Gladys’ Trip Snippets!
THURSDAY/ PASS CHRISTIAN
Multiple tours of that wonderful house. Veranda after veranda after veranda after . . Lunch at Shaggy’s OH MY
Walks on the beach
Wine by the fire
Seeing Louise after 2 years–she is happy!
Low-country boil a la Faye!
FRIDAY/ GULFPORT/BILOXI
Early morning coffee/ fire with Dixie, our early riser.
Cold Air Mattress Caucus meets and discusses
lunch at Mary Mahoney’s, our own private dining room.
George E Ohr Museum–a place I’ve wanted to visit all my life. What an artist!
Frank Gehry’s pods
Group decision to return to the house in time for . . . .
more walks on the beach and wine by the fire!
More low-country boil!
Are we in Heaven yet???
Beverly passes the Thong award to Louise
SATURDAY/ LOCAL AND NEW ORLEANS
Art in the Park–beautiful objects and funny dogs
French Quarter/ Bayona Restaurant with its patio and mural-painted private dining room.
Bayona Juleps to DIE FOR–cucumber infused vodka plus mint–crisp, cool, potent!
Barbara sharing a fried oyster from her salad–my first! Fabulous.
After lunch, seeing a wedding procession parade through the quarter.
Coffee and Beignets–too late! 🙁
And we didn’t get to say goodbye to Dixie 🙁
SUNDAY/ SWAMP TOUR
AM–Faye joins the Cold Air Mattress Caucus; we decide Dixie must have hot blood
10 AM return to Art in the Park, to help Charlotte find that perfect bracelet.
Tina finally buying the ceramic platter–seduced by the beauty of it and the maker:)
Swamp tour in Louisiana–meeting up with Becky! TWO redheads aboard.
OOPS missing someone on the boat–Here comes Beverly with our FREE TREATS
Happy feet–shoes and thongs!
Cold rushing air.
Languid motoring.
Alligators, Wild Irises, Leather-Back turtles, Eagles
Camps at low water
Back to Shaggy’s and more oysters!
IN GENERAL
Laughter, laughter, laughter
11 women maneuvering in the kitchen
Trying to figure which wine belonged to us! (next time–take a photo)
Dixie, Tina, and Louise–who refuse to worry about anything (please teach Gladys how)
Charlotte, our coffee maker. Bless her.
Faye, the only one who knows how to do anything 🙂
Margie, who thought she could do anything 🙂
First Tina, then Barbara draped in LSU robes
Late night talks in the 3-Girl room with Tina and Charlotte and Betty
Barbara and Louise joining one night
Suzanne–such a perfect roomie that she uses the hall bath (not ensuite) at midnight
Beverly, breakfast berry lover
Gladys who uses all the breakfast berries for supper salad (don’t let me drink & cook!)
SOMEONE angling for the coveted PERFECT PLEDGE AWARD.
Thong Gifts to take home
And many memories.
