Happy Twelfth Night to you all. This is the start of Carnival, so in New Orleans the grande dames of society (also known as the Old Bats) are rockin it ON hoping to have their husbands stay to the end of the party rather than sneaking off to the stripper bars in Metairie. And just now my slightly retarded I-Tune shuffle feature for once came through and is playing an old timey Mardi Gras tune, Iko Iko. The gods speak to us. Around this time of year, New Orleans radio stations dig out an array of the same songs each year, like Christmas carols, but more cool. Mardi Gras Mambo, Tipitina, Big Chief: I loved them all right up to the annual point of being sick to death of them.
Also, this being the twelfth day of Christmas, appropriately enough, I got my last present. Actually it had just been held up, but the timing seems propitious and now that it's here, I'm thrilled.
A ginormous carved, gilded face of Buddah. Perfect for our bright red hall.
That hallway - such perfection! It looks stylish and slightly menacing; I half expect to see Beatrice Lillie in Chinese drag totter by, muttering about it being sad to be all alone in the world...
ReplyDeleteLove it! It's so big!
ReplyDeleteAnd you're right....it's Carnival Time, already!
All it takes is to hear the first note of Big Chief and it's on.
WOW! Miss J loooves it! And the red walls.
ReplyDeleteFirst you turn me onto the Joan's via your link to Are You There Blog, It's me, Stephen. Now you make me drool at the sight of your big, red Buddha.
ReplyDeleteDare I ask..........where did it come from?
It's from lotusculpture.com They're very nice. If you're looking for an 8 foot tall granite sculpture of Ganesh, they're the go-to guys.
ReplyDeleteLove the buddah!
ReplyDeleteI agree with Muscato on this one. Lovely!
ReplyDeleteBy the way, we anxiously await your reply here!
Propitious?
ReplyDeleteI’ve never heard of such a word.
I’ll take your word for it.
Besides that’s partly the reason I visit...to learn new words spoken eloquently.
And I love the Buddha.
Happy 2010 Peenee
Well, there goes another tax refund. Thanks for the help!!!
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A print of Vladimir Tretchikoff's The Chinese Girl would look absolutely exquiste next to it.
ReplyDeleteYes, it is. :)
ReplyDeleteAWESOME! Lurve!
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