Well, it’s been a long time since I’ve given anything away. With more and more bloggers out there vying for free stuff and sponsorship, there’s a lot more competition for those things. I miss the days that Community Coffee so generously sponsored this blog by allowing me to give away free products to you, my…
Pronounced a-too-fay, it doesn’t really matter how you say it, just as long as you cook some and try it out! Crawfish really aren’t fish at all, as you well know, but rather they are arthropods. Yep, you read that right. From the same family as spiders and probably the reason some folks refer…
With summer rapidly approaching, thoughts of hot days, trips to the beach, and dreaded high humidity loom large in the mind. But while high humidity can make us feel like we’re smothering, one member of the plant kingdom actually thrives on the damp air. Tillandsia usneoides, or Spanish moss, depends on the moist air for…
A football field. You just pictured one in your mind’s eye, didn’t you? What American hasn’t played on one, marched on one, cheered on one, or at least seen one on TV? Now you’re wondering what wetlands loss and football fields have to do with one another, right? That same question sent WWNO Radio’s…
Hey! Psst! Look over to your right. Now, scroll down a little. What’s this? Yep! You got it! Before the Saltwater Came is now available as an e-book! Ten years ago this month, Before the Saltwater Came was first released as a hard cover book. The little book now has a second life…
In my previous post about the Courir de Mardi Gras in Church Point, La., I promised photos of the animals of the Mardi Gras Run, but y’all, I took more than 300 photos that day. How in the world could I not share some of my favorites with you? The captions tell the story! (Even though…