Posts in the “VOYAGES” category
Krewe of Eris – The Swarm
by angeliska on February 18, 2008
On the Sunday before Mardi Gras, the street were overtaken by a gorgeous swarm of insects- The Krewe of Eris! This convivial promenade of bugs and beetles reminded me of The Butterfly Ball, both the poem by William Roscoe, written (…)
Lundi Gras Valentine
by angeliska on February 14, 2008
The road back through the bayou began at the bank, fraught with all the typical mercury in retrograde shenanigans.. Luckily, these snaggles were all swiftly dispatched with relative calm and the rest of our visit was hitchless bliss! Alix the (…)
San Frantastical!
by angeliska on December 3, 2007
Roasting ducks and painted ladies. I had not visited San Francisco in twenty-one years. Not since I was seven and I went with my grandparents who lived in Los Angeles. I remember hills and pretty houses, yes. We went to (…)
New Orleans in August
by angeliska on August 30, 2007
The calendar tilted and swung and we found ourselves back in New Orleans in August, two years afterwards.. Rolling in on a golden afternoon, sun pulsing a steady white-hot drumbeat as we drove down familiar streets. Hello old neighborhood, devoid (…)
Days in the Elf-house
by angeliska on June 30, 2007
Three days of constant motion, momentum for the sake of momentum- endless errands, packing too much/not enough lost articles, baggage mishaps, no sleep, unexpected grief, the circus (more on that later, I swear..) Suddenly I find myself thousands of feet (…)
The Last of Winter
by angeliska on March 7, 2007
So before the last shivering snarls of winter have retreated back into their icy caverns under the mountains, and spring unfurls her green ribbons, resplendent- I’d like to keep good on my promise to keep my days noted if not (…)
A KNIFE, A FORK, A BOTTLE AND A CORK
by angeliska on August 16, 2006
Summer – Weegee Start spreading the news.. It’s true- we’re coming to New York for a visit: August 23rd – September 2nd A week and a half of hot fun in the summertime- with any of you lot that dwell (…)
MARDI GRAS APRÈS L'ORAGE
by angeliska on March 8, 2006
With no sleep to speak of, the feathers fluttering, the sun ablazing, the glitter geysers soaring we hobbled and sashayed our rag-tag entourage across the tracks and to down Ye Olde Friendly Bar to meet up with the Krewe of (…)
Lundi Gras (A pictorial essay on the nature of debauchery)
by angeliska on March 7, 2006
We rolled into town just as Krewe of Eris was lining up at the train tracks duskwise with shopping carts stuffed with golden behemoth baby puppet-monsters with glowy eyes. Sadly, I don’t have any pictures to prove it. Anybody have (…)
Laissez les bon temps rouler, et laissez les espèces des cons tailler mon pipe!
by angeliska on February 25, 2006
These are from New Orleans, around last Easter. The church and Mary in the churchyard I always loved, and my dyed green dresses dripping on the balcony. I’ve been dreaming about this Mardi Gras for months now. My internal clock (…)
