The ordinary pleasures of everyday New Orleans
Presto Chango-
We turned this packed car:
(this is the back only, but the backseat was equally mashed, with Alison wedged in there)
into this:
And, abracadabra!- within a couple of hours, it all disappears.
Pulling off this magic trick takes weeks of preparation, much shopping, separating, bagging, organizing.
By the time you stagger off the float at the end of the day, you’re exhausted, filthy, and wondering if you’re crazy.
The first year we did it, Charlie fell off the float and back into the car and immediately said, “Thank god that’s over.”
Pause.
“I can’t wait to do it again next year.”
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