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85Webbed Feet Dogs and One-Eyed Boars
There are memorable people in this world, the ones we can't easily forget. The ones whose memories last us a life time. Then, there are our canine friends who make the same lasting impressions. This is about one of them, a certain webbed footed Catahoula Leopard cur and his battle with a one-eyed wild boar.
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85Guide to Traditional Cajun Songs
This guide to traditional Cajun songs is an introduction to what makes a song Cajun. It explores the interpretation and evolution of standard Cajun tunes. It includes an indepth look at one favorite Cajun song - Jolie Blon (Jolie Blondie) and how it was changed and influenced, not only by the time period it was performed, but by the language of the vocalist, and the singer's lyrics. This hub also provides lists of Cajun songs and singers to explore and become familar with.
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82Clara's Basket
Today, I'm thinking about the things in life that we miss, the ones that are irreplaceable. Aside from the people long gone that we yearn for, most inimitable objects, are merely just "things." It's what they stood for, that's what we really miss. Not being able to have and to hold them is only secondary. I'm missing Clara's basket and all that it represented.
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76The Other La Amistad
In pursuit of history, we once went to take a look at a freedom schooner. It was, of course, a re-creation of the original. The very idea of such a ship -- that brought freedom to a people that had suffered...
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79Ships That Changed The World
On a cruise to Mexico, sometime near daybreak, I woke up and ventured outside our ship's cabin to the balcony and stared in amazement at the sheer size of the island of Cuba. One could be easily fooled about...
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88Best Deviled Crabs Recipes
As a kid, I wondered what put the Devil in the crab and why Grand'mere would want to do that, since the Devil was high on her hit list of the forbidden. It wasn't until I was an adult that I understood, the Devil in the recipes, are in the ingredients.
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74Confessions of a Cajun Traiteuse - More Than Herbs - Part IV
Traditional Cajun folk remedies and healings are about more than herbs, potions, teas, and prayers. Sometimes they include bizarre "cures" that defy reason.
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78Confessions of a Cajun Traiteuse - A Bite Of Armadillo - Part V
It isn't very often that you get to meet a real heroine or hero. I'm not talking about the ones who are famous, but the real ones, the selfless individuals who make a difference in this world, without much of the world taking notice. Even more amazing, is that most of them don't even realize the status they have achieved and the significance of their achievements.
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80Overview of Common Cajun Instruments -- Part II -- The Cajun Fiddle
The Cajun Fiddle is the backbone of any Cajun music. Basically, any violin is technically called a fiddle, no matter what genre of music is being played. The difference with Cajun fiddling is...
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78Under the Picture Of Beauty
The walls of my one time Washingtonian home were literally lined with book shelves. I was always real sure that the original builder of that home in the 1780s would have been appalled at their volume, making...
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