Aunt Wanda and Cousin Gene’s children planned a double surprise birthday party for them. They pulled it off by telling Aunt Wanda the party was for Cousin Gene and vice versa. Since they hadn’t all gotten together in quite awhile they asked if I would take some pictures to commemorate the party. Of course I...
This past weekend my family had their annual peanut boil. The tradition comes from my father’s side of the family. Every year he boils a lot (9 bushels this year) of peanuts, invites friends and family over, and we sit around and eat them. Doesn’t that sound like fun? For the past several years the...
Every year my church has a gigantic fish fry for the whole congregation and community. I’ve heard estimates that 2000 people are fed each year. The catfish are seined from a pond on the property and prepared for cooking on Thursday afternoon. On Friday they are fried, along with flounder, shrimp, hushpuppies, and fries, and served. Here...
