Continuing with my
New Orleans theme this month, I thought it'd be appropriate to round up some fleur-de-lys home furnishings, seeing as it has been a symbol of the city
since its birth. Fleurs-de-lys abound in New Orleans. Today, they
top wrought-iron fences, serve as
trendy baubles, brand
popular clothing lines, and emblazon
football helmets in the Superdome,
cheeky advertisements, and even
post-Katrina fridges.
A well-known celebrity couple owns this
Creole townhouse, located at 521 Governor Nicholls Street in New Orleans’ French Quarter. Can you tell me the name of the super dad who lives here?
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According to
The Mistic, an old-time
occult shop that supplies products and services for the "spiritually minded," in New Orleans (a place with a long history associated with sellers of Hoodoo and Voodoo products),
incense can be used "in spells to encourage romance, stimulate sexuality, draw love, and create harmony."
Some of the herbs included in these incense blends are juniper berries, lavender, calamus root, basil, red roses, periwinkle, and cinnamon. According to
the Mistic, "Occultists generally agree that the best time to do work which draws love and sex is Friday under the Waxing Moon or Full Moon."
Mardi Gras may be over, but you can still put your mask on with this
Masked Set of Four Letterpress Cards ($10) by Sarah Ridgley. The perfect thank you card for the krewe member who invited you to the
Endymion Ball. If you're secretly admiring someone from afar, it could also be quite the mysterious (anonymous) note card.
Last week I told you about Creole Townhouses, one of New Orleans most treasured styles of architecture. Can you remember some of the details of these buildings? Take this quiz to find out.
On Friday I told you a bit about the Doullut Steamboat Houses. You can read the first half of the story
here.
As you may have guessed, the houses were influenced architecturally by the steamboats that Doullot himself navigated.
TeamSugar member
RowD recently shared photos of two Steamboat Houses which she encountered during a post-Katrina trip to
New Orleans. Since they're such fascinating houses, and historical landmarks at that, I figured I'd give you a bit of a background. The two remarkable houses in question, at 400 and 453 Egania St., were built between 1905 and 1913 by Milton P.
Mardi Gras' parades and festivities have all ended, but I've still got New Orleans on my mind. In this
Coveted Crib, I introduce you to the Wedding Cake House, an ostentatious Victorian Georgian revival mansion, named for its frosting of layers of balconies, cornices and columns. Built in 1896, the house is one of the most prominent and recognizable historical residences along St.
Yesterday was
Super Tuesday and
Fat Tuesday, so I decided to celebrate with the super-fat New Orleans sandwich known as the muffaletta. Though lesser-known than the Big Easy's other big-bread creation, the po'boy, today's
'Wich of the Week is just as beloved.
Invented about a century ago by the French Quarter's
Central Grocery, this sandwich is made on massive rounds of Italian bread cut into quarters; one sandwich easily feeds two to four people.
The
Creole Townhouse isn't the only architecture style the world should thank New Orleans for. The Shotgun was also developed in the Louisiana city between 1850 and 1910, and is the predominant type of house there. A Shotgun is a long, narrow rectangular structure, usually no more than 12 feet wide with doors opposite each other at both ends.
