The more we can anticipate Heaven, the better and more properly ordered we will live. The French fill their puff pastry galette with almond cream, traditionally with a fève (a small ceramic I got our set of vintage fèves at a brocante in Lyon, but try Etsy . Our longtime favorite Corda Candles has a " Gifts for a King " candle featuring frankincense and myrrh

You aren't living unless you're biting into thick slabs of a BLT with red juice running down your chin And while we're here: one of my favorite things to read while I drink coffee is this ancient Creole cookbook But my favorite part is the lack of concrete directions, measurements, temperatures, specificity of ingredients

Some of our favorites are LouLou's (the best sugar-free options); Pandora's (right near City Park); The rapid-evaporation nature of alcohol will give you a surprisingly effective boost. Some of our favorite indoor activities are the world-class Audubon Aquarium and the character-rich Rock You can also rent a kayak, canoe, or paddleboard to paddle down Bayou St John (one of my favorite neighborhoods There's pure magic in the live oak tree grove at City Park.

huge platters of fried seafood or cauldrons of gumbo with hot rice), "In other places, they eat to live In New Orleans, we live to eat." I could eat my way through a continuous circuit of favorites for the next fifty years . fresher products and better prices if you duck into the local grocery, plus grocery shopping is one of my favorite You haven't lived until you've eaten hot crab-boil mashed potatoes swimming in melted butter.

Some of my most favorite sentimental objects live on these shelves: train tickets to Lisieux, a sketch Some views of the living room, complete with a glimpse of our integrated Advent tree . P.S. Everyone's favorite room of the house. The windows here absolutely sold us. One of my favorite things in our bedroom are the thrifted portraits that happen to look like our children

These ideas reflect some of my favorite social food memories: simple, easy to prep, but also fun. Guests can fill a bag with popcorn, add their preferred toppings, and then give everything a good shake kinds of cereal, making sure you include a variety of textures and a few nostalgic brands (generic is fine

El Greco isn't my favorite artist, but I admire. his masterful use of light, and I find Francis' eyes

My favorite travel souvenirs always come from a dusty shelf or a rickety folding table. Secondhand shops are almost always located where people actually live. When you bring home ceramic feves from Lyon, a wool sweater or lace blouse from Krakow, or homemade wooden

Christ Jaune (The Yellow Christ), Paul Gauguin, 1889 One of the first painting I ever saw by my now-favorite

doesn't cost a dime to give a deeply meaningful and appreciated gift. Could you give a week of coming over to cook dinner? sentimental tour: For my mom's birthday one year, we loaded up the van with snack and a playlist of her favorite Memory jar: Write 50-100 favorite memories with your loved one onto strips of paper and fill a jar with Could you give art or guitar lessons?

St Frances Xavier Cabrini is one of several saints who lived and ministered in New Orleans. There, she built a convent, chapel, and much larger orphanage under the sweeping live oaks of Esplanade On your guided tour, you will be able to pray in the chapel where St Frances Cabrini prayed when she lived one of the wonderful cafés along Esplanade Avenue: Lola’s , 1000 Figs,   Santa Fe , or our all-time favorite All of these sites are located in Bayou St John, one of my favorite New Orleans neighborhoods—non-touristy

We'll wrap it all together with meaningful ideas for celebrating her feast, her best quotes, and our favorite French rose hand cream : This is my favorite hand cream that also comes in several other natural, pretty Pop up rose bouquet : I love giving these paper rose bouquets as gifts—people are utterly delighted by