Mardi Gras

Mardi Gras Madness

by Angeliska on March 4, 2011

We’re in a mad flurry of sequin sewing, trim-gluing and puppet-building leading up to Fat Tuesday, so I had better share this rundown of pictures from last year’s big day now, before I get buried up to my neck in (…)

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Krewe of Eris – Lux et Voluptas

by Angeliska on March 1, 2011

Last year, the annual Krewe of Eris Parade fell on Valentine’s Day, making for a mighty romantic and randy procession. The official theme was Lux et Voluptas, or Light & Pleasure – but I think most of us couldn’t help (…)

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Krewe of Eris – The Feast of the Appetites!

by Angeliska on May 4, 2009

I look forward to the Krewe of Eris parade every year- it usually happens on the weekend before Mardi Gras, and this year (it occurred back in February, mind) it was quite chilly indeed. Luckily we were all able to (…)

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Parades II.

by Angeliska on April 7, 2009

Ahem! I will now turn back the calendar pages to February and continue revisiting my marvelous Mardi Gras visit.. Bear with me, faithful readers- it make take several installments, but I promise it will be worth the wait in juiciness (…)

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Parades

by Angeliska on March 1, 2009

It’s always so strange- the feeling of traveling a long way in the course of a day. A morning, and then an afternoon pass on the journey and I am hurtled across these old familiar highways back to a place (…)

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