I am a Mississippi Nana but was a Louisiana Momma for over thirty years. One of the traditional staple meals in Louisiana is Red Beans and Rice. On Mondays many New Orleans restaurants serve Red Beans with sausage and white rice. Do you know why? The popular story of the New Orleans tradition is that Monday was wash day. Without the modern conveniences of today, wash day was an all day affair. ...
Notes from Nana
Notes from Nana: Advent 2013
I like to savor Thanksgiving! So friends, I know it's time to celebrate Advent. And I am grateful for Jesus coming to earth as Emmanuel: God is with us! This is the week for HOPE! But I also have hope when I saw cousins enjoying laughing and talking and listening to each other on Thanksgiving Day (with electronic devices put aside)! Leggos and Checkers are timeless! My children played ...
Notes from Nana: Work and Labor 2013
How will you spend Labor Day? Working? Enjoying a holiday? Years ago when we visited the house where we now live in Mississippi, Bill’s Dad barbecued chicken on Labor Day and his Mom made homemade peach ice cream. We took turns sitting on the top of the wooden bucket holding the silver bucket of custard, adding ice and coarse ice-cream-salt, and turning the handle of the ice cream ...
Notes from Nana: Old Masters to Monet in Jackson
“What are the marble-sized wooden balls?” I asked the volunteer at the Mississippi Art Museum. We had taken our eleven-year-old granddaughter to see the current exhibit. The wooden marbles were in a clear glass bowl on the counter. “Each person gets one on admission and at the end of the tour you can vote on your favorite painting!” Sounded like fun so Bill dropped three balls into his shirt ...