Magic Windows #20

by angeliska on November 29, 2010

More Magic Windows photos from my New Orleans adventures: This house was decorated so wonderfully for Hallowe’en + Dia de los Muertos, I had to stop and gawp at it for a bit. I wonder who lives there? I like (…)

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Vultures + Persimmons

by angeliska on November 26, 2010

Yesterday afternoon, we made the journey over hill and dale on the first of our familial holiday pilgrimages. I hear all the time complaints about the lack of seasons in Texas, and our pitiful lack of autumn – untrue, I (…)

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New Orleans Hallowe'en

by angeliska on November 18, 2010

Before too much time escapes through my glass, I must give you a little peepshow into the depraved and delightful scene that was our New Orleans Hallowe’en. It was actually a shockingly mellow night, aside from the total shitshow that (…)

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Tail of the Yak

by angeliska on November 14, 2010

There is a very special place, tucked away in the blossom-bedecked avenues of Berkeley, California – a little boutique where you must ring the bell to gain admittance, where you will find yourself surrounded by the most wondrous, most delectable, (…)

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Magic Windows #19

by angeliska on November 9, 2010

“I alight at Esplanade in a smell of roasting coffee and creosote and walk up Royal Street. The lower Quarter is the best part. The ironwork on the balconies sags like rotten lace. Little French cottages hide behind high walls. (…)

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