Category: Cajun life
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Creative Coloring for stress relief
I’m sure you’ve heard of the adult coloring book craze going on these days. Many are raving that coloring helps them to reduce their stress + anxiety. Expressing oneself creatively is also something that I find satisfying and gratifying. It’s great to finish a piece of artwork and look back and think “Wow. I made that.”…
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Reflections on hurt, fear and love
A few weeks ago when the civil unrest began in our country, I remained silent. I didn’t want to take sides. I didn’t want to pretend that I knew enough on a subject to write coherently about a situation that in reality, I knew nothing about. I didn’t want to say something ill advised, stupid…
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Navigating the storms of life
We had a couple of nasty storms move through our area today. As I sat on the 2nd floor of a building in an all day workshop and watched the rain move in, I had some thoughts about the vantage point from which I was watching the rain and from my reactions to the rain in…
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Make your own iced coffee
Everyone knows that Louisiana in the summer months is oppressively hot. The last thing you want to do when it’s that hot outside is to settle in with a nice, warm cup of coffee in the morning. But what to do? We all need our caffeine fix in the morning – how else are we…
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Moving away from Louisiana changed me
There are days when I think about how my life would be different had I never left “home” (Louisiana). Then, I sit back and realize how much my life has changed because I left Louisiana. I made the decision to move away from Baton Rouge during my last semester at LSU. I’d accepted a job…
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Cajun Cultural history: A story of sadness
I’ve been re-reading a favorite book of mine – “Bayou Farewell” by Mike Tidwell in preparation for our Bayou Book Club call this Sunday evening. The book focuses on the erosion of the coastal wetlands of South Louisiana and the culture of the people who live in that region. Mr. Tidwell weaves an interesting tale…
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Where to find boiled crawfish outside of Acadiana
If you’re a native Cajun, you know the familiar roar of the propane burner, the smell of crawfish boil seasoning wafting through the air and taste of delicious, freshly boiled crawfish. You’re very aware of when “Crawfish season” wraps up and around this time of year, you’ve got the envie for some crawfish. Yeah, I know the…
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A Cajun documentary nearly 30 years in the making….
Through a wacky series of events, I had an experience a few weeks ago that left me speechless. Let me tell you the story of 30 years of activities that culminated into a single experience that confirmed that the path that I’m on is where I’m meant to be. Grab some popcorn and settle in…
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The power in connecting with your tribe
I’m probably the only goofball that takes a vacation day from my full time “day job” so I can use that day to work on my business. Yes, you read that right – I took a day off of “work” to work. However, this was a must attend event for me. I needed a kick…
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Lafayette Strong: Proud to be Cajun
I’ve always been proud to be born & raised in Acadiana. This last week has illustrated just why I love my hometown. When I heard about the shooting in Lafayette last Thursday, my heart sank. At first I was in denial, convinced that the breaking news I was reading on Twitter was a mistake. I…