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BLOOM ALERT! SAVE THE DATE! |
 | JOIN US DOWNTOWN! High on the Bluff with an Afternoon Breeze |
Celebrate the Blooms!
NATCHEZ INTERNATIONAL CREPE MYRTLE FESTIVAL
July 10-11, 2020
Social events | Informative Talks | Self-Guided Bloom Tour |
Cocktails Under the Blooms
You will want to stay overnight - All Events Downtown
Bring your Friends! Book your Room!
NATCHEZ INTERNATIONAL CREPE MYRTLE FESTIVAL
July 10-11, 2020
Social events | Informative Talks | Self-Guided Bloom Tour |
Cocktails Under the Blooms
You will want to stay overnight - All Events Downtown
Bring your Friends! Book your Room!
It needed to happen! Natchez in full-bloom is sublime!
I founded the event last year, our first year, and along with the help of dedicated Master Gardeners and other volunteers, this Festival came to life. We also honored the memory of Sally Ballard, who planted 2,000 Crepe Myrtles in the year 2000! Natchez has a long history of citizens committed to the beautification of the town - and it shows! This celebration amongst the blooms is a wonderful respite. Read about our SUCCESSFUL DEBUT that story is located on the Press page of this site: scroll down the page to view.
I founded the event last year, our first year, and along with the help of dedicated Master Gardeners and other volunteers, this Festival came to life. We also honored the memory of Sally Ballard, who planted 2,000 Crepe Myrtles in the year 2000! Natchez has a long history of citizens committed to the beautification of the town - and it shows! This celebration amongst the blooms is a wonderful respite. Read about our SUCCESSFUL DEBUT that story is located on the Press page of this site: scroll down the page to view.
Updates Posted Soon:
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Take in the Architecture
Fantastic Southern Cuisine
More than 10,000 Trees & Counting
Have you seen Natchez
in full bloom?
It's Exquisite to Behold!
No other city can boast the extraordinary display of
Crepe Myrtles blooming like Natchez, Mississippi.
Crepe Myrtles blooming like Natchez, Mississippi.
Photo by G. Douglas Adams
Natchez is filled with incredible real estate opportunities and is a wonderful place to live and celebrate! Many architectural gems are available and it's a buyers market. If you are interested in learning about Natchez area historic properties to buy, or if you want to sell, please call me on my cell phone: 504.481.4790.
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Join me in New Iberia!
OPEN HOUSE INVITE
Historic Simien House
Queen Anne Cottage
2:00 - 4:00 PM
Saturday, February 15
424 West Main Street
Zoned Commercial & Residential
OPEN HOUSE INVITE
Historic Simien House
Queen Anne Cottage
2:00 - 4:00 PM
Saturday, February 15
424 West Main Street
Zoned Commercial & Residential
New Price $260,000
IBERIA PARISH
Built: circa 1910
Additions: late-20th century
Land: 10,200+/- sqft
MAIN HOUSE
Living square footage: 2,679 sq. ft.
Bedrooms/Offices: 3
Bathrooms: 3.5
AMENITIES
Professional Landscaping
Covered front porch
Enclosed back patio
Parking lot to accomodate 15 cars
2 storage houses, detached
2-car carport
property is zoned commercial and can be used
either as an office or a
private residence
Property Information Packet
IBERIA PARISH
Built: circa 1910
Additions: late-20th century
Land: 10,200+/- sqft
MAIN HOUSE
Living square footage: 2,679 sq. ft.
