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Comparing Tablets and eReaders {For the Newbie Techie}

Part of my job is helping the general public figure out how to use their tablet or eReader with all of the apps offered for free through the St. Tammany Parish Library. I’ve had the fortune of training on brand new devices in order to know what I’m talking about…


Dear Santa: 6 Things I Want For My Home For Christmas

“Tis better to give than to receive.” Well, that’s true, but let’s be honest, getting is still pretty fun. Here’s a list of six Christmas items I hope Santa brings me for my home this year.   1. Christmas China source I have longed for a Christmas china pattern for years now….


In a While, Crocodile

This post was brought to you by In a While, Crocodile. Here in the New Orleans area, we eat a little differently than the rest of the country. Slow cookers were popular in the 70s and 80s, but my mother never used one. Back then, the recipes involved cream-of-something soup…



Learning Express Opens in Mandeville

If you’ve hoped for a toy store in Mandeville, then you are going to be very excited because we’ve found out that Learning Express will be opening in Mandeville in early November! Learning Express stores pride themselves on providing a mix of fun and educational toys from a variety of…


Seven Secrets of Highly Effective Northshore Residents

1.  You can get anywhere in Slidell without driving on Gause. 2. You know where Mr. Fish used to be.   3.  You know that if you’re in Covington 5th Street and 5th Street aren’t necessarily connected.  Or eighth street. Or tenth. Or. . . any of those. 4.  You…



Seven Problems Only Northshore Residents Understand

1.  Trying to get anywhere when you have to pass the intersection of Causeway and 190. 2. When you go somewhere on the Southshore and people act like you’ve arrived from another country. “You came all the way from the Northshore? When are you going back?” 3. Getting stuck at…