We had a great time in New Orleans visiting our daughter and are currently working our way through the first leg of our Appalachian trail. Right before we left I had mentioned that we would be accompanied by Lisette Lecat’s narration of Alexander McCall Smith‘s The Handsome Man’s De Luxe Café. Not so >>> instead we decided on having Agatha Christie’s Miss Marple unravel Mr. Rafiel’s cryptic message: Nemesis. Although both of us have read this Cozy Mystery before, as with all of Agatha Christie‘s work, we never tire of reading/hearing it again.
Coming from the arid plains of Texas, and the over-crowded I-10 route to New Orleans, we have both been enjoying the lush, green trees along the sides of I-59 through Mississippi, Alabama, and Tennessee. Not to mention that so far I-59 has been a nostalgic throw-back to the days when the interstate highways were light on traffic. (Knock on wood!)
Back to New Orleans. We spent the weekend with our daughter. She took us to the World War II Museum (a place she had already visited) and I’m here to say: I know when people think of NOLA (New Orleans, LA) they think of Mardis Gras, food and drink, but the WW II Museum really should be a must-stop for any visitor, although I wouldn’t recommend it for little children.
My Mother’s Day included a Grey Line tour of the city with our daughter and a phone call from our son assuring me that all is well with our house.
On to D.C. tomorrow!
susy says
This is off topic, sorry, but I don’t know how else to communicate with you Danna. I want to thank you for the Louise Penny recommendation mentioned a few weeks ago. The first novel, Still Life, is sublime! So evocative, so intriguing. Similar in tone to Charles Todd’s works. I can hardly put it down to get a cup of coffee! (a very big deal, indeed) Thank you thank you thankyou!
Danna - cozy mystery list says
Susy, our monthly recommendations come from a whole bunch of us >>> and we’re all avid Cozy Mystery readers. I’m so happy you found Louise Penny, and that you are enjoying her so much!
irene says
You mean The Handsome Man’s Deluxe Cafe (not hotel)?
Danna - cozy mystery list says
Irene, thank you. No matter how many times I proof-read my entries, for some reason, some things just don’t glare out at me like they should. I did, indeed, mean The Handsome Man’s De Luxe Café. (And, I just corrected it on my entry.) Thanks, again.
Lois says
Continue to enjoy your trip! Glad you had a good Mother’s Day! Lois
Danna - cozy mystery list says
Lois, thank you! After driving ab out 500 miles today, we decided to go downtown. It is really bustling down there!
Maria (BearMountainBooks) says
Happy Trails! Glad you have a great visit with your daughter. It’s pretty green here around Austin right now–we just had several inches of rain. We’ll save some of it for when you get back…
Danna - cozy mystery list says
Maria, our visit with our daughter was terrific. We are currently looking at apartments in and around D.C. The weather has been great out here. (I hope our son remembered to turn off our sprinkler!)
Billie says
Just responding to the thank you for the Insp. Gamache, Three Pines, Louise Penny reference. I think it is a wonderful series and read each new one avidly.
Danna - cozy mystery list says
Billie, thanks for the Louise Penny shout out about her Inspector Gamache Mystery Series.