Jesus loves Jazz!How do I know this?Well, when you are in the original Preservation Hall with the world famous Jazz Band of the same name, it is hard not to think of Heaven or feel the rhythm of God's own heart as it is expressed in such unique and undeniable ingenuity. Jazz and Gumbo both have evolved from the kaleidoscope of culture that has made New Orleans what it is today.It is the only place I have ever been that I haven't readily sensed racial or partisan ...

Happy Valentine's Day and HAPPY MARDI GRAS!As the week goes on, the parades continue to get bigger and bigger and our collection of Mardi Gras beads seems to be increasing accordingly!The weather, thankfully, is getting warmer and warmer (it was down to 40 degrees!) and we are enjoying a very relaxing time at St Bernard Park just outside of New Orleans. We have some lovely neighbours with whom we have shared lunch, homemade cookies (thanx Eden), evenings of coff...

From the Battle of New Orleans to World War II within 24 hours! We are in need of a Happy Day tomorrow! We have toured the Chalmette Battlefield from the war of 1812 called the Battle of New Orleans (1815). This was America's victory of "the last battle of the last war ever fought between England and the United States" and was a major stepping stone in General Andrew Jackson's journey to the White House. We walked the Chalmette National Cemetery of 1864, esta...

Bienvenue à la Louisiane où nous parlons français! (Welcome to Louisiana where we speak French). At least a dialect of the French language which has been groomed over generations of Parisian, Canadienne, Haitian, Spanish, and Afro American French speakers. Their dialect has become known as Créole - French with a Caribbean twist! So where does Cajun come from? The Cajun People are the French Canadian settlers who were ruthlessly deported from Acadia in 1755 b...