Slurping wetly and noisily at the nourishment that is New Orleans
Considering I am yet another victim of New Orleans’s infamous slumlords, I’ve found myself once again considering being a home owner. After our first attempt failed almost seven years ago, we’ve been reluctant to try again and resigned ourselves to being lifetime renters. But lo and behold, I just saw […]
If you’ve been following me on social media, you know that my living situation right now is somewhat . . . tenuous. When I am not working or figuring out what to eat, I’ve been spending my days looking for another place to live, but rents are ridiculously high and […]
For the first time since the levees failed in 2005, John and I decided to evacuate. After sticking it out through other hurricanes, we thought it would be nice to avoid a week (or weeks) without power, and more specifically air conditioning, in the depths of a sweltering New Orleans […]
I’ve been browsing real estate sites for several days now and nothing sincerely piqued my interest until now. Tucked away in the Lower Garden District is this 130-year-old Victorian townhouse on Annunciation Street, an adorable little building squashed between two much larger structures. Respectfully renovated about 4 years ago, the […]
Sometimes, I’ll be sitting on the stoop of my apartment building waiting on a friend, or a Lyft, and I will frequently see tourists taking pictures of the mansion across the street and it makes me shake my head. Why? Because, not including my ghastly building and the one behind […]
Before you even think it, I know this place would likely require a lot of work to get it as shiny as it could be, but once again, there’s so much potential! Located less than a block from Mona’s, this Mid-City, two-story Craftsman-like double is nothing if not hyphenated. All […]
It’s all too easy to find a gorgeous mansion on Realtor.com to ooh and aah about on my blog, there are so many! But today I felt like a challenge. I wanted to find a house in my price range that I could get excited about. Lo and behold, after […]
I’m not a heavy fester, I’ve only been to Jazzfest three or four times since moving to this city, but there are still plenty of wonderful reasons to live near the fairgrounds. Like the Garden District there’s a ton of greenspace, lots of parks (both big and small), beautiful trees, […]
While I am passionate about really old houses, especially over a century old, that doesn’t mean I don’t have great appreciation for more modern styles. Also, as much as I hate to admit it, mid-century modern homes are far from “new.” Regardless, it’s not my style, but it still can […]
I’ve been known to talk about what I believe to be renovations “gone wrong,” where developers come in and tear all the heart and soul out of an architectural classic in a depressing effort to make it indistinguishable from new-builds. But I do try to avoid ripping on other people’s […]