tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-462500305642907315.post8596402325308894420..comments2024-02-10T05:35:03.074-06:00Comments on * v i s u a l * v a m p *: Five Things To LoveVisual Vamphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17703228111473936714noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-462500305642907315.post-14771260613759885782008-10-24T00:17:00.000-05:002008-10-24T00:17:00.000-05:00Sabina,You and Joe were the best welcome of all wh...Sabina,<BR/>You and Joe were the best welcome of all when our feet hit your driveway eight years ago!<BR/>Maybe we'll do Avery Island together the next time you come and stay with us!<BR/>And I am amazed at all of you gals who have ties to Louisana! Please feel free to call on me whenever you get to New Orleans!<BR/>How about a blog girl get together here soon? I can organize it for sure!<BR/>xo xo xoVisual Vamphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17703228111473936714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-462500305642907315.post-50665105541127963972008-10-22T13:17:00.000-05:002008-10-22T13:17:00.000-05:00I love Louisiana! I am glad to see alot of things ...I love Louisiana! I am glad to see alot of things I remember! (I went to school at LSU for a year ages ago). Thanks for rekindling some very wonderful memories!!!katiedidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12682823255667624459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-462500305642907315.post-44653068300629814402008-10-22T12:20:00.000-05:002008-10-22T12:20:00.000-05:00Great post Val. I love that you start with the wel...Great post Val. I love that you start with the welcome visitors receive. So true, from my first trip in the 70's (3 hippies in a beat up station wagon) to our last one earier this month in your beautiful home. Do visit Avery Island, go in the spring when the wisteria is blooming. But anytime is a good time to visit Louisiana. I miss it so much.<BR/>XO-SabinaSabinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11938439267470502261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-462500305642907315.post-59934706436106217152008-10-22T10:53:00.000-05:002008-10-22T10:53:00.000-05:00From my neighbor Julie, who forgot her password so...From my neighbor Julie, who forgot her password so she can comment - she sent this to me via e-mail:<BR/><BR/>Val:<BR/>I was going to post this under comments for the VV blog, but I couldn't remember my password.<BR/> <BR/> - You might have included a shot of the fabulous Live Oak shading your own house in your beloved oaks pics. <BR/> <BR/>Also, I might mention the architecture in the French Quarter is actually Spanish. Fires in 1799 and 1794 destroyed most of the early structures and the French inluence "waned in favor of the more Mediterranean forms of the Spanish." I have always loved this about the French Quarter, that's it's really mostly Spanish - in New Orleans, you don't get what you expect. (Quote from French Quarter Manual by Malcolm Heard.)<BR/> <BR/>Love the blog,<BR/>JulVisual Vamphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17703228111473936714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-462500305642907315.post-74641636956344913892008-10-21T20:22:00.000-05:002008-10-21T20:22:00.000-05:00Great post! I spent a lot of time in LA, but up in...Great post! I spent a lot of time in LA, but up in Opelousas, and loved every minute of it. Do go to Avery Island - it's incredible with the beautiful old gardens. Did you know that the workers there used to get a bottle of Tabasco with every paycheck?<BR/><BR/>E-mail me about Baltimore...Pigtown*Designhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13775512940294150252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-462500305642907315.post-523801557757399772008-10-21T16:02:00.000-05:002008-10-21T16:02:00.000-05:00This made me homesick! I am so excited to go back ...This made me homesick! I am so excited to go back to LA this weekend to see my family. Great post.Courtneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08246145246209889868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-462500305642907315.post-2268966612413557222008-10-21T14:53:00.000-05:002008-10-21T14:53:00.000-05:00Thank you for this great post! I love learning abo...Thank you for this great post! I love learning about other parts of the country, and this was wonderful!!!<BR/><BR/>I am so sorry it took me so long to complete the survey, but I've done it and have it posted on my blog today! <BR/><BR/>Hope your day is going well :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-462500305642907315.post-64375538393633726192008-10-21T13:39:00.000-05:002008-10-21T13:39:00.000-05:00I'm there vis vamp! just tell me when. I'll bring ...I'm there vis vamp! just tell me when. I'll bring some extra steaks : )72 and sunnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18244030255190856553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-462500305642907315.post-12941407732133088422008-10-21T12:38:00.000-05:002008-10-21T12:38:00.000-05:00Oh Shawn,You have seen the motherland of France in...Oh Shawn,<BR/>You have seen the motherland of France in the most complete and intimate ways. <BR/>Poor little Louisiana is a pale version of France, almost a distant memory being erased as the population of French speaking Cajuns and Creoles dies out. <BR/>The French Quarter in New Orleans still has its charm, but it is an uphill batttle to keep it from becoming a hollow shell of a cheap version of Disneyland, a facade only for tourists (who we so badly need here).<BR/>You will always find totems and homages to the French here, in the way we decorate and dine, by the names of the streets and the people, by the lovely things sold in the shops- it's all still French enough to be recognized as such.<BR/>As someone so well versed in the culture of France you would find much to love in New Orleans, and I really hope you come here sooner than later.<BR/>Like Megan wanting to do in Los Angeles (Beach Bungalow8), I dream of organizing a bloggers get togeher here in New Orleans.<BR/>Of course I am at your service in all ways anytime you decide to come to New Orleans, to help make your trip the best it can be.<BR/>xo xo xoVisual Vamphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17703228111473936714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-462500305642907315.post-62283942240943539712008-10-21T05:26:00.000-05:002008-10-21T05:26:00.000-05:00Great Post! I've always loved New Orleans. One of ...Great Post! I've always loved New Orleans. One of my fantasies is to move to the French Quarter. Lucky you! MerciCountry French Antiqueshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07821172622808964902noreply@blogger.com