Jazz Fest 2024 Was a Blast!!

Love the impromptu performance here @jazzfest. The song, "Chapel of Love" is 60 years old this year and was originally sung by Barbara Hawkins, the lady in the pink.

We’ve been so busy getting ready for and going to shows that I never got to blog about the great time we had at 2024 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival—or as we all know it “JazzFest”! What an unbelievable weekend it was. Our booth was right in the center of so many amazing musical artists like, Widespread Panic, The Killers, Chris Stapleton, and The Dirty Dozen Brass Band, to name a few. And the food…don’t get me started!! All the festival goers that stopped by the booth were so friendly and full of excitement to be a part of such a fabulous event.

Sally and me enjoying the day

Great crowd for great music!

The Killers rocked it!!

While I was at JazzFest there was an incident back home in Baltimore. Our beloved kitty, Pickle was missing! He didn’t come home the night I left for JazzFest. When I checked with my pet sitter later in my time away she told me he’d been missing for five days and my son, Henri was beside himself. No matter what he, my pet sitter and my husband did, they couldn’t find Pickle anywhere. Calling out his name, searching, leaving food and treats around our property were all of no avail. My friend and assistant at the show, Sally (pictured above), told me I should call a pet psychic to try to find him. Though I thought it seemed a little silly, what did I have to lose? At that point I didn't care what kind of voodoo magic had to happen to get him back home. So in the spirit of NOLA, I called the psychic Sally knows from back in Delaware. The psychic said, “tell me his name, about his personality, where he likes to wander off to and I’ll contact him”. Within half an hour, Pickle was back home and munching from his food bowl. What a relief! Lesson learned: always have an open mind!

A relieved and happy Henri with Pickle.