Cenla Focus – About Town

About Town Andrea and Donna I am off for the summer, but I came in to work while Vivian is at Grandma’s house, to help out my employer.   I was flipping through the Cenla Focus and saw my picture…hahaha.  This totally cracked me up.  I knew the photographer was buzzing around but I didn’t know [...]

Spring is in the air!

Oh my….this is usually the time of year that I dust my blog off and then tackle about 10 projects at the same time.    This year is no exception.  I have accepted the nomination of Vice President of the Historical Association of Central Louisiana.  Thank you for your faith in me.  Among some of [...]

Things to do in Cenla

I am sitting here at work, on a very cold day, surrounded by several space and gas heaters and what comes in the mail?  The City of Alexandria’s three month event calendar.  I was considerably cheered when I read the events which will commence from now through March.  My favorite picks (the ones I circled [...]

CLSH Dairy Barn, Pineville, Louisiana

Along with other preservationists, I had the privilege of touring this barn today.  It is a pretty lady.  Here are the pictures from the tour.  If I did not have midterms and a host of other pressing things to do, I would give a narrative of the tour.  Maybe another time.  Here are the beautiful [...]

Cajun Political Advice

Boudreaux & Thibodeaux    (BOO-drow & TIBB-a-dough) “Boudreaux & Thibodeaux” jokes are popular in Louisiana Cajun Country. Advice from Boudreaux and Thibodeaux: Limit all U.S. politicians to 2 terms. One in office One in prison   Louisiana already does this. For more B&T jokes, click here.

Mary Green Dolls- The Barretts of Wimpole Street

A good friend gave me a set of Mary Green dolls crafted around 1931 (if the original tag is to be believed).   Mary Green was a well known theatrical stage and costume designer in the 30′s  She often made dolls of famous characters in movies.  The one I have a tag on says it is Katharine Cornell [...]

G.A. Mangun, “Shepherd to Thousands”

Tomorrow, we gather to honor our Bishop’s life and to celebrate his new life in heaven.  The Town Talk wrote a beautiful article and I thought I would repost here. Longtime Pentecostal pastor Gerald A. Mangun of Alexandria dies at 91 Central Louisiana lost one of its most notable spiritual figures when the Rev. Gerald [...]

Worship On The River

Tomorrow, April 25th, 5:00 p.m., at the Riverfront Ampitheatre, downtown Alexandria, The Pentecostals of Alexandria will have their 8th Annual Worship on the River.  Come an join us at this community worship event.  Andrea

Here today, gone tomorrow

Such is the life span for snow in Alexandria.

Close to My Heart – Stampaganza!

To all of my scrapbooking and crafty friends out there, November is Stampaganza month at Close to My Heart.  What that means is that if you purchase two sets of Acrylix stamps, you get the third free!  Yay!  I am SUPER excited about this.  It is a great opportunity right before the holiday to pick [...]