Baja St. Martin I attended a friend’s daughter’s wedding on Saturday. It was scheduled to be outdoors here in Belle River, but with all that rain, a huge tent was put up and everything took place inside.
The we...
Les Vieux Temps During one of our trips to Germany, I wanted to visit the Munich area to see museums and castles. That part of Germany has gorgeous and famous castles.
One castle that I really wanted to visit w...
Les Vieux Temps Grandmothers, and some of our mothers, would spend many hours a week on the preparation of the family’s clothes for Sunday Mass and special occasions.
Ladies wanted well pressed dresses. Men thou...
Baja St. Martin The Louisiana Trace Commission has erected signs along the highway leading to the Belle River boat landing, one at the landing entrance and the kiosk by one of the launch ramps. The road and entra...
Les Vieux Temps In the olden days it was considered improper for a girl to ask a boy for a date, or to dance. That was the role of the male.
But occasionally, I would hear a mother tell a daughter, “this is the ...
An Article of Faith Have you ever thought about the possibility of robbing God?
According to Malachi 3:8-12 God’s people were guilty of robbing Him: “Will a man rob God? Yet you are robbing Me! But you say, ‘How hav...
An Article of Faith God formed every creature on this planet with a special area of “expertise.” Some animals run, some hop, some swim, some burrow, and some fly.
Each and every animal has a particular role to pla...
Baja St. Martin First drop of rain, and once again my phone goes dead! Such a nuisance.
I guess AT&T got tired of my calls because this time they sent a repairman. After checking a few things, this guy called an...
Les Vieux Temps From Canada, a family is coming to meet long lost Cormier relatives.
The following is an e-mail I recently received:
“Good afternoon. My family is from Nova Scotia. For my father’s birthday we ...
Les Vieux Temps “That old house looks very familiar,” I told my wife as we drove around Acadiana recently.
I just couldn’t recall where I had seen that style of house before. And then I remembered that I had se...
Baja St. Martin The Belle River landing has been pretty busy lately, but everyone I’ve talked with says they’re having no luck finding crawfish or sport fish. The water is falling despite the strong south winds b...
Native trees,
shrubs topic of
Garden Club
gathering St. Martinville – Dr. Chris Robichaux with the LSU AgCenter gave an informative program on selection, planting and care of native trees, shrubs and plants for Louisiana landscapes at a recent meet...
