a strange bird » crawfish http://www.astrangebird.net Just another WordPress weblog Wed, 13 Jul 2011 00:05:28 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 A day late and a dollar short http://www.astrangebird.net/2009/05/a-day-late-and-a-dollar-short/ http://www.astrangebird.net/2009/05/a-day-late-and-a-dollar-short/#comments Thu, 14 May 2009 21:19:05 +0000 gesikah http://www.astrangebird.net/?p=358 read more »]]> Ok, so maybe a little more than a day.

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This weekend we celebrated the combo Mothers’ Day/My sister Rachel’s 17th birthday with another crawfish boil.

The birthday girl:

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The gifts, sunflowers for Mama and the rings were what we got Rach, the painting and cupcake pendants in the last photo were made by Rach for Mom:

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Other family members, including my other sister Hannah who believes tiaras should be everyday attire:

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My parents’ garden(s) are always good fodder for photos:

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I know I still need to get pictures of all the stuff we bought at IKEA while in Dallas, we have just been so slow about getting it all situated. Hopefully I will have them up soon though.

]]> http://www.astrangebird.net/2009/05/a-day-late-and-a-dollar-short/feed/ 2 Family crawfish boil http://www.astrangebird.net/2009/04/family-crawfish-boil/ http://www.astrangebird.net/2009/04/family-crawfish-boil/#comments Wed, 01 Apr 2009 16:45:36 +0000 gesikah http://www.astrangebird.net/?p=281 read more »]]> There is something that happens to a person from Louisiana whenever the weather starts warming up, when the bone-chilling wind becomes a soft breeze. Like a bell to Pavlov’s dog, Spring means crawfish boil time.

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So Sunday morning my Daddy and sister drive down south to pick some up and, mein Gott, were they good.

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Mom’s kitty Julius wasn’t so sure about this. We thought for sure he would at least try to play with it, but one poke on the nose was enough for him to lose all interest.

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One word of caution: You do not want crawfish spice in your eyes, peel with care.

Even so, it was a beautiful day, and great eating and fun was had by all.

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By the way, in case you couldn’t tell, my sisters are insane.

And Happy April’s Fool Day!

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