• Housing Alternatives

    Termite and I were taking a little joy ride and came upon an interesting but curious sight. Two halves of a house were being jockeyed into position by big trucks.  Can you see a big crane in the background? Here’s a much better view of the crane and one half of the house. Let me…

  • The fruits of my labor

    Remember a few weekends ago I played roving reporter down at three coastal communities southeast of my home bayou? Well, you can read the fruits of my labor in the Travel section of the Baton Rouge Advocate. I wrote the article sitting at the kitchen bar in a gorgeous camp while I was down there…

  • I'm back!

    Okay, internet’s been down and since I don’t have a close neighbor where I can just hop over and jump on the net, we’ve  all had to suffer some withdrawals!!! I came here first thing to check on y’all and make sure you hadn’t all deserted me!  Thanks, SweetM for keeping the porch light on!…

  • Got honey?

    Springtime.  Flowers.  Blooms.  Pollen.  Nectar.  Honey.  Bees.  Bees? When was the last time you sat in your yard in the middle of a clover patch surrounded by wild honey bees?  Probably not since your childhood. Chances are, if you do see a honey bee, it belongs in a white box in someone’s back yard.  Wild…

  • A taste of my life . . .

    With Camp Dularge getting busier and busier, my time to enjoy bayou life is growing shorter and shorter it seems.  Okay, I’m not complaining, just saying, that’s all. Today was a typical Tuesday, except for this little surprise . . . in the bayou in front of the house.  Termite thinks this gator has been…