So the year is almost half over.

 Not posting much.  Still try to read blogs. Comment when I feel I have something to say. 

So, a few pictures.

I have never seen ducks perch. Sorry for the quality but as you can see it was early morning and I spotted them as we were leaving the house. 

Not sure why; but I never knew that potatoes bloomed.

For me, potatoes are the easiest things to grow. Even if you can't take care of them properly, they will give you a harvest. Thank you, Lord. :)

We have a cat that adopted us. Not sure what happened to her tail. It was like that when she said she needed to live with us. Hubby named her Punkin. She LOVES to run. Her nickname is Punkin McQueen. She also likes to climb. Yes, that is a hand truck that she likes to climb on to see where else she might be able to get to. :)

If I did it right, this link will open in a new window to show her speed...

Just wait... :)

Crawfish season is almost over. May try to get one more meal if we can. :)

Hard to believe it has been two months now. There many times when it is definitely believable. 

You all be safe and God bless. 

A cloudy, wet mother's day

 But we went out for one of my favorite meals. :)

Hope you all had a blessed day. 

Mother's Day

Was definitely a little different.
Middle son had trouble finding crawfish; but he did and that's what we had. :-)

There were a lot of nice ones.

And there were shrimp, too. :)

I put the crawfish on hubby's shrimp.
We ate outside under the awning of the RV. It was a nice day. :)

Afterwards we walked around and did some measurements to see what sort of space we had available. "Manufactured housing" as trailers are called now, will probably be the most expedient route. And coming home from town today I was struck by just how many houses out in our neck of the woods are the same type of home.

I also took a picture of the roof skeleton from the back yard.

This picture shows some of the original shake shingles still there, that would have been put on maybe around 1900 or earlier? BIL said he has read some document that places the house in 1880 or so. Could be. I think I guestimated around 1888 based on a book I read that was written by a lady who also grew up in this house like hubby did; but there weren't a lot of specifics on the house being built.

Met a couple last week. The gentleman's grandfather had owned the property, I think it was. And they also knew the lady who had grown up in the house. Small world when we found out they only live a few miles away from us in the area near where this tornado started its path of destruction. The weather service said their were 10 tornadoes that night.

Anyway, it was common in the 1900s when tin roofs became popular, to just lay the tin over the old cedar or cypress shakes. From all we've read, the house was cypress (it was a lot cheaper then) and so the shakes probably were too.  All dimensional tongue and groove for the walls.

Anyway, I want to thank everyone who has prayed for us, or donated money to help. The bill to get electricity back (new pole, new service, new lines) came in at $2081. The money got deposited the next day; so God provided for the bill to be paid. :)

Going to get a shed and a 110 dryer (our old one still works, but it's 240, if I remember right); a couple extension cords and a couple of the hoses we bought to get water from a neighbor, and we will be washing clothes. :)
Might even remember to take a picture of our new power pole sometime, haha.
Which reminds me that the electric company better check that street pole. They didn't do a very good job filling it in. Getting a big hole there after all the rain.

With more expected next week. :-|
I know God knows what he's doing, but I pray he watches over us. We don't really need a lot more rain.
You all stay safe. God bless, and thank Him for all your blessings. :-)

Thursday's support local

business. ;-)  Quebedeaux's Boudin and Cracklins.

They were really good.
I will be trying the cracklins tomorrow, though the one I had when we picked everything up was really good, so hopefully the rest will be, too. :-)

Rumors of putting the country back as it was. I only hope and pray it will happen.
Be safe and God bless.

Guess what we had for dinner?

And for dessert.

We love these oranges. 4012 Navels, if you want to know. ;-)
Nice, big, juicy, and sweet.  :-)
We eat a lot of these when we can find them.

Rain tonight. Not sure about tomorrow yet.
I hope we can get through this disease and quarantine quickly. Getting tired of it.
You all be safe and God bless! 

Yesterday's takeout dinner

It's crawfish season. Covid-19 is conspiring to ruin what was set to be a great crawfish season.
So, we decided to support one of our local restaurants and get takeout.
I know you've all seen this before, so if you don't want to be bored, don't look. ;-)

It was as good as it looks. :-)

Be safe and God bless.

Happy Birthday to middle son.

Took him for crawfish, of course. :)

And we brought home some bread pudding with chocolate caramel sauce. :)

And yes, it was all as good as it looked. :)

You all be safe out there. People are getting more crazy, if that is possible.

We will take precautions; but we are going to the flea market this weekend. Supposed to be 81 and partly cloudy. We'll see if heat and humidity kill this new flu like it does most all flues.

God bless!

Valentine's lunch

I know, all I do is post about food. What can I say?
I told my Mom I would show her a picture. We intended to yesterday; but weren't feeling up to it.
We prefer to avoid the crowds, so a Valentine's lunch it was. Snow crab, shrimp, crawfish and boudin sausage; with the typical corn and potato.

It was as good as it looks! :-)

When we were nearing the end of our lunch, the hostess came up and told us that the couple in the table behind us had paid for our meal!
I have no idea who they were, but it was quite the surprise. I pray that God blesses them richly. What a wonderful gesture.

