We spent an awesome Thanksgiving Day with Pastor Doug and his extended family. Since I come from a big family (five siblings, assorted spouses and numerous kids and grandkids), we felt right at home with the steady stream of little ones parading through the house, and snacks and food and drink everywhere. We had a …
Then came the night we got busted. Yep. Busted. Chelsea, in her pink John Deere baseball hat, black Danskin tights, and baggy black Head hoodie, had just finished using the trash can as a tripod to catch a night shot of the Christmas lights on Main St.
Besides the Christmas activities, we’ve had a bit of other interest in our lives. We managed to borrow movies from both Erika and from Mona Beth next door. It’s given us a chance to catch up on some movies we’ve never seen, and it’s provided a welcome break from the unrelenting time at the computers …
The town Christmas parade has undergone some big changes in the last few years. For many years it was held in the daytime, and it’s the same style as other local parades – it consists of motorized floats with the occupants of the floats throwing out candy, plastic cups and bead. Those watching the parade …
Kenneth and Heuetta were a real lifeline throughout the long months of November and December. They live less than a mile from us, and Heuetta works right across the street, so it’s easy for them to stop by and see how we are. And they sure did a great job at it! November Starting in …
Halloween here is a low-key affair, centered around the children. City Hall hosts a costume contest, and our buddy Heuetta (who works at city Hall) sat on the steps with bags of candy for the kids. The event started about five in the evening, and by seven it was all over (and it was dark, …
Thinking that we were leaving almost immediately, after the Thibs fly-in and the Omelette Festival, we’d said a huge number of goodbyes. In fact, we’d had so many goodbyes, we began getting sensitive about still being here some weeks later. One Sunday at church Dick Sirmon (who always razzes us anyway) approached us and said …
We have a deep affection for the members of the Methodist Church in Gueydan. They’ve been absolutely wonderful. They’ve made us feel so welcome and they’ve made us feel like a part of the congregation. We have loved seeing everyone each week and having a minute to chat, and we have looked forward the blue …
Just when it seems our adventures in Gueydan are over, something else pops up. This time it was a totally unexpected trip to a crawfish pond, and a chance to get out in the pond and see the traps picked up. Jaimie Snoddy lives right outside Gueydan, only about a mile from us. We met …
Gueydan, with its expansive fields of rice, is our first extended experience of being in a heavily agricultural area, other than our month in Abbeville, where sugar cane is king. Unlike sugar cane, which grows tall and prevents a view over the field, rice fields, even at the height of their growth cycle, still allow …
