The Krewe of Oshun kicks off the two biggest weekends of parades for Mardi Gras 2015 -- 15 roll Friday (Feb. 6) through Sunday. Oshun, which is named for the Yoruba goddess of love, runs along the Uptown route, starting at 6 p.m. The Krewe of Cleopatra follows. Watch both live right here on the NOLA.com Parade Cam. The 18-float Oshun procession will include a band contest and marching Baby Dolls. Throws include peacock figures, mugs and medallion necklaces.
Sweetest Day. Date When Celebrated: Third Saturday in October. Now here is a day dedicated just for your sweetie. It exists as an opportunity for you to recognize that sweet and special someone. It doesnât matter who that person is, or what their relation to you. They just have to be sweet in order to get a little recognition.
The time for great nectarines is late summer, but they are available from June on. The best way to select a great nectarine is with your nose. When I have a basket or two of ripe nectarines out in the store, you can smell their wonderful fragrance the minute you walk in. A good ripe peach has a sweet fragrance, but you can smell a ripe nectarine a mile away. Until about 1940 nectarines were small, drab green fruit with very little red cheek. They were fragile and had a short shelf life, so they werent popular.