Bedrooms/Offices: 3
Bathrooms: 3.5
AMENITIES
Professional Landscaping
Covered front porch
Enclosed back patio
Parking lot to accomodate 15 cars
2 storage houses, detached
2-car carport
property is zoned commercial and can be used
either as an office or a
private residence
Property Information Packet
Enjoy a leisurely drive through the rolling hills of East Feliciana Parish
Clinton is 45 minutes from Baton Rouge and two hours from New Orleans
HISTORIC HUBBS HOUSE
OPEN HOUSE
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 8
NOON - 3 PM
Creole Cottage on 7 Acres
New to the market・first time sold in about 100 years
Mature landscape with live oaks, magnolias and bamboo
along the historic "Road to Baton Rouge"
Hubbs House Property Information Packet
KING CAKE WILL BE SERVED
10799 OAK DRIVE, CLINTON, LA
Read More Here
HISTORIC HUBBS HOUSE
OPEN HOUSE
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 8
NOON - 3 PM
Creole Cottage on 7 Acres
New to the market・first time sold in about 100 years
Mature landscape with live oaks, magnolias and bamboo
along the historic "Road to Baton Rouge"
Hubbs House Property Information Packet
KING CAKE WILL BE SERVED
10799 OAK DRIVE, CLINTON, LA
Read More Here
Mature landscape with live oaks, magnolias and bamboo
along the historic "Road to Baton Rouge"
along the historic "Road to Baton Rouge"
Laura Plantation is an extraordinary Creole heritage site. Through exhaustive research, the owners, my friends Norm and Sand Marmillion, were the first to present the intriguing history of Creole society and the unvarnished truth about the lives of slaves. Laura Plantation is at the top of my list for plantation tour recommendations.
A Painter Resurrects
Louisiana’s Vanished Creole Culture
Andrew LaMar Hopkins celebrates the rich contributions of
19th-Century New Orleans in his folk art style (and drag).
Louisiana’s Vanished Creole Culture
Andrew LaMar Hopkins celebrates the rich contributions of
19th-Century New Orleans in his folk art style (and drag).
I am delighted to share this NYT article featuring my dear friend
Andrew Lamar Hopkins, aka Désirée Joséphine Duplantier.
Andrew Lamar Hopkins, aka Désirée Joséphine Duplantier.
I've known Andrew for 30 years now and have watched him "pay his dues" in the art scene. I'm so happy that my friend Elle Shushan recognized Andrew's remarkable and complex talent and will feature him in her extraordinary Winter Show booth at the Park Armory on January 24th. Thus, she is bringing Andrew to the world's stage!
Recently, I overheard Andrew tell a mutual friend that "I'm going to blow up!!" So I booked my travel not wanting to miss a moment of Andrew's career blowing up! Follow along with me. I'll have a front row seat covering this on my Instagram. See more of Andrew's work on his website.
Recently, I overheard Andrew tell a mutual friend that "I'm going to blow up!!" So I booked my travel not wanting to miss a moment of Andrew's career blowing up! Follow along with me. I'll have a front row seat covering this on my Instagram. See more of Andrew's work on his website.
Photo by NYT - see story
And when Andrew makes his art debut in NYC, he is being showcased by a premier antiques dealer with a booth at the front entrance of the show. Congratulations Andrew! I will be cheering you on!
I treasure this photo from France, fall 2018
I'm at left next to Marie Victorie (sister of Baron de Pontalba), the Baron,
Susan Maclay of the Louisiana Museum Foundation, and Andrew Lamar Hopkins
Susan Maclay of the Louisiana Museum Foundation, and Andrew Lamar Hopkins
We travelled to extend formal invitations for the Founders Ball and we gained the Pontalba's permission for an exhibition featuring their family's treasures for the Louisiana State Museum at the Cabildo. (Read more about the Baroness de Pontalba and the Rise of Jackson Square Exhibition and the family here.)
Adding Life to Every Party, Photo by Margarita Bergen
 | You'll Want the Catalogue! Chasing the Butterfly Man: The Search for a Lost New Orleans Cabinetmaker, 1810-1825 Now Open at the Cabildo The story is intriguing & curated by my talented friend Cybèle Gontar! |
Here's another fabulous New Orleans
jewel box exhibit!
Historic New Orleans Collection
Presents:
New Orleans Drawings of
Gaston de Pontalba, 1848–1851
jewel box exhibit!
Historic New Orleans Collection
Presents:
New Orleans Drawings of
Gaston de Pontalba, 1848–1851
I still get goosebumps thinking about when five years ago (while on my 2nd trip to their château), Charles Edouard, Baron de Pontalba, excitedly showed these drawings to me while I was visiting.
He had discovered Gaston's works just a fortnight before.
They are to be treasured!
He had discovered Gaston's works just a fortnight before.
They are to be treasured!
Reconnecting the Pontalba family to Louisiana has been a highlight of my life!
The Pontalba family are guardians of our shared French Creole culture.
