Own Your Encore

When you are intentional about looking for Iris in May … you are bound to find them. Here on the University of Oregon campus. Local Parks and Gardens Some creative ‘IRIS’ pursuits… Creating a daily or weekly ‘ Iris collection box’ photo of what’s in bloom in the garden. If only you could smell the…

Our visit to New Orleans was to take in some of the ‘cocktail culture’ and local architecture. Starting with the Sazerac House. A SAZERAC is known as the cocktail of New Orleans… it’s a tangled history of coffee houses, medicinal bitters, an Absinthe replacement and Cognac replaced with Rye Whisky after the phylloxera edidemic. It…

Here are some local scenes. BonSecours & Magnolia Springs on Mobile Bay Beaches Around the area We made a visit to Flora Bama… a ‘unique’ restaurant, bar and music hall on the border of Florida and Alabama Goodbye Alabama!