My birthday actually started the weekend before my birthday with an early gift from a friend–a box of Crystal jelly jars, bands, and lids which I badly needed for my fig preserves. That was really a thoughtful gift. On the actual day of my birthday, I got to go out to eat with BigSis, LilSis…
As a resident of the Terrebonne Estuary System, wetland advocate, writer, speaker, and eco-tour guide, I was very encouraged to hear what the governor of my fair state had to say today about coastal restoration. If you are from Louisiana, and especially if you are not, I would like you to read his comments. The…
Ok, everyone. I’m home from slaving in The Cypress Cottage for a few hours and about to leave for a baseball scrimmage. I have just enough time to squeeze this contest in here and not make you wait until late tonight. I flatter myself in thinking that hundreds, nay thousands, of readers are just sitting…
This email arrived in my box recently. I was waiting for the best time to share it with you, but there doesn’t seem to be a best time with so much going on this week. I’ve had company all week and work, work, work on the cypress cottage, and taking my company fishing and out…
With the able-bodied help of RenRed and LilSis, the renovations are coming right along. We are just taking a break from work and getting a quick “internet” fix before heading back to the cottage to tack down some carpet so this will be a quick and short update. So, here’s a photo to whet…
Our 4th of July ended up being very well spent — at least the second half of the day anyway. We drove to my niece’s where my nephew put on a big barbecue on her new Kenmore propane grill. We had hot dogs, hamburgers, three kinds of Winn-Dixie brand sausages (it was very good, too)…