EPBush wants another point of view. Ask and ye shall receive! From the back deck, this is the south side of the house, looking toward the bayou. Then this is the north side of the house facing toward the bayou. So, Em, what do you think? Curiosity satisfied? This is what I saw from the…
7:45 in the early morning cold, they arrived, five trucks and this crew again! They were joined this time by the BIG BOSS and owner Barry himself. to repair the approximately 80-year old sagging, hand-hewn cypress 4×4 floor joists shown above. Here’s the process. Check it out starting at the ground level. Wood blocks, jacks,…
If you’re new to the bayou, you might want to jump over here to see how Camp Dularge went from being on 18-inch house blocks to 9-foot pilings. After the back steps were built, and I was able to go inside and check out the floor, I was disturbed to see a hump in the…
Four delightful young adults joined me for a winter wetland tour. Oliver and Ryan, originally from New York, drove from New Orleans where they now live and work. Along with them came Craig from Memphis and Katy, a recent Tulane graduate, from Virginia. They had a marvelous day planned for themselves, and I’m glad I…
You older readers are up to speed on all this, but to quickly recap for our newcomers. Camp Dularge is an 80-year-old cypress house I purchased at a very good price last February, (can you believe it’s been a year veterans?) with the big idea of renting it out as a fishing camp. I set…
. . . his beak can hold more than his belly can! He can hold in his beak enough food for a week, But I do wish I knew how the hell he can. I learned this from my daddy when I was a child. I’m not sure where it originated, but since he was…