Showing posts with label Louisiana. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Louisiana. Show all posts

Tuesday, 17 February 2026

Mardi Gras/Shrove Tuesday

Today is Shrove Tuesday, or, as it is known in the French speaking world and sometimes elsewhere, Mardi Gras. I was not sure what to share today about it, so I just thought instead of just picture of pancakes (by the way I refuse to call today Pancake Day), I would share one page from Charlie Brown's Fourth Super Book of Questions and Answers. One of the best sources of information I had as a child, before the internet, even though a friend of mine had the on people and culture. Anyway, so there is more info on the next page, but all the same, here is some interesting facts about today.

Thursday, 4 July 2019

"Travailler, c'est trop dur..."

C'est le 4 juillet, Independence Day aux États Unis et je cherchais à le souligner, surtout pour mon frère PJ qui y vit et travaille. Et qui aujourd'hui est en congé férié, le chanceux. Alors j'ai pensé tout de suite à cette célébère chanson du (sans doute) plus célèbre francophone américain, Zachary Richard. Je ne crois pas que mon frère soit un fan, mais c'est je pense approprié. Et puis on a peut-être de la parenté en Louisiane, sait-on jamais.