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[Sherry]

WQ and I had a wonderful anniversary trip to NOLA. We did not hit it big during our stay at the Golden Nugget in Biloxi, but enjoyed our time there. The Ponchartrain in the Garden District exceeded my expectations...it was like stepping back in time. Loved the suite, as well as the bars on the main floor and roof top. Neither one of us are fans of buffets, but we made an exception for The Court of the Two Sisters Jazz Brunch, with the perfect seat next to the fountain. We scored another fountain seat during our time imbibing at Pat O'Briens. Lots of great music throughout the French Quarter. Loved touring the beautiful homes in the Garden District, and sitting a spell at The Audobon Park. We made a detour on the route home for a tour of one of the most haunted homes in America, The Myrtles Plantation. No ghosts were spied, but we had a fantastic tour guide.

 

[Foxfyre]

He can't have potassium chloride right now, no salt substitutes.
He can have 2200 mg of salt a day. That means all the food he eats has to have very low salts.

I don't know where you live but Trader Joe's has salt free bread, so do some other places but it's more expensive. There is also no salt added ketchup...add a fried egg and you have a sandwich for about 100mgs sodium.

Trader Joe's also has no salt added tuna...a little mayo and you have a tuna salad sandwich...but yes, sandwiches are difficult.

Thank you, but the nearest one is a one hundred mile trip each time.
I have found canola mayo that he can have and he can have abalone in water, plus I found canned chicken for sandwiches.
The problem is he can only have 2 or 3 slices of bread a day.

That's too bad, TJ's is pretty good with having lower sodium products...even a salsa and no salt added tortilla chips.

That's true, but I can make them here at home from scratch.

I keep forgetting everyone isn't as lazy as I am.

Since my husband died in 2004 I really hate cooking.

I love to cook so when I have the time I would certainly make almost anything from scratch if it is something I have fun making. I love to experiment with different recipes. But potato chips? My hat is off to Peach who is very proficient in these kinds of things, but I think potato chips would be too tedious for me.

 

[Foxfyre]

WQ and I had a wonderful anniversary trip to NOLA. We did not hit it big during our stay at the Golden Nugget in Biloxi, but enjoyed our time there. The Ponchartrain in the Garden District exceeded my expectations...it was like stepping back in time. Loved the suite, as well as the bars on the main floor and roof top. Neither one of us are fans of buffets, but we made an exception for The Court of the Two Sisters Jazz Brunch, with the perfect seat next to the fountain. We scored another fountain seat during our time imbibing at Pat O'Briens. Lots of great music throughout the French Quarter. Loved touring the beautiful homes in the Garden District, and sitting a spell at The Audobon Park. We made a detour on the route home for a tour of one of the most haunted homes in America, The Myrtles Plantation. No ghosts were spied, but we had a fantastic tour guide.

What great photos!!! It's like being there with you. I would have loved tagging along there. And if it is an exceptional buffet, especially with a fantastic setting, that would be okay too.

 

[Foxfyre]

As we get closer to the wife's interview day the more stressed she gets and when she gets stressed she gets bossy and controlling......... often over things that I've already done....... *sigh*

Just shift into 'yes dear' mode until it blows over. I also tend not to be my most lovable self when I am extra stressed over something and appreciate Hombre just backing off and allowing me to be a bit bitchy for awhile.

 

[Dalia]

Hello, a member ask me to help him in private, he (American Soldier ) wanted money to get back to USA i told him that i am French and i will ask the question at the forum for him, he told that we lost his wife in Nigérian and all the money he have is in the USA.

That smells like a scam fraud Dalia. I would refer him to the American embassy or a military installation for help.

Merci and i agree Foxfyre , i did told him that in private, Ringe took care of the situation, he did told me in private that he would come in France to give me the money back.....i told him ask American people to help you to get back in your country. ask help from your family, your bank.

 

[WelfareQueen]

WQ and I had a wonderful anniversary trip to NOLA. We did not hit it big during our stay at the Golden Nugget in Biloxi, but enjoyed our time there. The Ponchartrain in the Garden District exceeded my expectations...it was like stepping back in time. Loved the suite, as well as the bars on the main floor and roof top. Neither one of us are fans of buffets, but we made an exception for The Court of the Two Sisters Jazz Brunch, with the perfect seat next to the fountain. We scored another fountain seat during our time imbibing at Pat O'Briens. Lots of great music throughout the French Quarter. Loved touring the beautiful homes in the Garden District, and sitting a spell at The Audobon Park. We made a detour on the route home for a tour of one of the most haunted homes in America, The Myrtles Plantation. No ghosts were spied, but we had a fantastic tour guide.

What great photos!!! It's like being there with you. I would have loved tagging along there. And if it is an exceptional buffet, especially with a fantastic setting, that would be okay too.

Sherry and me ordered several Pat O'Brien's Hurricanes. We took a cab back to the hotel. I would not recommend driving.

 

[Gracie]

I'm glad you two had a wonderful trip! And I always wanted to see the Garden District....mostly hoping to catch a glimpse of Lestat.

