Speck-tacular Fun!
It was a beautiful day watching the shrimp jump and the gulls dive. Only thing better than that was watching our Cantaloupe Pogeaux Pops go down, down, down. We ended the day with a box full of trout and tired arms!


It was a beautiful day watching the shrimp jump and the gulls dive. Only thing better than that was watching our Cantaloupe Pogeaux Pops go down, down, down. We ended the day with a box full of trout and tired arms!


Ok, folks, no pics just facts. It’s not quite 7 a.m. and I just finished putting my lower kitchen cabinets back into order at my home down the bayou. Yes, I am trying to make my home livable until we decide what we will do here. That’s another story for another day. There are so…
Remember the old song that repeated these words:
“You don’t know what you’ve got till it’s gone!”
For some reason, those words just keep coming back to me over and over again in regards to all that we enjoy here in our life on the bayou.
Sometimes reality gets in the way of my writing, and on this occasion, I hope you will indulge me by allowing me to share with you why it’s been over a week since I’ve written a fresh, new post.
Sounds like a couple of birthdays, does it not? Well, you’re right on one count–the Sweet 16. But first let me tell you about the Sweet 22. As you all know, we had a cold snap with a little ice and snow–unheard of down here in the tropics, especially before the first day of winter…
I apologize if you are a person who chooses not to eat any kind of living creature. And if you are, it’s best you stop right now and read no further. Because, Crawdaddy was destined to be the star of this tutorial on cracking crawfish claws and eating the meat from them. Here he is,…
It has been a wonderful experience as we watch the development of this wild creature – who doesn’t know she’s a wild creature. When we first found her, she was very wobbly. Now she walks, romps, and climbs. Her little palms feel like leather, and her sharp claws help her cling to anything. After a…