2018 Winds Down

2018 Winds Down

At the end of 2017, I decided my mantra for 2018 would be “The Year of Positive Change”.  Well, I’ve come to learn that “positive change” is a relative term, and in the wise words of those who came before me:  “Be careful what you ask for”.  But because I so firmly believe in my…

Like Mother, Like Son

Before I started this blog in 2007 and long before anyone really ever heard of the Bayou Woman, I spent a lot of time out on the water exploring, sight seeing, photographing, and fishing.  My youngest son, appropriately nicknamed Termite the Tenacious, often kept me company; sometimes willingly, but most times he had no choice. He became…

The Bayou Bunch!

One of the bad things about having sons who work on boats is the work schedule. David, the oldest, works a 28 and 14 schedule–28 days on the boat and 14 days off. Daniel, next in line, works 14 and 7. I never know ahead of time if they will be off the boat to celebrate holidays and birthdays. So, we just get together when we can, especially when they are both off the boat at the same time.