My Mom is cold today! 12 degrees in Michigan. I remember when -60 in Alaska was nothing. Now days 30 is cold and we couldn't do that any more. Hubby and I have discussed that. If we had stayed there, it would all have been different.
But God has his plans and it all happens for a reason. :)

You all stay warm, be safe, and God bless.

Big Jon

It's that time of year.

I know I don't post much. Sorry. Just haven't felt the need to share.

But it is that time of year again.

They were very good. :)

God bless you all.

Guess I should catch you up.

I don't post so much any more. Not so much excitement when you're retired. Most of it is personal stuff and I don't share a lot of that.

A week ago we went to one of our monthly flea markets. It's a nice flea market. But I think the oak trees are going crazy with all this global warming stuff.
I was, carefully I thought, going past an oak tree that had roots level with the ground. There are a lot of trees like that in this particular flea market.
Well, the tree didn't like me walking by. I tripped and fell. Praise God that I didn't break anything. My left knee is still swollen, and it aches a bit. I can walk pretty much fine.
I bruised my right knee also, but nowhere near as bad as my left leg.
I suppose if it doesn't start looking and feeling better in another week, I should go see my doctor.

But on a happier note, we went out for crawfish Wednesday night. They were great! Big, juicy, and spicy. :)

But, the season is almost over. Bummer. :(

Happy Father's Day to all the fathers out there. God bless.

Just some stuff

around the farm.

Went to Tunk's again Tuesday evening. Hubby had crawfish this time, too. Season is almost over for the year. :-|

Another storm tomorrow. Chance of severe weather again. Will trust in God. Only lost one branch in the last storm. And not near the house.

It was a beautiful day yesterday.

You all be safe and God bless.

Had a nice meal out last night

Went to Tunk's Cypress Inn on Kincaid Lake.

Hubby hasn't been feeling well. Hard to explain. He's healthy, just not... himself. A lot of things have been upsetting him lately. Things he used to enjoy eating, he doesn't like eating any more.

So I suggested Tunk's. We hadn't been there in a while, and they have a wider menu than the restaurant we had planned to go to. Since the bar and restaurant are separate, the restaurant is quieter. No fans or air conditioning running, so hubby was comfortable temperature wise. And he liked being able to look out the window at the lake. (No picture, sorry. You'll have to go to the website to see that.)

He felt good enough to play with my food, haha. ;-)

He joked the crawfish were trying to escape. :)

I, of course, had crawfish for dinner. I can't get enough of them. :)

He had a small salad (maybe a cup?), a cup of Seafood Gumbo (no pictures, sorry), and the chicken tenders.

He said the gumbo was a little spicy, but not too bad. And he said the fries were good, and slowly worked through those while I ate my crawfish. He brought the chicken tenders home and gave them to our youngest son.

We also brought some bread pudding home, which we have yet to eat!

Hubby was relaxed and enjoyed himself, so that made me happy. Hard to believe it will be 45 years this summer.

You all be safe and God bless!

The end of January already!

Crawfish (and shrimp alfredo) at Rosie Jo's.

Click to make bigger.

Warming up so we can have more rain this week.
You all be safe and God bless.

Bananas Foster Cheesecake

From Rocky's Tails and Shells. Well, their version, anyway. ;-)

One crawfish had huge claws.

Crawfish season is almost over for this year. It has been a good one.

We also had a nice little rain. A good downpour for about 15-20 minutes. Nice.

You all be safe and God bless!

Because March is almost over

and I should post something.

Hubby and I went out for crawfish yesterday. A place called Robbie G's. (No relation, I asked last time. ;-) )

We tried one of the appetizers. Broccoli Cheese bites. They were really good, just a little too much cheese. But did I say they were really good?

And of course in crawfish season, we had crawfish, too.

Going to Lafayette tomorrow to make the rounds. Supposed to be in the 80s with no rain until sometime next week. :)

Be safe. I hope you all have a blessed weekend. ♥

Almost mid March!

Took the middle son out for crawfish for his birthday (which isn't until Sunday; but this restaurant isn't open on Sunday); he got the biggest crawfish of all we ate. :)
(Okay, we all went, including youngest son. He doesn't go out much unless we make him. ;-) )

Some photos from around the farm.

Blackberries will be ready soon.

Wildflowers have bloomed even with the cold.

I recorded this yesterday. Fairly big woodpecker. I thought maybe a pileated woodpecker in that oak tree; but I never saw it, so I don't know.



Anyway, that's it from my little piece of Louisiana. Stay warm, stay dry, be safe, and God bless. ♥

Another bit about Saturday

So after the flea market, he decided to go to Lafayette. We had lunch at Gator Cove Seafood Restaurant.

Gator Cove is a restaurant we discovered last year. We hadn't eaten there much, because they used to be closed on Saturdays for lunch. But no more!
Hubby had the shrimp basket; but I had the crawfish. There's been talk on the radio and tv that the season is almost over (!) as the farmers switch their crawfish ponds over to rice.

Some of the biggest and best crawfish of this season! Yum! I can definitely recommend Gator Cove for crawfish or shrimp. Or try something else on the menu. :)

Hope you all have a safe, blessed May!