Makin’ Groceries

Just got back from buying my peas, pork roast and cabbage for New Years day. I know many think grocery shopping is a chore, but I LOVE IT! I guess it’s because Hubby and I have finally reached a place in our lives where we can buy pretty much what we want (within reason), and I can’t forget the days when $50.00 was all I had to buy groceries for two weeks! I was only 17 when we married, and after paying our land, trailer, and truck note he brought home a whopping $200.00 every two weeks! The next year, I started college and got a student job where I earned the princely sum of $250.00 a month. We always had a garden, and I admit we ate with Mama and Daddy a lot too. I’m thankful for those times, through them I learned many things. How to grow a garden and can and preserve, how to cook game, how to make my own pie crusts and breads. I learned those things because I had no choice! But today I still do all those things because I love doing them, and because I feel that homemade food is usually better for you.
I also enjoyed seeing all the other shoppers buying ingredients for their New Year’s feasts. I saw buggies loaded down with beautiful greens and cabbage. Ladies picking through pork roasts and hams. Folks buying sweet potatoes and of course black eyed peas.
Everyone seemed so joyful~looking forward to spending time with family and eating good food! That’s MY LOUISIANA!

New Year~New BLOG!

Hey y’all! I’ve been thinking about starting a blog for a while, and this seemed like a good time to start. Many of y’all know me from my Louisiana Heart and Home Facebook page. For my first post, I just wanted to thank all of y’all for your support this past year! Tomorrow, I’ll post something really profound or hopefully mildly entertaining. Today, I’m just trying to figure out how to navigate on this page!