The Jester's Jester

I love to decorate for the holidays. Right now, New Orleans is kicking off the Mardi Gras season. That means everyone in the city believes that the colors – purple, green and gold – look fantastic together. They do, you know, truly!

Of course I have decorations up, including both of the house doors decorated, but I forgot to take pictures of those.

I have to share with you one particular decoration… I was on the hunt for something to put on the dining room table as a centerpiece. Greg and I went to a Mardi Gras store and found a cute jester doll and thought it would work perfect.

Along with the Fleur de Lis in the Mardi Gras colors, the jester was a good addition. We placed him on the table… The next morning, Greg and I were sitting at the table and this conversation followed:

Greg: “You see what the jester is doing right?”

Me: “Huh? What? Oh My Gosh!” (See picture below and look at hand placement. Neither of us did this to the jester, he was placed on the table without looking at the placement of his hands..)

So, of course, I had to move his hands. I figured I could just move one hand and it would be Ok.



Greg looked at the new hand position and said, “Now it looks like the jester is smiling and saying ‘Yeah, look how big mine is!’”

This just isn’t what I need to be thinking about while at the dining room table and certainly not how I want to entertain guest! (Bloggers, sure but not dinner guests.)


Now, the jester’s hands are in meditation mode. But you see him smiling and you know what he’s thinking!

Other decorations in our home for Mardi Gras that aren't vulgar, I promise!

Christmas tree turned Mardi Gras