I'm looking forward to finding a good roadside stand along Highway 90 and hopefully they'll be "wahm."
I also want to explore Old Town in Bay St. Louis where, prior to Hurricane Katrina, there were shops, galleries and restaurants, that the local artist community has been building back up. This is where I want to go!
There is a lot of Creole culture in this area - it ain't all a New Orleans commodity - and if I'm not mistaken there's a building in the area where they found an old French cemetery underneath the floorboards.
I've been ok'd to work from home today and will resume work on the Culinary Trail. Technically, my deadline to have all finished and wrapped up was today of all days! Between the water situation and my hell-on-wheels sinus infection, not much has been accomplished this week. I'm ready to get back to work and explore more Mississippi foodways and stops.
Oh, and by the way, if you haven't noticed: I just LOVE the color RED. *girly sigh*
And on a completely different note, for those of you who might be interested in delving into what I'm going to call "Tools for Traveling a New Year," - or if you're wanting to make changes in your life (like setting an intention word for the year, etc), you might enjoy exploring these suggestions and blogs. - Be present, Be Here by Liz Lamoreax. Liz is a photographer, artist and soon-to-be-officially-published writer who organizes the Be Present Retreats.
- Ordinary Courage by Brené Brown - the coolest, hippest PhD ever! She still has podcasts up from her spring 2009 read-along from her book I Thought It Was Just Me (but it isn't): Telling the Truth About Perfectionism, Inadequacy, and Power. The podcasts are terrific to listen in on.
Brené began this movement:
(Included in this kit: 24 affirmation cards, 150 word magnets that you can affix to the accompanying magnet easel (or on your fridge), a CD narrated by Louise, in which she offers words of wisdom that will fill you with hope and inspiration and a booklet in which Louise discusses the meaning and importance of affirmations and gives you exercises that will help you apply their power to your life right now!)- I would love to take Susannah Conway's online class Unravelling at some point soon. It sounds really good and has been getting great responses. It really makes me want to delve even further into photography. "The original Unravelling: Ways of Seeing My Self e-course takes you on a photo safari into your own life to reconnect with who you are, where you’ve been and where you want to go next."
(this is my pic, above - San Francisco Bay 12/2008)
- Or you can start small with Zena Moon Candles created by Carla Blazek. They are really affordable (starting at $10) and she creates some of the best scents EVER. My favorite is the candle I was given last Christmas called "Radiance" - it smells of daffodil and honeydew melon. Heaven! She's got a blog, too, which is worth reading and she's got quite an inspiring background.
Our Deepest Fear is not that we are inadequate. Our Deepest Fear is that we are powerful beyond measure.
It is our Light, not our Darkness, that most frightens us.
We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant,
gorgeous, talented, fabulous?
Actually, who are you NOT to be?
You are a child of God.
Your playing small does not serve the world.
There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that
other people won’t feel insecure around you.
We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us.
It is not just in some of us; it is in everyone.
And as we let our own light shine,
we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same.
As we are liberated from our own fear,
our presence automatically liberates others.
~Marianne Williamson
It is our Light, not our Darkness, that most frightens us.
We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant,
gorgeous, talented, fabulous?
Actually, who are you NOT to be?
You are a child of God.
Your playing small does not serve the world.
There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that
other people won’t feel insecure around you.
We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us.
It is not just in some of us; it is in everyone.
And as we let our own light shine,
we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same.
As we are liberated from our own fear,
our presence automatically liberates others.
~Marianne Williamson
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