Ankles were quite the thing back in the day. Seeing them on a lady meant one of two things – a pistol duel at dawn, or marriage. So walking up stairs was a logistical nightmare. Men had to head up first or be trusted to avert their eyes honorably. How the last couple of hundred years has changed our ideas of modesty, fashion, beauty and manners. Since the days of the sugar palace (aka Houmas House) very little is off limits. Thank goodness as sandles really don’t look good with socks!
Starfish napping
Baby led weaning fruit fest
Gorgeous gardens at Houmas House
The little Yankee taking it all in
The sugar palace
The southern belle
Exquisite dining
Resting weary legs
Belly laughs in the garden
Banks of the Mississippi once lined with plantations are now filled with industry
After dinner left Baby Boy O with the grandparents and went in search of Walmart. Failed miserably.
Yesterday’s post: Louisiana Plantations
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