MardiGras Museum

MardiGras Museum MardiGras Museum is a virtual collection of everything Mardi Gras, including images, legends, history, and stories.

Built in 1860 for ice dealer, Abel Rachel Bosworth and his wife, Rachel Bosworth. This striking Italianate style residen...
09/04/2026

Built in 1860 for ice dealer, Abel Rachel Bosworth and his wife, Rachel Bosworth. This striking Italianate style residence was designed by architect Thomas Kelah. It features an unusual bow-curved double gallery, which gives the facade a pleasing liveliness.

The service wing of the house was constructed utilizing the pre-1844 home of Andres and Sophia Anderson, which originally occupied the lot. Anderson operated a successful dairy on the adjoining property until his death in 1854. Cotton and steamship agent Lucas E Moore acquired the current residence from the heirs of Bosworth in 1886, and then sold it to ship agent William J Hammond in 1890. The Hammond family held ownership for nearly 90 years, retaining much of the historic integrity of the home.

Alma Hammond, the last survivor of the Hammond family, willed the house to former member the Louisiana State Legislature Bland Cox Bruns, upon her death in 1979. In 2000, Becca Selvidge Fox and John MacGregor Fox, Jr purchased the home from he Bruns family.

By the way, Mardi Gras is only 159 days away! šŸ’œšŸ’ššŸ’›

Make sure you watch your pet doors during hurricane season. šŸ¤£šŸ˜³ļæ¼
09/03/2026

Make sure you watch your pet doors during hurricane season. šŸ¤£šŸ˜³ļæ¼

I love how the Spanish mossHangs from the tall oak treesAs it blows softly back and forthIn the early fallā€™s cool breeze...
09/03/2026

I love how the Spanish moss
Hangs from the tall oak trees
As it blows softly back and forth
In the early fallā€™s cool breeze

Our lush green parks
Bring us so much life and pleasure
We should love our parks
And treat them like a natural treasure

We are, indeed, truly blessed
To have such a gift from Above
Itā€™s natures way of saying
Our world is filled with so much love

So the next time you stroll
With your special companion in the park
Take a moment to give thanks
For such a beautiful walk

Ā© 2026 Jeffrey Pipes Guice

The Southern Decadence Festivalā€œI don't know what to tell you. A statement is easy, and here it is: Be yourself. Try to ...
09/02/2026

The Southern Decadence Festival

ā€œI don't know what to tell you. A statement is easy, and here it is: Be yourself. Try to matter. Be a good friend. Love freely, even if you are likely, almost guaranteed, to be hurt, betrayed. Do what you were created to do. You'll know what this is, because it is what you keep creeping up to, peering at, dreaming of. Do it. If you don't, you'll be punching clocks and eating time doing precisely what you shouldn't, and you'll become mean and you'll seek to punish any and all who appear the slightest bit happy, the slightest bit comfortable in their own skin, the slightest bit smart. Cruelty is a drug, as well, and it's all around us. Don't imbibe.ā€

"Try to matter. Try to care. And never be afraid to admit that you just don't know, you just don't fu***ng know how you're going to make it. That's when the help, the human and the divine help, shows up."

- Tennessee Williams Interview with James Grissom, 1983.

ā€œMother, Mother Ocean, I have heard your callā€ - Jimmy BuffettA Poem: Kissing The ShoreDrinking too much rumOn a stormy ...
09/02/2026

ā€œMother, Mother Ocean, I have heard your callā€
- Jimmy Buffett

A Poem: Kissing The Shore

Drinking too much rum
On a stormy night
Kissing the shore
Every sailorā€™s plight

To crash the rocks
and kiss the shore
Mother Natureā€™s revenge
A sailorā€™s tearful lore

Kissing the shore
Kissing the shore
Another drunken sailor
Goes kissing the shore

If the rum don't get ā€˜em
Then Mother Nature will
Sheā€™s a mean old girl
Sheā€™ll make you pay her bill

Where is cousin Jimmy
Did he make it out alive
Another drunken sailor
Will his soul survive

