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….


Top Ten Thanksgiving Dishes

  With Thanksgiving just a few days away I’m starting to take stock of how much sugar, butter and bourbon we have in the house (the reason will become clear in a second) and searching for my recipe binder. And I’m sure households across the Northshore, as well as throughout…


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…



101 Crafts with Paper Plates

Animals Bear Bee Butterflies Crab Crow Dinosaurs Duck Fox Frog Giraffe Goat Goose Gorilla Hedgehog Hippo Killer Whale Ladybug Mouse Octopus Owl Peacock Penguin Polar Bear Raccoon Sheep Snake   Spiders Starfish Swan Toucan Tropical Fish Turkey Turtle Walrus White Cat Zebra Crafts African Necklaces Angel Wings Aquarium Carrot Clock…


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…