SOUTHERN HOSPITALITY
Our team was invited to dinner at Bill and Sharon's home ~ a plantation on the bayou ~ just outside of Slidell. Their home ~ built in 1890 ~ was ravaged by Katrina. Over 300 pine trees fell, their swimming pool was filled with snakes (those mean Water Moccasin's), and their house was filled with 4 feet of water.
Seeing their home today, it is hard to believe the damage. It took them 6 weeks just to clear the pine trees so they could begin to rebuild. The entire project took two years.
We learned that Mother Nature is not selective in who she chooses. Color, socio-economic status, religion, age are not factors in who is spared from devastation and who is not.
We learned on Bourbon Street that if we ever got in trouble we just needed to call a United Cab and they would help us. Both vans got lost on the way to the Bayou ... no maps could of helped us get turned in the right direction... Becki flagged down a United Cab and the driver most graciously led us to the "Garden Plantation".
Red Beans and Rice and with Corn Bread
The Plantation at SunsetKids
Kids on the dock looking for Gators
The Bayou from the end of the Dock
Our host, Bill and Eleanor nibbling on Sweet Tater pie.
Dinner Line
Jamie, Madison, Jeane, Eleanor and Uta sampling the snacks
Jeanae
Miss Daisy and Mr. John with Jeanae before lunch.
Lunch at Miss Daisy's ~ fried chicken, bread pudding, sweet tater pie, red beans and rice, greens with bacon, corn bread, peach cobbler, and sweet tea!
Kids on the dock looking for Gators
The Bayou from the end of the Dock
Our host, Bill and Eleanor nibbling on Sweet Tater pie.
Dinner Line
Jamie, Madison, Jeane, Eleanor and Uta sampling the snacks
Jeanae
Miss Daisy and Mr. John with Jeanae before lunch.
Lunch at Miss Daisy's ~ fried chicken, bread pudding, sweet tater pie, red beans and rice, greens with bacon, corn bread, peach cobbler, and sweet tea!
Who wanted to work after this feast???
Our lunch with with Miss Daisy was the best meal we have eaten.
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