by Rebecca Melançon | Sep 5, 2018 | Lagniappe
At the ripe old age of twenty-one, I was looking for adventure. The whole world lay before me—San Francisco, New York, Europe—and I was anxious to explore it all. But I fell in love. The object of my affection was leaving New Orleans for the primitive wilds of the...
by Rebecca Melançon | May 17, 2018 | Lagniappe
I am walking down the street, in a hurry going back to work, rushing to make the light. Foiled, I wait on the edge of rushing traffic, exhaust fumes, honking. I am irritated because they are getting where they’re going faster than I. Glancing around nervously,...
by Rebecca Melançon | Dec 14, 2017 | Lagniappe
Sometimes when you think you have the least, you have the most. Sometimes less really is more. I came across a photo the other day that was the physical expression of less is more. I was transported to a time when I didn’t have deadlines and my biggest concern was...
by Rebecca Melançon | May 1, 2017 | Lagniappe
I’m not sure when my love of gardening began. It seems to have always been a part of me. When I was a very young child I was often at my grandmother’s, but left in the care of the gardener and the cook. Both seem to have made an indelible impression on my young mind....
by Rebecca Melançon | Jun 1, 2016 | Lagniappe
If you look at human nature, most of our very base behavior is designed for procreation and survival of the species. A pregnant woman produces hormones that calm and pacify her so that the baby’s cries are a beckoning call and not a message to run from the cave. It’s...
