden District. Love the Tim Burton-esque tree limb.

View from the front porch of the slave's quarters at the Laura Creole Plantation

So dear readers, have you ever been to New Orleans? Pre or post Katrina? What did you think? If you haven't been do you have any desire to visit?