Roadtrip Recap: Rest Stop in NOLA

New Orleans, LA, digital painting, ©2014 

WARNING -- don't read this on an empty stomach! 

Yes, Cafe Du Monde is a tourist cliche. Yes, it was our first stop.

There are some shopping photos over on Spygirl, my fashion blog.

We went to Acme Oyster House for dinner. Yum.

Grilled Oysters

Crawfish

Seafood Etouffee

We plotted the start of the next day's gluttony:

Breakfast at Stanley's:

I had Eggs Stanley: Fried Oysters, Poached Eggs, Canadian Bacon, Hollandaise  over an English Muffin

Severo's breakfasts often look more like dessert.
This is Bananas Foster French Toast: French Bread, Bananas, Vanilla Ice Cream, Walnuts, Foster Sauce

As we posed for a selfie in Jackson Square Park, we heard something wafting in the breezes:

Post by Anne M Bray.

(I only have the facebook post of this. Hopefully you can view it.)

Next up on our Glutton itinerary was a stop at Central Grocery for Muffulettas and other sundries.

We got one to split "for later". I ended up with it all, and I ate it the following two days. Lucky me.

We wanted Po-Boys for lunch, and we went to Johnny's:

Shrimp and Oyster Po-Boy

More walking, then dessert:

The proprietor of the Swiss Confectionary told us about a free concert in Lafayette Park featuring Marcia Ball. We went back to the hotel to rest a bit beforehand and our naps went on too long. We made it back only for her finale. Oh well.

It was a lovely night and we strolled back to the hotel.

More photos on my Flickr here.

Greetings from 13304

Maybe we'll have a break in the rain today? 

I've gone off The Edge again and am taking a break at my mom's in central upstate New York. Going slightly batty from lack of WiFi, but I'll get a grip. Doing my utmost to not do my usual transformation into a surly teenager with my nose in a book on the couch. I have PLENTY of things to keep myself creatively occupied and I'm ready to get to them. 

Though I say on the sidebar graphic that Part 2 of my road trip crowdfunding will commence today, I doubt that will happen. I'm going to have an introductory video this time and I need to edit it. That should be an adventure. I'm sure lots of cussing at iMovie shall ensue.

I'll be starting day by day recap posts soon for your reading pleasure. Scads of photos will also become viewable, especially for those of you that want to redeem your art rewards from round 1 of the crowdfunding. 

Yes, LOTS to keep me busy!

Greetings from 02909

HUGE "thanks" to everyone that contributed to my IndieGoGo campaign!

It ended with a whimper, due to a lack of WiFi. I was unable to spam friends with beseeching emails, which maybe is for the better. I'll be running a part 2 starting May 1 and already shot some video footage when I was on Block Island. [Note to IndieGoGo: make a better mobile version so we can run our campaigns on the fly!] 

Selfie still from video

I'm having an extended rest stop in Providence with my good friends Patucci and Mark. They have been so generous over the years, housing me when I was at loose ends in the 90s (I stayed almost a whole summer with them one year). I'm reveling in great food, a comfortable bed, seeing old friends, and a little shopping.

Waterlogued view from the Hot Club, Providence, RI

While here, I'm continuing to process the Waterlogue images and have almost finished the Southern Edge. Not sure how soon I'll get those all posted (or where) but I need to get some press images selected to send to my gallery for the show I'll be having starting mid-June. Maybe I'll let you all choose your favorites (I think I need six). Oh yeah, I have to get my announcement cards printed too. Details, details.

Maybe this image of an old gas station, somewhere in TX?