Progress is being made in the garden. A little bit at a time. This update is long and not all that interesting :) I wrote it to help me keep track of how the garden is progressing and to look back on how this years garden was grown when planning the next garden. If you… Continue reading 03.12.19 Chauvin Produce Company update – sticks, sticks and more sticks
Category: Home in Amite
02.28.19 Chauvin Produce Company Update – Hey HONEY let’s stop at the junk yard!
Monday we had some errands to run around Amite and Hammond. I told Roy I'd like to find a metal table to use outside to have a place for repotting plants, etc. He said he previously saw a glass and metal table at the junk yard. It's a big yard with junk in it! They… Continue reading 02.28.19 Chauvin Produce Company Update – Hey HONEY let’s stop at the junk yard!
02.24.19 Decorating the walls at Casa de Chauvin
Sometimes I really miss all the adventures we've had while living on the road in Dora, our motor home. Since moving into our sticks and bricks home (that's what motor home folks call their house), the walls are kinda empty except for televisions and a couple of pieces of decoration. Roy recently came up with… Continue reading 02.24.19 Decorating the walls at Casa de Chauvin
02.12.19 Chauvin Produce Company – Getting the Gardens Ready
It would be oh so nice for gardening to just be dumping some dirt out, making rows, planting some seeds and watching them grow! But OH NO that is not how it is! Our venture into gardening vegetables in the fall was a learning experience. This year we are going the extra mile in every… Continue reading 02.12.19 Chauvin Produce Company – Getting the Gardens Ready
02.08.19 The Ten Commandments of Gumbo
Gumbo is one of the most beloved entrees here in the great state of Louisiana. People come from around the world to taste this amazing soupy concoction of rouxy goodness. But don’t dare mess up any of the golden rules of a good gumbo. There are right and very wrong ways to make, serve and… Continue reading 02.08.19 The Ten Commandments of Gumbo
01.31.19 Sunshine, Food and Family
What a wonderful time we had this past sunshiny Sunday afternoon with our family. A lot has been happening in our families life not leaving much time for to just sit a spell and visit. We got to do that Sunday with our son Chip, his wife Misty, their niece Haylee, and Chip's friend Trey… Continue reading 01.31.19 Sunshine, Food and Family
01.21.19 Our Superhero Swooped In!
Monday, January 21, 2019 - You know how sometimes you have a friend that you haven't seen in forever and you need something from them? You contact them and being the special person they are they don't hang up, even though it's been forever since you talked last, and now you're calling needing something! Well,… Continue reading 01.21.19 Our Superhero Swooped In!
11.17.18 New Rocks!!
Saturday, November 17, 2018 - My inventory (yes using a big word considering it's about rocks) of rocks has dwindled to where I have been using big rocks from our driveway and road! Living in the country on a gravel road does have it's benefits! I prefer a little larger rock for my painting creations.… Continue reading 11.17.18 New Rocks!!
11.11.18 Chauvin Produce Company ends its 2018 production due to freeze
Monday, November 11, 2018 - Yes, I knew what I'd be doing today! My little venture into gardening is probably over for the year but I've learned so many lessons that will help with our spring crops! Recommendations for what we should grow in the spring are welcome! We picked lots of radishes before Monday… Continue reading 11.11.18 Chauvin Produce Company ends its 2018 production due to freeze
11.09.18 I know what I’ll be doing on Monday!
Friday, November 9, 2018 - Well, I know what I'll be doing Monday. Starting possibly Monday but definitely Tuesday and Wednesday the temperature lows overnight in our area will be between 29 degrees and 31 degrees which is below freezing. We can't leave the vegetables in the garden to freeze! Too much love and effort… Continue reading 11.09.18 I know what I’ll be doing on Monday!
- BECAUSE HE LIVES, I CAN FACE TOMORROW - 