 

[WelfareQueen]

I'm glad you two had a wonderful trip! And I always wanted to see the Garden District....mostly hoping to catch a glimpse of Lestat.

I am a huge Anne Rice fan, Gracie. I had to see the Garden District. But yeah...sadly no sightings of Lestat, Louis, or Claudia.

And Sherry is correct...Audubon Park was beautiful as well.

 

[Sherry]

I'm glad you two had a wonderful trip! And I always wanted to see the Garden District....mostly hoping to catch a glimpse of Lestat.

Apparently the blood sucking ghouls reside where we stayed.

The Pontchartrain Hotel is one of many haunted hotels in New Orleans.

There are said to be at least 25 different ghosts haunting the Pontchartrain Hotel. Two sisters are the most well-known ghosts to make a showing, although a royal countess in very elegant clothing has also been spied in the hallways. The apparition of an old man makes his rounds through the haunted Pontchartrain as well, searching for “Meagan”. Elevators are said to stop inexplicably at different floors when no one is on them. There are cold spots in the hotel as well. But the creepiest tale about the Pontchartrain Hotel is that vampires take lodging there. Visitors claim to have encountered this undead souls on their way to late night parties in the French Quarter.

The building was constructed in 1927 on St. Charles Avenue in the Garden District. It was named after a member of LouisXVI’s court, the Count de Pontchartrain.

Haunting of Pontchartrain Hotel Haunted Places in 2031 St Charles Ave, New Orleans, LA, USA - Hauntin.gs

 

[Gracie]

I'm glad you two had a wonderful trip! And I always wanted to see the Garden District....mostly hoping to catch a glimpse of Lestat.

I am a huge Anne Rice fan, Gracie. I had to see the Garden District. But yeah...sadly no sightings of Lestat, Louis, or Claudia.

And Sherry is correct...Audubon Park was beautiful as well.

Anne doesn't like me much. She and I got in an email fight some years back. I told her she always said on her website that nobody would or could ever kill Lestat and I said sure he can die and someone CAN kill him. You did, missy.

Boy did she get pissed.

 

[Ringel05]

As we get closer to the wife's interview day the more stressed she gets and when she gets stressed she gets bossy and controlling......... often over things that I've already done....... *sigh*

Just shift into 'yes dear' mode until it blows over. I also tend not to be my most lovable self when I am extra stressed over something and appreciate Hombre just backing off and allowing me to be a bit bitchy for awhile.

We know each other's stress mechanisms, she gets spastic and I tend to withdraw......... Sometimes that makes for minor explosions......

 

[WelfareQueen]

I'm glad you two had a wonderful trip! And I always wanted to see the Garden District....mostly hoping to catch a glimpse of Lestat.

I am a huge Anne Rice fan, Gracie. I had to see the Garden District. But yeah...sadly no sightings of Lestat, Louis, or Claudia.

And Sherry is correct...Audubon Park was beautiful as well.

Anne doesn't like me much. She and I got in an email fight some years back. I told her she always said on her website that nobody would or could ever kill Lestat and I said sure he can die and someone CAN kill him. You did, missy.

Boy did she get pissed.

No kidding. The fact she wrote you back...even if she was pissed.....is to her credit. I have probably read 20 or so of her books. Queen of the Damned or the Witching Hour are probably my favorites.

 

[Foxfyre]

I'm glad you two had a wonderful trip! And I always wanted to see the Garden District....mostly hoping to catch a glimpse of Lestat.

Apparently the blood sucking ghouls reside where we stayed.

The Pontchartrain Hotel is one of many haunted hotels in New Orleans.

There are said to be at least 25 different ghosts haunting the Pontchartrain Hotel. Two sisters are the most well-known ghosts to make a showing, although a royal countess in very elegant clothing has also been spied in the hallways. The apparition of an old man makes his rounds through the haunted Pontchartrain as well, searching for “Meagan”. Elevators are said to stop inexplicably at different floors when no one is on them. There are cold spots in the hotel as well. But the creepiest tale about the Pontchartrain Hotel is that vampires take lodging there. Visitors claim to have encountered this undead souls on their way to late night parties in the French Quarter.

The building was constructed in 1927 on St. Charles Avenue in the Garden District. It was named after a member of LouisXVI’s court, the Count de Pontchartrain.

Haunting of Pontchartrain Hotel Haunted Places in 2031 St Charles Ave, New Orleans, LA, USA - Hauntin.gs

How disappointing. Except for the blood sucking part. We've spent time in places reported to be haunted too and didn't get to meet any of the ghostly inhabitants. I was always disappointed.

 

[peach174]

I don't know where you live but Trader Joe's has salt free bread, so do some other places but it's more expensive. There is also no salt added ketchup...add a fried egg and you have a sandwich for about 100mgs sodium.

Trader Joe's also has no salt added tuna...a little mayo and you have a tuna salad sandwich...but yes, sandwiches are difficult.

Thank you, but the nearest one is a one hundred mile trip each time.
I have found canola mayo that he can have and he can have abalone in water, plus I found canned chicken for sandwiches.
The problem is he can only have 2 or 3 slices of bread a day.