The Pontalba family are guardians of our shared French Creole culture.
 | We're looking forward to the Louisiana Museum Foundation's sojourn to the Pontalba's splendid troubadour chȃteau! |
...and so does Julia Reed! Recipe featured:
Julia Reed's NEW ORLEANS
Food, Fun, and Field Trips for Letting the Good Times Roll
Julia Reed's NEW ORLEANS
Food, Fun, and Field Trips for Letting the Good Times Roll
Photo by Paul Costello
PETER PATOUT'S FAMOUS SATSUMACELLO
PETER PATOUT'S FAMOUS SATSUMACELLO
A few years ago, I gave my dear friend Julia Reed a bottle of my homemade satsumacello and she loved it enough to include it in her wonderful book - as part of her fun field-trips from New Orleans…to my country home in Patoutville.
P.V. is deep in the heart of sugar cane country, and I’m across the street from our family’s sugar mill. In grinding season, it’s quite the spectacle with smoke swirling, trucks unloading and all the energy the seasonal activity generates around the clock until suddenly it ends, usually by January.
Citrus season coincides with grinding season and many mature satsuma trees are near my home. While Julia Reed generously credits me for this recipe. Poppy Tooker is the one who steered me to creating this wonderful treat. Sip slowly!
P.V. is deep in the heart of sugar cane country, and I’m across the street from our family’s sugar mill. In grinding season, it’s quite the spectacle with smoke swirling, trucks unloading and all the energy the seasonal activity generates around the clock until suddenly it ends, usually by January.
Citrus season coincides with grinding season and many mature satsuma trees are near my home. While Julia Reed generously credits me for this recipe. Poppy Tooker is the one who steered me to creating this wonderful treat. Sip slowly!
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Makes 6 cups
Ingredients:
10 - 12 Satsumas
1 750 ml bottle of Everclear
3 cups of sugar
2 cups of water
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METHOD:
Wash the satsumas in hot water with a vegetable brush to remove any residue of pesticide or wax. Pat them dry.
Continually zest the satsumas with a zester or vegetable peeler, being careful not to include any white pith from the peel. (The pith, the white part under the rind, is too bitter and will spoil your satsumacello.
Place the zest in a large jar and fill with the Everclear. Let sit at room temperature for at least 10 days and up to forty days in a cool, dark place. Turn the jar upside down 2 or 3 times to help bring out the flavor of the zest. The zest will eventually turn white.
When ready to proceed, combine the sugar and the water in a large saucepan. Bring to a boil and cook for about 5 minutes, until sugar is well dissolved.
Strain the Everclear/zest mixture through a fine mesh sieve lined with cheesecloth or a paper towel into the simple syrup mixture. Stir and allow to cool. When the satsumacello has cooled completely, you may pour it into individual bottles.
Continually zest the satsumas with a zester or vegetable peeler, being careful not to include any white pith from the peel. (The pith, the white part under the rind, is too bitter and will spoil your satsumacello.
Place the zest in a large jar and fill with the Everclear. Let sit at room temperature for at least 10 days and up to forty days in a cool, dark place. Turn the jar upside down 2 or 3 times to help bring out the flavor of the zest. The zest will eventually turn white.
When ready to proceed, combine the sugar and the water in a large saucepan. Bring to a boil and cook for about 5 minutes, until sugar is well dissolved.
Strain the Everclear/zest mixture through a fine mesh sieve lined with cheesecloth or a paper towel into the simple syrup mixture. Stir and allow to cool. When the satsumacello has cooled completely, you may pour it into individual bottles.
FALL FORAY
THE INSTITUTE OF CLASSICAL ARCHITECTURE & ART,
LOUISIANA CHAPTER PRESENTS:
TRADITIONAL VERNACULAR ARCHITECTURE IN CREOLE NATCHITOCHES
NEW OPPORTUNITY FOR REALTORS TO GAIN CEUS!
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 31 TO SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2019
THE INSTITUTE OF CLASSICAL ARCHITECTURE & ART,
LOUISIANA CHAPTER PRESENTS:
TRADITIONAL VERNACULAR ARCHITECTURE IN CREOLE NATCHITOCHES
NEW OPPORTUNITY FOR REALTORS TO GAIN CEUS!
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 31 TO SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2019
Join me in Natchitoches for this world class tour! Here's a wonderful opportunity to delve deeply into traditional vernacular architecture in Creole Natchitoches and the Cane River area. Top historians and experts in their fields lead this incredible experience. History enthusiasts would appreciate this top level tour. Architects, Landscape Architects, Interior Decorators - and for the 1st time ever, Louisiana Realtors can earn 8 CEUs!
