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Maw Maw Leona & The Calligraphy Pens

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“Over the river and through the woods, to grandmother’s house we go…”

Except for me, it was more like “we’re on the same side of the Mississippi River and just driving through the suburbs of Baton Rouge, to Maw Maw and Poppee's house we go…it’s only a ten minute drive. Can we stop at the snow-ball stand on the way, Momma?”

Going to my Maw Maw Leona and Poppee Earl’s house was almost like going to work at my own artist’s studio.

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tags: Southern, grandparents, growing up, nostalgia, art, art work, artist, artistic life, inspiration, family, home, Louisiana, grandma, grandpa, motivation, comfort
Sunday 11.15.20
Posted by Brooke Hoover
 

Red Beans & Rice Mondays

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As a kid, I wasn't a picky eater. But, when it came to my lunchtime repertoire I got easily bored of cold sandwiches and my mom told me Lunchables were the devil (to those of you who've seen “The Waterboy”, yes, like Kathy Bates’ character, most Cajun mommas really do tell their kids that all temptations are the devil.) So, enter the school lunch time woes

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tags: Louisiana, food, humor, funny, nostalgia, family, school, growing up, story telling, Southern food, Southern
categories: Comedy, Humor, Story telling, Southern, Louisiana
Sunday 04.29.18
Posted by Brooke Hoover
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