Kissing the shore
Kissing the shore
Another drunken sailor
To be seen no more

Ā© 2023 Jeffrey Pipes Guice

This poem was inspired by the lyrics of my favorite songwriter cousin Jimmy Buffett. James William Buffett (born December 25, 1946) is an American singer-songwriter, musician, author, and businessman. He is best known for his music, which often portrays an "island escapism" lifestyle. Buffett was born on Christmas Day 1946, in Pascagoula, Mississippi, and spent part of his childhood in Mobile, Alabama. As a child he was exposed to sailing through his grandfather and these experiences would go on to influence his later music. Buffett spent years working as the first mate on the yacht of industrialist Foster Talge on the Petticoat III in Key West while perfecting the "Caribbean Rock n' Roll" genre.

Grandmother Boudreaux had two real passions in life -smoking w**d and petting the ducksā€¦ šŸ˜³
08/27/2026

Grandmother Boudreaux had two real passions in life -smoking w**d and petting the ducksā€¦ šŸ˜³

Rest in peace, Dolly! ā¤ļøšŸ™šŸ»
08/27/2026

Rest in peace, Dolly! ā¤ļøšŸ™šŸ»

A Poem: All Mules MatterIā€™m not a horseI am a muleIā€™m not a donkeyYou silly foolIā€™ll let you in on a secretMy dad is a d...
06/27/2026

A Poem: All Mules Matter

Iā€™m not a horse
I am a mule
Iā€™m not a donkey
You silly fool

Iā€™ll let you in on a secret
My dad is a donkey, and my mommaā€™s a horse
But I love dem both just da same
And dey love me back, of course

I live and work in da French Quarters
And pull tourists when the weather is good
I get plenty of breaks between da fares
My owner loves me, as he should

I get my strength from my jackass dad
And my good looks from my sweet momma
I like to watch the tourists get really drunk
But I stay away from all dere crazy drama

My barn is large and very clean
My stall is both spacious and airy
I never work more den seven hours each day
My favorite snowball flavor is black cherry

I work no more den four days
And den I take a day off for rest
I donā€™t mind da heat or humidity
And working in da Quarters is da best

So, whenever you visit New Orleans
And you want to be taken for a ride
Come get into my pretty carriage
Grab a go cup and come play outside

Ā© 2026 Jeffrey Pipes Guice

Image: Working Mule Passing French Quarter Townhouses, New Orleans. Photograph by David J. Lā€™Hoste.

A Poem: Getting SmackedI grew up in a really big Catholic familyWe were always looking for ways to have funWe dared each...
06/25/2026

A Poem: Getting Smacked

I grew up in a really big Catholic family
We were always looking for ways to have fun
We dared each other to do crazy things
Like, who was going first to ring and run

Yes, the typical dares started simply
As kids, we would just laugh and laugh
For us, it was all just fun and games
Until our parents took out the polygraph

We learned early on never to tell on each other
It was one of the golden rules we all lived by
Because the older kids taught us early on
Tattling could get you the proverbial stick in the eye

It was better to take the punishment
Yes, take the punishment like a man
No one ever threw the other kids under the bus
It was just always part of our family plan

Later on, I hung out with the risk takers
If you never got punished, we probably werenā€™t friends
While we never did anything to get in too much trouble
We were always getting smacked on our bitter ends

Itā€™s not that we went looking for trouble
It seemed like trouble always found me
Who wanted to sit inside with mommy
When you can go outside and climb a neighborā€™s tree

Almost everyone survived their childhood
Getting smacked never did any actual harm
Itā€™s a shame the kids today donā€™t appreciate
A good old fashioned twist of the left arm

I look forward to hearing all the comments
Todayā€™s helicopter parents have to share
As you sit and judge others so piously
Please know that I donā€™t really care
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Ā© 2026 Jeffrey Pipes Guice

My dad would have done the same thing!šŸ¤£
06/25/2026

My dad would have done the same thing!šŸ¤£

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