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charlotteAsh: http://icio.us/0odtwf

charlotteAsh: Just got on here but Tony's on now so.....no contest. Sorry, tweeties.

charlotteAsh: How to Be a Positive Person, in Under 300 Words http://icio.us/ik2ecc

Botanical Sunshine

Rosa Banskiae Lady Banks is all in our faces – it’s Spring in New Orleans! Filed under: Flowers, Photography Tagged: Flowers, gardens, Lady Banks Rose, New Orleans, Photography, Rosa Banksiae, Roses, Spring

charlotteAsh: @kissmygumbo u can always listen to his podcasts if you get a hankering to hear that voice. :)

charlotteAsh: Alive

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she rambles along a path of stars her hair a halo of static electricity eyes bright as the moon in the night sky Filed under: Photography, Poetry Tagged: Moon, New Orleans, Photography, Poetry, Sky

charlotteAsh: The Walmart Barbie Scandal http://icio.us/bmrvs3

charlotteAsh: @phdaisy Oh lordy. F. me? Oh lordy.

charlotteAsh: @phdaisy I've been sorely in need of spending frivolous money. :)

charlotteAsh: @skooks thnx for the pdf. We've missed Alg Reg horribly.

charlotteAsh: Neighbor's old dog running in circle in the street during storm. WTF is up w/ppl who don't take care of their pets? Grrr..... #nola

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charlotteAsh: Building the City of Joy | V-Day Congo http://icio.us/j2vct3

charlotteAsh: @YatPundit The girl sez thanks, friend. :)

charlotteAsh: http://bit.ly/avkZf9 Huffpost - International Women's Day 2010: History, Facts And What You Need To Know About IWD

charlotteAsh: RT @SocImages: Underrepresentation of Women in Hollywood http://bit.ly/9d0sfH

charlotteAsh: RT @MADREspeaks: Photos and Videos from Feminist Organizers in Haiti http://ow.ly/1boM4

charlotteAsh: RT @GABblog: RT @amshep The Economist's "War on baby girls: Gendercide" http://adjix.com/xvdf #IWD #BlogforIWD

charlotteAsh: MG Indians harrassed by NOPD: http://www.nola.com/mardigras/index.ssf/2010/03/mardi_gras_indians_say_police.html #nola

charlotteAsh: http://bit.ly/cRRdAU Huffpost - Sarah Palin admits to crossing into Canada for her healthcare.

charlotteAsh: It's Intrntl Women's Day-tell a woman/girl what she means 2 u. http://wp.me/pzOF6-f7 #nola #IWD

Grabbing The Skull

Jonesing Dead Ringer consistently gets some of the highest number of  hits daily on my blog.  Doesn’t surprise me.  The search for beautifully crafted skull rings is a quest for the discriminating collector. Well, skull-seekers, I have good news for ya.  Dead Ringer has a new design for your collective…

In Charlotte’s Garden

The first violet of Spring in my garden. “Those who dwell, as scientists or laymen, among the beauties and mysteries of the earth are never alone or weary of life.“ ~~~Rachel Carson Filed under: In Charlotte's Garden, Photography Tagged: New Orleans, Photography, Rachel Carson, Spring, Violets

Whaaaaa?

So this is how it is. I woke up the other morning and my first conscience thought was “creole tomato heart”. No, I take it back. It was actually a thought before I was conscience – it rose up with me from a place deep in my sleeping brain and…

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Fat Tuesday 2010 059, originally uploaded by Traveling Mermaid. Filed under: New Orleans, Photography Tagged: Photography

R.I.P. Lucille Clifton

Lucille Clifton One of my favorite poets, Lucille Clifton, has died. I only recently discovered her work but it was love at first sight – I still can’t get enough. She wrote about everyday women in words that really make us realize just how extraordinary and connected we are in…

In My Grey Garden

Filed under: Photography Tagged: Garden Statuary, gardens, New Orleans, Photography, St. Fiacre, Winter

Varmint

Lionel Batiste Photo by Infrogmation Varmint Someone stole Uncle Lionel’s bass drum. It was resting in the courtyard of a bar on Frenchman Street next to a palmetto palm under the moonlight . Uncle Lionel was inside slaking his thirst with a cold draft Dixie bought with tips from anonymous…

I’m Published on St. Somewhere

I am very pleased to share that one of my poems has been published in the premiere issue of a new online literary journal, St. Somewhere. St. Somewhere is the baby of Randy Baker, an American who grew up in Kingston, Jamaica. The new journal will focus on writers and…

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Detail of St. Katharine Drexel Church, Louisiana Ave.] “I have been in Sorrow’s kitchen and licked out all the pots. Then I have stood on the peaky mountain wrapped in rainbows, with a harp and a sword in my hands.” ~~~Zora Neale Hurston Filed under: Photography Tagged: Churches, New Orleans,…

Mellow

007, originally uploaded by Traveling Mermaid. “The further time takes you away from a situation, the less important it becomes until, finally, it’s nonexistent.” This is the thought that came into my head just before I was completely awake this morning. It’s a sign and a prophecy. And already so…

Who Dat Nation

Image by Cool Text: Logo and Button Generator – Create Your Own Posted in New Orleans Tagged: Football, New Orleans, New Orleans Saints, NFC Championship game

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My lucky Saints necklace Posted in New Orleans Saints, Photography Tagged: Football, Geaux Saints, New Orleans, New Orleans Saints, NFC Championship game, NFL, Photography, Who Dat, Who Dat Nation

Wherein I Bitch About Social Sites & Stuff

So New Years Day has passed and, once again, I didn’t make resolutions for the upcoming year. I stopped resolving years ago when I realized I never kept them anyway and all they were good for was making one feel somewhat guilty for a while, which is way too long…

I Miss You, Teddy

Teddy Pendergrass’ sweet, smooth voice of Rythmn & Blues was silenced last Thursday, January 14 after a prolonged battle with colon cancer. Teddy’s was a safe and familiar voice coming from my TG&Y stereo in my early teen years when he was lead singer for Harold Melvin and The Blue…

Frost, Unfamiliar

Every few years Mother Nature reminds us, we who live in this land unfamiliar with the deaths of winter, not to become complacent in the temperate world we inhabit. We, who are used to our banana trees and ferns flourishing in January as well as June, rarely expect to wake…

Contemplation

Audubon Park, New Orleans, originally uploaded by Traveling Mermaid. I don’t know exactly what a prayer is./I do know how to pay attention, how to fall down/into the grass…/how to be idle and blessed, how to stroll through the fields….What will you do with your one wild and precious life?…

Commented on:
"The Oyster Filter: a new HumidBeings feature"

Jeffrey, just wondering why "I'm not likely to tune in otherwise."? :)

Commented on:
"The Oyster Filter: a new HumidBeings feature"

I wondered if you were "the" Oyster. Congrats & best of luck on HB!

Commented on Charlotte's image:
"Somewhere on Chartres"

Mitch, are you aware of NoLA Rising's project to paint a 3900 foot long mural on the levee wall in the Ninth ward? http://www.nolarising.org/history.php

Commented on Charlotte's image:
"Somewhere on Chartres"

The whole mural is truly awesome!!

Commented on Charlotte's image:
"Audubon Park 9.24.09 065"

It was cropped from the frieze on this pavilion on the Magazine street side: http://www.flickr.com/photos/travelingmermaid/3953952280/in/set-72157622449017684/ I did a little shake n bake on the photo. :)