by Mariana T.
Member since:
May 10, 2006

Mariana's Muddy Toes

July 20, 2008 11:37 AM EDT (Updated: July 20, 2008 11:38 AM EDT)
views: 195 | rating: 10/10 (38 votes) | comments: 52


Greetings from Bayouland.  Yesterday, I decided to celebrate my day by going to a friend's cottage in a Bayou cul-du-sac near Belle River on the other side of Pierre Part.  Here's her little cottage - yes, ladies her very own get-away out on Bayou Pigeon Road.  My friend, who owns this bayou camp, Colette Canty, makes the most wonderful swamp dolls which she sells in the French Quarter.  She goes out to her "out of the way" house for inspiration.
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We've known each other for years.  She and a friend who is a rehab therapist and my other friend, Marly AKA Webfoot Lady here on Gather hung around yesterday and plan to return in the near future.  We kept the generator off and listened to the sounds of the herons and gros bec and crickets.  It was enchanting.  Thank you for reading this!  Salud.
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Comments: 52

Monica H. Jul 20, 2008, 11:45am EDT
Sounds like the perfect get away to me. I love spending time with my girlfriends. There are always alot of laughs and sometimes tears. My girlfriends are my life lines!
sharon SugarMomma is a wise woman, Jul 20, 2008, 11:49am EDT
How fun!
Miz Lynn aka/BooBoo Jul 20, 2008, 11:58am EDT
Looks like you're havin' fun!
Patricia F. Jul 20, 2008, 12:00pm EDT
Looks like a great place to hang out with friends...what's a swamp doll? I think I need one!
J R B. Jul 20, 2008, 12:14pm EDT
Gee, it looks cool, compared to here in the desert.
John S. (arizona) Jul 20, 2008, 12:36pm EDT
Such a nice shady place for a sit down, so pretty. Nice pictures, thanks.
Marianne M. Jul 20, 2008, 12:37pm EDT
That's a good group you've got there, Mariana! Yay for girlfriends ... a friend is one of the nicest things you can have, and one of the best things you can be. Looks like you're enjoying summer!!!
ISABEL Y. Jul 20, 2008, 12:44pm EDT
Hola Mariana, What a great way to spend the day!. Where in the French Quarter does Colette sells her dolls? I would love to go take a look at them!. I know you gals had a wonderful time and enjoyed each other. I think only us Louisianians can truly appreciate what our version of a "Camp" is. I know you all had fun!
Lisa Frost Jul 20, 2008, 1:27pm EDT
It sounds like a fun and relaxing time was had by all!!
Great pictures.
lynn a. Jul 20, 2008, 1:49pm EDT
Nice to see this today, Mariana. I knew you were down there somewhere having fun. That looks like a really cool place to go and can easily see why you enjoyed it so much. But tell me one thing, are there alligators in those woods and in the water? Can you outrun an alligator?
lynn a. Jul 20, 2008, 1:51pm EDT
We had a cajun restaurant here that sold beans and rice and one of the dishes also had alligator meat in it. Now I really do try hard not to eat alligator meat. I will admit in beans and rice it is delicious, it is just the thought of it that gets to me. I guess you ladies would just lassoo that alligator if one showed up and put him back wherever he belongs. But you say bayous and I naturally think alligators.
Kimberly Ripley Jul 20, 2008, 2:02pm EDT
Looks and sounds like a fantastic getaway!
Marianne R. Jul 20, 2008, 2:33pm EDT
Sounds like a nice way to spend an evening. Do you have a photo of any of the swamp dolls? I can't say I have ever seen one.
Madame Donna C. Jul 20, 2008, 3:19pm EDT
Nothing like gettin' together with friends, eh? Looks like a wonderful time.
Great get-a-way! Who is who in the pics?
Sue * Jul 20, 2008, 6:00pm EDT
I always love it when you start showing up again around here. That looks like a wild bunch, I bet you all have a great time.
Robb F. Jul 20, 2008, 6:59pm EDT
Hi Cher,
Its been quite a while since I been down to Pigeon and Jack Miller's. My last trip to Pierre Part was the funeral of a long-time friend's grandfather. This particular friend, who has worked long and hard to become articulate, educated, and well-travelled, was born and raised on a house-boat on Bayou Pigeon.

In years past, many rising suns found me at the boat ramp at Pigeon, launching our boat for a day of bass fishing. The Atchafalaya Basin, whether we started at Pigeion or Whiskey Bay was our play ground.

If you turned off the generator there must have been ice-cold beverages on hand, as well as mucho skeeter repellant.
Bhawana 'Gather Proud Mom' Jul 20, 2008, 7:14pm EDT
Hi Mariana,
Nice to see you...missed you...Seems you had pure fun...with your beautiful friends
Ellie !. Jul 20, 2008, 7:25pm EDT
Looks like a great day.
Mariana T. Jul 20, 2008, 7:29pm EDT
Wow - great to come back and find all these wonderful comments - so dear friends, I shall flip flop my body over to visit each of you in time! It was fun - Marly is the one standing on the dock, Collette is giving the Peace Sign, Leslie is the one with the short hair and well, I'm the one who looks like Mariana T. We had a great day and plan a few more outings - the water has just receded and Collette can finally start going out there again. I'm trying to get her on Gather because she's a very interesting woman! Ok thank each of you for your kind comments~!!! much love from Bayou Teche, Salud.
elizabeth e. Jul 20, 2008, 8:31pm EDT
So you are hangin' out on the bayou with old friends...sounds like you are making yourself at home down there.
Colonel Possum Jul 20, 2008, 9:30pm EDT
Mariana!

