For those of you landing here on the bayou for the first time: Family, friends, and I have been totally renovating an 80-year-old cypress house since March of this year. If you would like to catch up on the journey, just find “cypress cottage” over in the right-hand menu and you can see our progress….
I didn’t tell you that CooNee was gone, because I was too sad about it and I was hoping she would return. Last Monday while we were gone all day, something happened to The Big Yellow Dog and CooNee. They disappeared. KatyBug sent me a hilarious story of how she imagined the two of them…
And I am so proud and happy! Please, come on in and take a look. Do you remember what this room looked like before we removed the brown paneling? And then do you recall what it looked like after we removed the brown paneling? Right! We uncovered Pepto-Pink cypress beadboard walls. Oh, and let’s not…
Where else can you walk out your front door and see a boat parade? and why are they parading? The lead boat carries the local clergy, who prays a blessing over every shrimp boat docked up and down the whole bayou in preparation for a bountiful White Shrimp Season, which opens in August. There were…
Did anyone watch a certain cooking show this morning, where “it’s a good thing” is said quite often? There I was, painting in the quiet of The Cypress Cottage, when I decided to turn on the TV to drown out all my unfruitful thoughts. I don’t often have the opportunity to watch daytime TV, but…
Termite wanted to try his hand with the crowbar and see if he could remove this stubborn piece of plywood. Have you ever wondered why he’s called Termite? Termites are tenacious, but not only that, they are very destructive. But this piece of wood was not budging for the Termite. “Get out of the way!!!”…