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Singing the Blues in Mississippi

Notes from Nan: Singing the Blues in Mississippi BY HF Contributing Writer, Nan Parati I’m sitting in a big old house in Bay Saint Louis, Mississippi listening to my long-time friend (since seventh grade!) Ellis and her band play the blues. Normally at this moment on a Sunday morning I would be scurrying around serving people food and I have to say that at this moment, I couldn’t be happier than sitting… Read More

Category: Ashfield, Notes from Nan Tags: Bay Saint Louis, Hurricane Camille, Hurricane Katrina, Mississippi

Just What is it Like to Live in New Orleans?

Notes from Nan BY HF Contributing Writer, Nan Parat First of all, I want to wonder aloud about the phenomenon of people in such a tiny and remote section of the country keeping as close a watch on a hurricane 1500 miles away in the Gulf of Mexico and reporting the latest coordinates as regularly as if they were packing up to evacuate themselves! I was truly touched by how closely people… Read More