Hello Sunday the 24th day of August

 Wow! The time flies. 

Did do something different this month. Traded the Chevy Traverse off for a 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee. Been a lot of fun learning that thing for sure. Sure a big difference on how the dash operates. 

July 28th and big busy Monday!

 Not a lot happening cept keeping up with grass cutting. 

Cut Dee's yard 18 times as it's just with the riding mower. Put it on the trailer and go to Dee's. 

My yard is at times weed eat first. Then outline with walk behind mower then the riding mower to finish.  Then clean them both and put the away. 

Late June and early July

 6 30 Rain clouds in the distance. 

And work going on for the new office for the city. 

7 2  One picture kept on the few I took yesterday on our roam about. Had to turn around to take that one. Just could not resist that truck.

Hello 4 of July! Cloudy sky so not much to see looking up. . Did get Canon G16 out of the Wife's ride to see what pictures I took on our afternoon ride about. US 90 to LA 13 to LA 14 to LA 26 to LA 102. Wanted to check out the sugar cane fields near Kaplan. Lots of them in that area.

Course the rice is getting ripe.

7/5 Did do a little wine work with the newest batch of Watermelon wine

Wife did get one of the blankets finished for a friend in Lake Arthur and now off to see her sister and show her the work.

The shop freezer getting full. Lots of blackberries.

7/7 A friend asked me what all was in the goulash mix today. So, had to dig out the cans to see.

Cans

Sweet peas, Diced tomatoes, Sweet Potatoes, White chicken, Green beans, Baked Beans, Pinto beans, Smoked sausage, Beef chunks.

All in a pot on the stove and cooked. Now in the refrigerator

7/11 To Stines to purchase a little air conditioner for the Sewing room. Got a smaller one as that room hardly used any more by da Bride.

Getting everything to fit and seal was a near 1.5 hour job. But done deal and da bride loves it and the looks

7/12 One Chevy Traverse Washed and wiped down. Making 1 AC sweat much. LOL!

Next, load up the trailer and lawn mower and to Dee's for grass cutting.

Then < change sweaty shirt. LOL

Did see them clearing out a spot at the graveyard for a shed of some sort.

7/15 Wow Had to grin with memories when this picture popped up. 1962 in Hong Cong with a couple buddies. Can't remember their names.

Over a month catch up.

 The calendar I Made for June. The 17th was 57 years together. 

One Nissan Rogue washed and wiped down!

A bit of playing with Chocolate Milk wine. Added a touch of chocolate to the front bottles and shook them goodly. It will settle but a few shakes puts it back as seen.

Also a picture from yesterday afternoon when just could not resist shooting that cloud line. Just so amazing the things you see in the sky.

June 2 One yard weed eated and even along the street. And two ant hills poisoned.

Next, the walk behind lawnmower to outline and do places the riding mower can't do.

The sunflowers Brenda da Wife planted awhile back in the front yard coming alive big time.

Well Hello Wednesday the 4th day of June. Been a busy morning for sure.

get clothes and bed linin in the washing machine A walk to Lyons for strawberries 6 packs.

Home and linin and clothes in the dryer.

K! Let's start the wine process. Pictures show.

Had to take a picture of the New Rocket Drive In set up.

June 5 Got my mile plus in at the graveyard and waved to the guys keeping the catholic section in shape.

Home and cleaned the windshield on the Rogue as was a bit dirty.

A bit of a chill then DA Bride askes " When do you plan on washing the carport?" Hmmmmmm how about right now, let's get 1/2 cleared out so I can put the new pressure washer to work.

June 7 And one Dee's yard mowed and a short visit with her. And da bride followed me there and back in her car. Ta Da.

Blew all the grass off the lawnmower and put it in it's place till time to do my yard. Ta Da. Now , chill time for sure.

A roam about with the Bride going though Mermentau, Morse, Gueydan, Lake Arthur and to Jennings. Lots of back roads for sure. And camera working goodly.

And the new Street Dept office coming to life on North and State Streets

June 8

Wife working on a couple quilts for a guy in Lake Arthur.

June 9

Cleaned out the addict n the house and had forgot how many old trophes from my motorcycle racing days of the early '70's.

June 10

And the wine work is done. Now to let it settle. The camden tabs stopped the yeast and just add wine clearing agent.

June 11

Yahoo, Traverse back in the garage! Yea! Total cost this time was $811.86 for labor, parts and freon for the A/C. Had to change out a broke hose on the engine and charge the A/C unit.

Garage looks normal again and have the stuff I carry back in > Camera, Tools, Wine and pistol.

June 13th

Oh well, Thought I was gonna charge up my A/C system, ha ha ha ha said the leak some where's by the pump. And a puddle on the floor. Oh well, Time to call the Chevy place and get an appointment.

