Eve Crawford Peyton
Eve is further proof, if any is needed, that New Orleans girls can never escape the city. After living here since the age of 3 and graduating from Ben Franklin High School, Eve moved to Columbia, Mo., where she received bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the Missouri School of Journalism and became truly, unhealthily obsessed with grammar.She had originally intended to strike out to New York City and work in the cutthroat magazine industry there, but after Katrina, Eve felt a strong pull to return home, to her roots, her family, her waterlogged and struggling city – and a much more forgiving work atmosphere that would allow her to skip a routine of everyday makeup and size 0 designer label business suits and enjoy the occasional cocktail or three with an absurdly fattening lunch. She moved back home in January 2008 and lives in Mid-City with her two daughters, Ruby and Georgia; her stepson, Elliot; and her husband, Robert Peyton.Eve blogs about the joys and struggles of living in post-Katrina New Orleans, the unique problems and delights of raising a child in such a diverse and challenging city – including her experiences with the public education system – and her always entertaining and extremely colorful family.Eve has won numerous writing awards, including the Pirates Alley Faulkner Society Gold Medal, the Society of Professional Journalists Mark of Excellence award for column-writing and Press Club of New Orleans awards for her Editor’s Note in New Orleans Homes & Lifestyles and for this blog, most recently winning the award for "Best Feature Affiliated Blog."She welcomes comments, advice, empty flattery, recipes, drink invitations and – most especially – grammatical or linguistic debates.
Personalities
Lunch Box Musings
One day, I won’t be packing so many lunches. Am I happy about this...
Joie d'Eve
Welcome to the Tween Years, Again
My baby – who is very much not a baby anymore – turns 11...
Joie d'Eve
School’s (Almost) Out
The last day of school is Thursday for my older kid and Friday for...
Joie d'Eve
Regardless of the Calendar, Summer is Now
After an almost sort of spring, it feels like summer definitely made its presence...
Joie d'Eve
Mother’s Day Mourning
I’m not boycotting Mother’s Day, but I’m not looking forward to it. I want to...
Joie d'Eve
Going Bald for St. Baldrick’s
I’m sort of fascinated by chubby babies with full heads of hair because both...
Personalities
Navigating the Seasons
This month marks two years without my mom. I know, because I was friends with...
Joie d'Eve
Jazz Fest Memories
Stop me if you’ve heard this one before. But honestly, don’t. Because this is New...
Joie d'Eve
Sleepaway Camp? Really?
I’m a pretty good mom, I think – I pack (mostly) healthy lunches, advocate...
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Springing Into Break
Spring break just “hits different,” as the kids possibly still say, when you’re old...
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