The Institute of Classical Architecture & Art Louisiana Chapter (ICAA Louisiana) is dedicated to advancing the awareness, appreciation, and practice of classical architecture and the allied arts throughout the state of Louisiana.
I'm an active member of the ICAA and have helped to orchestrate
this amazing Fall Foray. For all the details, please visit this link:
https://www.classicist.org/assets/images/general/Traditional-Vernacular-Architecture-in-Creole-Natchitoches-Packet.pdf.
this amazing Fall Foray. For all the details, please visit this link:
https://www.classicist.org/assets/images/general/Traditional-Vernacular-Architecture-in-Creole-Natchitoches-Packet.pdf.
Further, I'm so proud of my Assistant Kelly Calhoun for successfully endeavoring to gain CEU credits for Real Estate Agents attending this educational tour.
As a realtor specializing in historic properties, this high level programming advances my expertise. The talks, tour and networking are invaluable resources helping me to offer even better client service. See the approval below offering 8 educational credit hours!
As a realtor specializing in historic properties, this high level programming advances my expertise. The talks, tour and networking are invaluable resources helping me to offer even better client service. See the approval below offering 8 educational credit hours!
THE BARONESS DE PONTALBA AND THE RISE OF JACKSON SQUARE EXHIBITION
JOIN ME: SUNDAY, OCTOBER 13
JOIN ME: SUNDAY, OCTOBER 13
I encourage you to revisit it,
or see it for the first time...
Meeting the Pontalba family and reconnecting
them to Louisiana has been a highlight of
my life. Fate! Read more here.
Sunday marks the last day at the Cabildo,
and what an extraordinary year it's been!
I feel so fortunate to have reconnected New Orleans with the descendants of one of the most prominent founding families.
Please join Andrew Hopkins and me for a final walkthrough,
this Sunday, Oct. 13 at 2PM
at the Cabildo
If you're a Friends of the Cabildo or the Louisiana Museum Foundation member, admission is complimentary.
(If not, please consider joining to support these organizations.)
Otherwise expect a nominal entrance fee.
With this final walkthrough, Andrew and I will be sharing stories and reminiscing the highlights of the last few years that have involved the remarkable Pontalba family, who today live in their family chateau in France, where their ancestors have been living since 1805.
Afterwards, come by at 4PM:
1111 Bourbon
cocktails in my courtyard
Join me in a toast to
Charles Edouard and Isabelle,
Baron and Baroness de Pontalba
and their son Pierre....
without them none of this
would have ever happened!
(The Pontalba's are in France & not attending)
In order to prepare properly, please let me know if are coming by Friday, October 11. RSVP here!
or see it for the first time...
Meeting the Pontalba family and reconnecting
them to Louisiana has been a highlight of
my life. Fate! Read more here.
Sunday marks the last day at the Cabildo,
and what an extraordinary year it's been!
I feel so fortunate to have reconnected New Orleans with the descendants of one of the most prominent founding families.
Please join Andrew Hopkins and me for a final walkthrough,
this Sunday, Oct. 13 at 2PM
at the Cabildo
If you're a Friends of the Cabildo or the Louisiana Museum Foundation member, admission is complimentary.
(If not, please consider joining to support these organizations.)
Otherwise expect a nominal entrance fee.
With this final walkthrough, Andrew and I will be sharing stories and reminiscing the highlights of the last few years that have involved the remarkable Pontalba family, who today live in their family chateau in France, where their ancestors have been living since 1805.
Afterwards, come by at 4PM:
1111 Bourbon
cocktails in my courtyard
Join me in a toast to
Charles Edouard and Isabelle,
Baron and Baroness de Pontalba
and their son Pierre....
without them none of this
would have ever happened!
(The Pontalba's are in France & not attending)
In order to prepare properly, please let me know if are coming by Friday, October 11. RSVP here!
A Few Memories!
Reconnecting the Pontalba Family to Louisiana has been a highlight of my life.
Reconnecting the Pontalba Family to Louisiana has been a highlight of my life.
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For those not interested in taking the bus tour from New Orleans, reduced rates are available. Call the Louisiana Museum Foundation Office: 504.558.0493.
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