Les Vieux Temps The movie “Horse Whisperer” reminded me of the olden days when there was considerable communication between humans and domesticated animals.
Training and communicating with horses and dogs was a...
Baja St. Martin For at least a little while, the water level has stopped falling. I don’t think it has risen, but according to my walking path, it has sort of reached a stalemate. Perhaps if we get some rain, thi...
An Article of Faith What’s your approach to life?
Some treat life a lot like a “Sunday drive” and their philosophy of life sounds something like this, “Hey, let’s just go, and we’ll see where we end up.”
Are you co...
Les Vieux Temps Mother’s Day will be celebrated on Sunday, May 13. In the United States of America the special event is held on the second Sunday of May. It is celebrated on different days in other parts of the w...
Les Vieux Temps Our elders were terrified of snakes. For them all snakes were poisonous; just that some were more so than others. I remember that the most dangerous snakes were called the sonnettes and those less...
An Article of Faith Tomorrow marks the 61st annual observance of the “National Day of Prayer.”
In 1808 Thomas Jefferson said, “Fasting and prayer are religious exercises; the enjoining them an act of discipline. Eve...
Baja St. Martin Since I live just across a road from the levee, it has been easy (unavoidable) to hear all sorts of banging, whistling, bumping and clanging noises coming across the seawall for several days.
My ...
An Article of Faith The shrill whistle pierces the air and all action on the court comes to an abrupt halt. Pointing to the offending player the referee shouts, “Foul!”
Rules, fouls, and penalties are part of any ga...
Les Vieux Temps “Could you help me? I need to locate luffa seeds, and no one seems to know where to get some,” I was asked recently.
At first I had to admit that I was not familiar with the plant. But one of my ...
An Article of Faith She has a beautiful wrinkled face, tiny hands with perfect fingernail chips, folds of fresh new skin; miniature eyes, nose, and mouth – she’s a newborn! After nine months of mysterious formation w...
Baja St. Martin I had the most wonderful time last week. A bunch of friends and I took their party barge into the spillway where Thomas Blanchard, the wood duck man I’ve mentioned, checked some of the boxes he’s...
Les Vieux Temps Cajuns love to gamble. In Acadiana, card playing isn’t considered gambling. It is a sport. It isn’t surprising that the most common card games originated in Louisiana.
One of the most popular ca...
