You are here: Home / Archives for Louisiana

Louisiana Life

July 8, 2010 By Judy

Eileen is my friend from Louisiana.  You’ve heard me talk about her before.  Her husband is Roger.  I haven’t talked too much about him because well . . he’s a man.  I could tell you about his July 4, 1992 fireworks display that none of us will ever forget, especially Roger because we remind him of it often.  Vince has never met them and I keep telling him “those two are the kind of friends everyone should have” and I guess everyone should try to be those kind of friends too.

Anyway, Jessie is their daughter and she’s a talented photographer/writer — very artsy!  This is an article in Madison Magazine about Jessie’s show, “Nutria Queens”, that she shot in Texas and Louisiana a couple of years ago.   Know what a nutria is?  Dinner for some folks!  :)    Jessie’s article gives a shot of what life is really like for many who live along the bayous of southwest Louisiana and the southeast Texas coast.

I haven’t seen Jessie’s show but just reading the article and Jessie’s thoughts about making the show makes me so proud to be from southwest Louisiana and so proud to have known Jessie since she was knee high to a duck!  That was way back when I had no kids and Jessie and her brother, Rick, would pester my killer dachshund, and I wondered why sane adults ever had children. Some days I still ponder that same question!  :)

I wasn’t a beauty queen, nor would I skin a nutria but maybe a little insight into life in southwest Louisiana will make you realize why I do some of the crazy things I do and write about on here.  Life is different in Louisiana but it’s a great life and I miss it terribly!

Tagged Life on the Bayou, Louisiana, Nutria Filed Under Home & Garden 9 Comments

Things I Can’t Get At Home

March 3, 2010 By Judy

Some things just can’t be found in my part of Missouri.

First and foremost on my list of “gotta haves” was crawfish.  They’re darned expensive this year but they are big and they are good and I”ve had them twice.  My favorite crawfish place is only open on weekends so I’m hoping to get more this weekend.  They’re seasonal and I don’t get these every trip.

These are seasonal too.  Wal-Mart stores here used to carry these and I never could understand why they weren’t available in the KY and MO Wal-Mart stores but then I couldn’t find these at the Wal-Mart here either this trip.  They’re actually made in Ponchatoula, Louisiana by Elmer Chocolate.  Chocolate is about at the bottom of my favorites list but these Gold Brick eggs are better than regular chocolate.

And then there are the wonderful cupcakes!

These are one of the first things I get when I’m home. Jo’s Party House cupcakes!  They are so good — if you love sugar! :)

It’s a good thing I don’t come home more often than I do!  I’d be big as a barn.

Tagged crawfish, cupcakes, Louisiana Filed Under Quilting 12 Comments

Fog on the Pond

November 21, 2009 By Judy

As I left Louisiana this week, not even 40 miles from mom and dad’s house, with a zillion miles to go, I saw this lake.  It was gorgeous with the morning fog rising from it.  I passed it and thought . . that was so pretty.  I kept thinking about it so a little ways down the road, I turned around and went back to get a picture.
DSC08987

Then I drove a bit down a little driveway to get a better view.

DSC08990

And, just to prove to you that I don’t have a clue how to work Photoshop (nor is it on my new laptop yet), the wires are still in the picture.

Louisiana has some gorgeous scenery but I sure was glad to get to the Texas state line . . 70 miles per hour even on the back roads and paved shoulders!  You Texas folks . . I hope you appreciate those nice roads you have.  Oh yes . . you pay taxes and us out of state folks get the privilege of driving on those nice roads.  Thanks!

I haven’t driven in every state . . not even half the states; nor have I driven on every highway in Texas but so far, Texas gets my award for best highways!  But . . this post is about Louisiana . . so why am I talking about Texas?

sig

Tagged fog, lake, Louisiana Filed Under Home & Garden 11 Comments

Louisana Accomplishments

July 22, 2009 By Judy

I truly thought I’d get some sewing done while at mom’s but I never touched the sewing machine.  I brought 4 quilts that needed the binding finished and had planned to do those but . . did I say that I never touched the sewing machine? Nothing quilt related to show.  Mom has the Go Cutter and I thought I’d play around with that but didn’t do that either.  What did I do for 10 days?  I read, I knitted, I ate, I visited with family and friends . . it was a great vacation.  I did accomplish a couple of little things.  I helped Dad with his new camera; loaded Picasa on his desktop and laptop and showed him how to use it; helped Mom learn to use her Kindle and I knitted a bit.  Oh, I helped wash dishes once!

I knitted the second pink sock.

DSC07507

I knitted one sock out of my newest yarn.

DSC07508

Back to reality now . . cooking, cleaning, laundry and . . quilting! :)

sig

Tagged Knitting, Louisiana Filed Under Home & Garden 11 Comments
« Older Posts