A mechanic from the Chevy place met me and we went over what the car a/c system was doing. Suspects and blown compressor.

6 22 The Old River building coming along good.

Took off about 3PM in her car and about 3 miles North on 102 my phone rings. Chevy place saying my car is ready. YES!

Got the price and off to the bank to get cash!

Then to the Chevy place to pay and get car. Even got to talk again to the mechanic that did the work. Fun memories for sure in '67 when I worked at Oustalet Ford as a mechanic for a few months.

Home and dropped off the wife's car and off in the Traverse.

6 26 One Dee's yard mowed

One Riding mower cleaned and put away

One trailer put away

One Traverse in the garage and front cleaned of bugs and waxed.

One sweaty dude that is in the chill mode. LOL.

6 27

Whew! A busy morning so far! Started wine work as soon as could see outside. Now, waiting on phase 1 on adding yeast to the mix.

Da Bride be up and in the kitchen fixing her breakfast. YES!

Put the Canon M50 to work in the wine making process. But forgot to take a picture of mixing and adding the yeast.

6 28 Lake Arthur has the pictures of veterans out again. Added way more this year.

Cows doing good. 

Month of April Happenings

 Guess grass cutting would be the main thing that started happening this month. My yard = weed eating. trimming with the walk behind mower and finishing with the riding mower. 

In Dee's yard it's only the riding mower that gets loaded into the trailer for the trip to and from Dee's home about 1/2 a mile away. 

Month of March 2025 gone

 Wow! This month flew by. 

March 1st

Parade Day

Did have the Canon G16 working today., A bit of a slow camera as found out. 1st time using it for fast multiple shots. But took a total of 258 pictures, kept and processed 120.

March 2

In the Shop the new batch of grape wine bubbling like crazy > YES!

In the Garage < all good

March 5

The intersection where 26 passes the Frontage roads totally redone,. Really lets you see coming traffic way better. Love it.

March 6

Hi Thursday at 12:30A! A look outside while coffee heating and very few stars visable though the light cloud cover. 48F reads the temperture gauge. Wine bubbling away in the shop.

Gonna be interesting to see how this new prep start of it comes out. Mix all up electric blade in about 2.5 gallons of water then strained to just mainly liquid before adding sugar and finally yeast with enhancer.

1st thing usually in the early morning , if used the Traverse the day before, is go to the garage and get the bugs off that white front. LOL . Like keeping it clean.

And of course check my wine production.

March 9

Playing with the Canon SX50 camera this morning. Need to start using it more even if a bit larger than the G16s.

From my room to the back door across the kitchen.

My favorite place to be in my house.

March 12

And my favorite place to be when awake in the house.

The other fav place. Working with wine.

And Da Bride working on stuff in her sewing room.

March 15

Love roaming down the back streets in Jennings and things you find. Course a camera right on the side of me. LOve the painting on this place. 1st time seeing it and had to go around the block to get the picture.

A great ride about this afternoon with Da Bride but kinda wore on her on the lenght of the trip without stopping cept when we got back to Jennings and stop to get gas.

But had not been on these roads n awhile and wanted to see if any changes n the last years.

March 18

Did watch the people blacktopping the streets here in north town on Church St in action. A few pictures I took. Looking good! Next probably is 12 th street that borders our home at the corner of Church and 12th.

And did take the winter siding off the house as I'm pretty sure the harsh days of winter are over with pretty much.

Bought this place in 1969. Lots of changes for sure.

March 20

And a picture of me and da Brenda in her sewing room as I was cutting up with one of my cameras,

And coming back home , a picture of our freshly redone 12th street.

March 24

Wow!!!!!!!!! HELLO STORM! Tis a mean one for sure. Oh well , so much for cutting grass this morning. Looks like gonna be a chilled out morning. Heard the airport clocked winds up to 92 mph. Wow!

March 26

Today was grass maintenance day! Weed eating, ( changing the string also ) walk behind lawn mower to outline and small spaces and the riding mower for the rest.

Back yard , just a past with the riding mower.

Then cleaned both and put away.

Forgot where this painting was when seeing it on one of our afternoon ride abouts. Lots of work here.

March 27

Grass cutting time for the last two days. Then an hour cleaning the lawnmower. Then the driveway. ;-) 

March 29

The day my mom told me I was born. ;-) And made it to 82 yrs old. Wow! Never thought I would make it this far!!!!!!!

A bit of a ride about with da bride this afternoon after the heavy rains quit. But still light rains on our afternoon ride about covering 102 to 395 to Ronoake and service road to 382 and south to 380 to Lake Arthur and the LA Bar for a wine and rapping w ith great friends.

Then, of co urse da gal says Bubba's Chozen Frozens so away we went for a wine and conversations. Love it.

Home in the chill mode for sure.

March 31

And yesterday was a good ride about watching fields of rice come alive. 

That's it for this month for sure.