Was a three-week trip to New Orleans for work or vacation? Both.
Andrea Sachs, The Washington Post
Feb. 19, 2021
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1of8The city canceled Mardi Gras parades and floats. In response, thousands of homes around the city installed artful house floats with such themes as Zydeco.Photo by Andrea Sachs for The Washington Post.Show MoreShow Less
2of8Mac is all packed up and ready to return to Washington after a three-week workcation in New Orleans.Photo by Andrea Sachs for The Washington Post.Show MoreShow Less
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4of8Skateboarders practice at Crescent Park, a 1.4-mile urban linear park along the Mississippi River in New Orleans.Photo by Andrea Sachs for The Washington Post.Show MoreShow Less
My New Orleans
01/08/2021
For years, my “things to try” list has included attending a yoga and meditation retreat. Countless times I’ve found myself perusing the retreat schedule at Flowering Lotus Meditation Center in Magnolia, Mississippi, ultimately unable to make it work with my vacation time or off days. Then of course the pandemic hit, eliminating my chance to participate in an in-person retreat for the foreseeable future. Dashed were the visions of dharma talks and vegan temple food that were dancing in my head. (For the record, I’m not vegan, but I do love many vegan dishes and work them into my weekly menus as home.) Determined to begin 2021 on a healthy note, I was inspired to create an at-home retreat to take place on Jan. 1 complete with, if not vegan, at least vegetarian, meals. My husband Mark was game to join me, so we agreed on a half-day (he isn’t as into yoga and meditation as me) and included some time spent in nature to cap it off. Below is a sam