That's too bad, TJ's is pretty good with having lower sodium products...even a salsa and no salt added tortilla chips.

That's true, but I can make them here at home from scratch.

I keep forgetting everyone isn't as lazy as I am.

Since my husband died in 2004 I really hate cooking.

I love to cook so when I have the time I would certainly make almost anything from scratch if it is something I have fun making. I love to experiment with different recipes. But potato chips? My hat is off to Peach who is very proficient in these kinds of things, but I think potato chips would be too tedious for me.

That is why I only do it every two weeks, too tedious.

 

[Gracie]

I'm glad you two had a wonderful trip! And I always wanted to see the Garden District....mostly hoping to catch a glimpse of Lestat.

I am a huge Anne Rice fan, Gracie. I had to see the Garden District. But yeah...sadly no sightings of Lestat, Louis, or Claudia.

And Sherry is correct...Audubon Park was beautiful as well.

Anne doesn't like me much. She and I got in an email fight some years back. I told her she always said on her website that nobody would or could ever kill Lestat and I said sure he can die and someone CAN kill him. You did, missy.

Boy did she get pissed.

No kidding. The fact she wrote you back...even if she was pissed.....is to her credit. I have probably read 20 or so of her books. Queen of the Damned or the Witching Hour are probably my favorites.

Vampire diaries, witching hour and the knockoff from the Taltos...love them all. Told her so, but also told her she murdered Lestat all by herself. Yes, we were firing emails back and forth because she was pissed at the truth. After her husband died, she got all religious and killed off the darker side of her dabblings..I guess to make amends to God.
While I can understand her grief process, her reasons are ridiculous. They were just stories..with a shitload of readers who mourned along with her...but for Lestat & Company. We argued it back and forth and finally she said to never read another book of hers. I said no worries, her new line of Christ books and her porn books were of no interest to me...or anyone else...and her bank account would prove it eventually. Which pissed her off even more.

 

[Gracie]

Queen of the Damned or the Witching Hour are probably my favorites.

Blackwood Farm is pretty damn good, too. Until Mona Mayfair was dragged into it. I didn't much care for Mona.

And..after reading Blackwood Farm....I got really interested in cameo jewelry.

 

[WelfareQueen]

Queen of the Damned or the Witching Hour are probably my favorites.

Blackwood Farm is pretty damn good, too. Until Mona Mayfair was dragged into it. I didn't much care for Mona.

And..after reading Blackwood Farm....I got really interested in cameo jewelry.

Her old ones...The Feast of All Saints and Cry to Heaven were pretty damn cool as well. I have never read her Christian books or the 50 Shades of Grey crap. Zero interest.

But still Gracie.....very cool she was willing to correspond with you. Her talent is undeniable....at least when she was in her prime.

 

[Gracie]

Queen of the Damned or the Witching Hour are probably my favorites.

Blackwood Farm is pretty damn good, too. Until Mona Mayfair was dragged into it. I didn't much care for Mona.

And..after reading Blackwood Farm....I got really interested in cameo jewelry.

Her old ones...The Feast of All Saints and Cry to Heaven were pretty damn cool as well. I have never read her Christian books or the 50 Shades of Grey crap. Zero interest.

But still Gracie.....very cool she was willing to correspond with you. Her talent is undeniable....at least when she was in her prime.

She corresponded because I pushed a truth button, lol.
Anne Rice killed Lestat. Simple as that.

 

[Gracie]

The Taltos are supposed to be Nephilims.

The Nephilim (“fallen ones, giants”) were the offspring of sexual relationships between the sons of God and daughters of men in Genesis.

Oh, she dabbled deep, our Anne did. I still read those books from time to time. And I miss Lestat. And the Mayfairs and the sneaky Taltos folks. And Blackwood Farm characters.

Blackwood Farm (The Vampire Chronicles, #9)

 

[Ringel05]

I'm glad you two had a wonderful trip! And I always wanted to see the Garden District....mostly hoping to catch a glimpse of Lestat.

Apparently the blood sucking ghouls reside where we stayed.

The Pontchartrain Hotel is one of many haunted hotels in New Orleans.

There are said to be at least 25 different ghosts haunting the Pontchartrain Hotel. Two sisters are the most well-known ghosts to make a showing, although a royal countess in very elegant clothing has also been spied in the hallways. The apparition of an old man makes his rounds through the haunted Pontchartrain as well, searching for “Meagan”. Elevators are said to stop inexplicably at different floors when no one is on them. There are cold spots in the hotel as well. But the creepiest tale about the Pontchartrain Hotel is that vampires take lodging there. Visitors claim to have encountered this undead souls on their way to late night parties in the French Quarter.

The building was constructed in 1927 on St. Charles Avenue in the Garden District. It was named after a member of LouisXVI’s court, the Count de Pontchartrain.

Haunting of Pontchartrain Hotel Haunted Places in 2031 St Charles Ave, New Orleans, LA, USA - Hauntin.gs

How disappointing. Except for the blood sucking part. We've spent time in places reported to be haunted too and didn't get to meet any of the ghostly inhabitants. I was always disappointed.

You all went to the wrong place........