You wouldn’t pin me as a swamp-loving kind of girl, but there’s something about the creepy and wild, primordial green …
The Eerie Loveliness of the Jean Lafitte Swamp
A Visit to the Magnificent Soniat House
Whenever I’m looking for a hotel anywhere, I try to find a small, intimate retreat that is very much full …
Peddling Around New Orleans City Park with my Beau
On this second trip to New Orleans, I took a little more time figuring out places we had yet to …
The Unexpected, But Delightful Rest Stops On the Way to New Orleans and Back
When you’re on the road, one rest stop tends to be as good as the next one. McDonald’s, Starbucks, 7-11 …
Ghost Hunting at the Père Lachaise Cemetery
With all my trips to Paris, I had never made it to the expansive Père Lachaise cemetery, but I was …
Greetings From New Orleans!
After many more hours of driving than expected – 19 to be exact – we made it to the amazing …
Dem Bones, Dem Bones, Dem Dry Bones
We ended our visit to the Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle in Paris with one of the most creepy and yet, …
Inside the Greenhouses of the Jardin des Plantes
I’m pretty enamored by greenhouses. There’s something special about the patterned glass panels, the steel beams, and the rounded rivets …
The Grande Galerie de l’Évolution
I have been to so many Natural History Museums that I like to think I’ve seen it all. From stuffed …
A Portrait Session at Le Bon Marché
My favorite department store in all of Paris is easily Le Bon Marché. When my husband first brought me there, …