Friday meg and I went over to Miss Audrey’s to do some work. We really lucked out when she didn’t answer the door. Instead of calling Deborah to see what we should do, we took it as a day off and happily went to the park. We climbed a big ol’ Louisiana tree. Their branches grow out and touch the ground so it makes for some good climbing.



Saturday we met up with Deborah and she bought us 80 dollars worth of groceries. We are so lucky! She brought us to a local family owned business. We got all sorts of fresh goods. Deborah introduced us to Creole cream cheese, a regional food that’s not all that easy to find now.



Monday night Meg and I went to a café that’s close to our place. They had a documentary playing and the director was going to be there. We figured it was a free opportunity to catch some local color. It was an ok film. The director was really funny and interesting, but there were angry people spouting silliness so we left. After walking around the area a bit we were passing the front of the coffee house and the director spotted. Maurice offered to take us out to Café du Mode for beignets and coffee. The beignets were great. I’m not much for coffee, but I found it a pretty delicious combination. Maurice is a 5th generation New Orleans, Creole man. It was fun to hear what New Orleans was like in his when, and really bizarre to hear him talk about the places around us he wasn’t allowed in. He plays jazz cello, upright bass, and does jazz poetry. While he was driving he had us laughing so hard, at this one poem he performed for us. Of course this evening I chose not to take the camera.





These are the people we're working for. The "da condom father" is pastor Bruce, and "lady STD killer" is his wife, Deborah.