South Louisiana’s weather has hit the sweet spot of early spring:  warm enough for bare feet, but still too cool & dry for rampant mosquitos.  I celebrated the arrival of spring with breakfast on the patio this morning:  a bacon sandwich on homemade pane siciliano (semolina bread with sesame seeds); fresh, local strawberries; and a cappucino made with Orleans Coffee Exchange’s GTO Free Trade organic espresso roast.

Just think:  it’s still snowing in some parts of the upper Midwest!