Two Birthdays, two posts

One who likes cars

and one who is definitely into books!

Happy Birthday to you!


Garden District Book Shop

Loves Coffee

A little cafe in The Rink, a historic building in the Garden District of New Orleans.
And just to wish Pete 'a Happy Birthday' - one who likes coffee, but it has to be instant!
Still Perkin' may not be for her, their coffee is 'real'!


Still Perkin'

Anyone for a paper?

A street car named

Desire

GEAUX SAINTS

Tonight the Saints play the San Francisco 49ers at Candlestick Park. This is a divisional playoff game in the race to the Super Bowl XLVI. Play starts at 16.30 local time, I think so that's midnight thirty GMT, so maybe we will stay up to watch, but then again. . . . . . The folk in New Orleans will be watching at 18.30 so

WHO DAT ----

and

GEAUX SAINTS!

Don't forget to wear gold and black and NO red, please!

Shoes -

shoes and more shoes!

Delicious!

Favourite stop! La Boulangerie on Magazine Street where we had restorative cups of tea with raspberry tarts. Very good!

Just the place for New Year resolutions!

Practice makes perfect!

Geaux Tigers!

is it true?


Wirthmore Antiques

- and Beyond

New Orleans, Bali -

Igor's

TP fans will be amazed that an Igor has found his way to New Orleans!

Discarded

Turquoise wreath

Once again the stores are opening after the Christmas/New Year break, but we spotted this sign on Magazine St., New Orleans. Painted by Simon Hardeveld, a famous New Orleans artist, it shows his distinctive eye-catching style that can easily be spotted all over town.

Read about Simon

The Alternative Christmas Tree

Happy New Year!

Carolina Chickadee

In the Conservatory at Biltmore House.

Northern Mockingbird

Biltmore Gardens.

Christmas cupcakes

At the Maple Street Patisserie, New Orleans

Dancing Gingerbreadman 3

Dancing Gingerbreadman 2

Dancing Gingerbreadman 1

Boxing Day drive

Mr & Mrs T Bear go for a Boxing Day drive, starting out from Under the Tree, Inn on Biltmore Estate, NC.

Happy Christmas

Christmas in the Conservatory

At Biltmore, Asheville, NC, USA

Pointsettias

In the Conservatory at Biltmore, Asheville, NC USA

Gingerbread Hotel

Inn on Biltmore Estate beautifully modelled in gingerbread.

Tiffany cupcakes

At the Creamery in Antler Hill Village, special cupcakes for the Tiffany exhibition.

Someone's ideal Christmas presents - someone else's nightmare!

Blue Arcade

Archways of light

Christmas Lights

Brollies, parcels, swooshes and stars light the way down Oxford Street

Picadilly Arcade

Beautiful historic arcade in the West End all dressed up for Christmas.

South Moulton Street

Rickshaws, buses, bright lights on Oxford Street

Christmas Shopping

No - It's a

Hermit crab
Jungle Fever at RHS Garden Wisley by Anvil Ironworks

Anvil Ironworks

What's that coming over the hill?

Is it a monster?

Jungle Fever at RHS Garden Wisley by Anvil Ironworks

Anvil Ironworks

Fiddlehead

Jungle Fever at RHS Garden Wisley by Anvil Ironworks

Anvil Ironworks

Banana Flowers

Jungle Fever at RHS Garden Wisley by Anvil Ironworks

Anvil Ironworks

Stag Beetle

Jungle Fever at RHS Garden Wisley by Anvil Ironworks

Anvil Ironworks

Turtle

Jungle Fever at RHS Garden Wisley by Anvil Ironworks

Anvil Ironworks

Chameleon

 Jungle Fever at RHS Garden Wisley by Anvil Ironworks


Anvil Ironworks

Fireworks 6

Chrysanthemums in The Glasshouse

Fireworks 5

Chrysanthemums in the Glasshouse

Fireworks 4

Chrysanthemums in The Glasshouse

Fireworks 3

Chrysanthemums in The Glasshouse

Fireworks 2

Chrysanthemums in The Glasshouse