Tortoises and Tall Ships, New Orleans

On Sunday D & S took us up on the offer to look after C while they went out to brunch. So off they set and we did too, to Maple St. The Patisserie was not open, but we did encounter a Giant Tortoise going for a walk with her owner. This unusual pet is about six years old and already rather large. The owner says she is very good at keeping the grass down, no Sunday mowing the lawn for him! After a refreshing coffee on the terrace at PJs, we made our way down to Audubon Park Golf Club where A bought a new cap as some of his are getting a bit past it. Perhaps this was a bit far as C decided it was definitely time for a second feed ( we did feed him at PJs). D and S texted that they were home and we replied we were on our way, too with a very hungry person!

Luckily, we hadn't blotted our copy books and on Monday we were off to Magazine Street again while S did some work and we ended up at Blue Frog Chocolates where some gifts for the people at home were purchased. The chocolates there are beautifully artistic and well as delicious.

On Tuesday we went off to meet D for lunch, this time at Merchants, a great cafe not far from the office, so we had all piled into the car with the pram et al. Lunch was very tasty - and I had a lovely cupcake and coffee to finish. D went back to work and we went off to the clinic and weighed C to find he had grown and put on weight, so much so that it was now time to up his intake. In the weighing room there was a beautiful old quilt hanging on the wall and some lovely ceramic balloons hung as a mobile. Outside it had become very dark and as we left there was a terrible rain storm - water streaming down the slope out of the car park.The air was definitely cleared and fresher weather followed the storm.

Wednesday means music in Lafayette Square with YLC Wednesday at the Square. So we were off to the Quarter again, meeting D and taking a stroll along the riverside where three tall ships were moored from Ecuador, Indonesia and USA. These three along with several Navy vessels are in port to celebrate the Bicentennial of the 1812 War that saw off the British! One of the Navy vessels is none other than the No1 Ship in the Fleet, USS Wasp. It is rather large! D had to go back to work before we got as far as the Wasp.
 We arranged to meet up with him in Lafayette Square where the Youth Leadership Council puts on Wednesday sessions that are free with the sale of food and drink bringing in money for the council. All the local cafes, food stores etc. set up their stalls and patrons buy tickets in order to buy food and drink from the stalls. we had drinks and cheese platters from the St James Cheese Company on Prytania Street. C seemed to enjoy himself, though not his ear protectors which lasted about 2 minutes. It was decided that they were too tight on his head, but maybe he didn't like the silence either! We heard Theresa Andersson and Mia Border.






PJs
Blue Frog Chocolates
Merchants
Bicentennial of the 1812 War
St James Cheese Company