Oooh-Weeee! I'll be right over. Is that the Webfoot Lady au naturel (or almost, I guess) on the pier? Have a cold one for the ole Colonel.

Cheers,

Colonel Possum
Beryl Singleton Bissell Jul 20, 2008, 9:52pm EDT
And thank you Mariana T. for taking us to this charming ladies' get-away with you. You look so very happy and relaxed and I can almost hear those herons and grosbeaks. I remember how shocked I was to hear herons and cranes with their prehistoric guttural croaks.
Kerrell g. Jul 20, 2008, 10:36pm EDT
You are such a party animal!
Jennifer F. Jul 20, 2008, 10:42pm EDT
That's where you are! I was wondering! What a lovely way to spend a summer. Wish I was there with you!
Marlene Blanco Jul 21, 2008, 12:07am EDT
Girley you crack me up with that crazy picture.
Loose as a goose as always. Really injoyed the day with you and the girls.
Webfootlady aka/ Cajun Goddess
Elsie Duggan Jul 21, 2008, 12:16am EDT
Hi Mariana, glad you are out and about and relaxing, I could use some of that, need to find some new girl friends, have outlived most of them, and those ladies at the church are just too old for me, lol. I am so bad. Looks like you are having a wonderful time on your outing. Have a wonderful summer.
Vicky Duggins Jul 21, 2008, 10:41am EDT
It looks like you're having a grand time there. Watch out for gators and keep on the "Off!"
Alison H. Jul 21, 2008, 12:21pm EDT
That looks like so much fun! Thanks for sharing your Gal Getaway time.
Leslie V. Jul 21, 2008, 1:36pm EDT
I had the most wonderful time on Bayou Pegion on Saturday. I made new friends and a wondeful memory, thanks for including me in your adventures!
mona d. Jul 21, 2008, 4:57pm EDT
hey there my beautiful friend - sound like a great time was had by all.
wish i was there!
sending you many kisses...
Phyllis R. Jul 21, 2008, 5:22pm EDT
Hello my friend, -- it is great to see you. Love your photo essay, -- you and your friends look like you all are having a great time!!! That is a beautiful and cool looking area!! Hope you are having a great summer and you look beautiful as always!!
David Salyer Jul 22, 2008, 9:09am EDT
It looks like you are having a great time. What is a swamp doll? You will have to post a picture of one.
Richard Frisbie Jul 22, 2008, 4:15pm EDT
No 'gators, 'skeetos, slizzery things? Sounds like a lovely time, Mariana. I hope "your" day was fantastic!
Dorine H. Jul 22, 2008, 4:53pm EDT
It sounds like such a lovely day!
Seems like ya'll had a blast. Thanks for sharing!
Ruth MacGill Jul 24, 2008, 12:09am EDT
Hi Mariana - I had to look for you and where are you but down in the bayou! I would love to be sitting there with you listening to the sounds of the birds, insects and critters, and smelling the musky swampy smells.
Krista P. Jul 25, 2008, 9:07pm EDT
Enchanting is the word...and you are a true enchantress! Happy summer and love to you, dear girl!
Sue D. Jul 28, 2008, 4:07pm EDT
It looks like a wonderful way to spend some time with old friends. I am curious about a swamp doll too.
ravi bedi Jul 29, 2008, 1:18am EDT
I can see that you had a great time; when are you coming to India?
Melinda ~choosing happiness~ S. Jul 29, 2008, 11:36am EDT
Looks like the perfect way to spend a day!!
Tina Coruth Jul 29, 2008, 12:48pm EDT
Mariana, what a wonderful getaway! Listening to the sounds of nature in such a lovely setting is heavenly!
necee t. Jul 29, 2008, 9:30pm EDT
oh Mariana... soo nice to see you again... what a lovely getaway place...
y'all look relaxed and content... Salud...


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Laurun M. Jul 30, 2008, 8:16pm EDT
Don't ask me why but it reminds me of the Divine Secrets of the Ya Ya's I'm glad you all had fun.
Mariana T. Jul 30, 2008, 10:32pm EDT
Yall are more than kind - well, it's ya ya ok but as far as divine - hummmm - well, anyway great to see you Laurun and all of you - blessings - I'll write more when I can. Salud.
jessie voigts Aug 2, 2008, 10:52am EDT
lovely you! and such fun - you go girl!! i wish i'd been there. :)
Lucky Stars Aug 2, 2008, 4:49pm EDT
Looks like ya'll had some fun!
I need a girlfriend get away.
Maybe in the fall........
d g. Aug 5, 2008, 12:21pm EDT
Yippee!
Charles D. Aug 24, 2008, 5:46pm EDT
Your'e always having fun. I'm jealous!!! LOL!!!

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