Anniversary

A year ago R and I said "I Do" at Oak Alley Plantation.

I woke up to this...roses that R has nurtured from our garden.

Isn't love grand?!

You say "Toe-may-toe" I say "Toe-mah-toe"...

Take a look at our first picked Creole Tomato!!! A while back R asked if I ever had a tomato sandwich. I looked at him confused. "Awwww, nothing like a home grown tomato, mayo, salt and pepper on some fresh white bread...you don't know what you've been missing...that's some good!" R said. So, that's what we made with our first tomato. I have to say it's quite tasty. We both had a bite of the tomato and let me tell you, nothing beats home grown.

K, R and I attended the premiere of Little Chenier at the Cinema at the Bayou Film Festival. Talk about a great movie. Little Chenier captures the lives, culture and meaning of the Cajuns. I'm Filipino and was raised in Hawaii with many different cultures and I truly can relate to heritage and traditions. I've lived here in Lafayette for 3 years now and Louisiana has many similarities to Hawaii. The Cajuns are like the Hawaiians staying with tradition and true to their culture. K and I had the opportunity to meet and take a picture with Chris Mulkey who plays the Sherriff of Cameron Parish. We realized how busy he was meeting and greeting everyone at the movie premiere, but he took a couple of minutes to chat with us. He is a genuinely nice man. If Little Chenier comes to your town it's a "must see" and I highly recommend it.

Bayou in our backyard

We got 1 1/2 inches of rain yesterday within several hours. If the rain continues we'll soon have to get us a Pirogue to get around in the garden. With the rain in mind hurricane season this year will be active...

Rub-a-Dub-Dub...

I'm on a dish/face/wash cloth kick. Basically, you can use this cloth for all three of these. I use Sugar n' Cream, Bernat cottontots, or Peaches & Cream yarn. All 100% cotton of course which feels like heaven on your face and body. I am planning to make these for Christmas gifts. Yes, I said it "Christmas"...only 218 days away, go here to get the exact time...

I'm just a Squirrel trying to get a nut...

Well the squirrels in our yard don't have to try to get a nut from us R feeds them dried corn. Check out the handmade squirrel corn feeder R made. It's quite nice that I have my very own "MacGyver"! Our corn in the garden is up to 6 ft. tall and hopefully the squirrels will be content with what R gives them. It's a blessing that the squirrels don't have to go through this to get a nut!

Sowing the Seeds of Love

All credit goes to R who has nurtured our plants from sowing the seeds properly. Look at what has appeared!

Tomatoes!

Bell Peppers!

I can't wait to pick fresh veggies from our garden and eat them! R and I are going here for some R&R. I can't imagine what will pop-up in the Hodge-Crop when we get back.

The Seeds of Love is the third album by the band Tears for Fears, released in 1989. The album reportedly cost over £1 million (UKP) to produce. It retained the band's epic sound while showing increasing influences ranging from jazz and blues to the Beatles, the last of which is extremely evident in the hit single "Sowing the Seeds of Love".

To Felt or not to Felt

Definitely felt! I'm sure everyone has ruined a sweater once and not realizing that they've actually felted! Take a look at my first felted project...a wine cozy. The pattern is compliments of Lydia at Dropped a Stitch. I used Caron Felt-It yarn in Adobe.


I definitely will be making more of these. You can knit this in a couple of hours. They make great housewarming gifts. R and I will be taking that bottle out of that cozy and enjoying that wine. Cakebread Cellars is one of the few wineries in Napa Valley that ship to Louisiana, so R and I jumped at that chance and joined their Bakers Club.

May Day is Lei Day in Hawaii

Happy May Day everyone! I grew up in Hawaii and celebrating May Day in Hawaii is a big event. I remember planning and practicing our hula performances for the May Day program. My Mom strung leis for a local company and the day before May 1st she would be up late stringing all sorts of leis, primarily Plumeria Leis. I guess you can compare her madness to a florist the day before Valentines Day. R did plant a couple of Plumeria trees a couple of weeks ago. I've been told it won't be full grown for another 2 years. I'll have to wait until then to string a Lei. Below is a picture of the flowers that are presently planted in our front entry...a Snapdragon or White Lilly Lei anybody???
According to Harry B. Soria, the celebration of May 1 as Lei Day was invented in 1927 by island artist, writer Donald Benson Blanding and Grace Tower Warren. Don Blanding is also credited with the invention of the custom of tossing your lei overboard when you sailed from Honolulu. If the lei came back to shore (and most did) it supposedly meant you would return.