What to do on my first day of vacation?? Sleep late, take our time getting up and moving, and then head across the river to Cajun Cafe for a Saturday lunch. What could be more relaxing?
I had the fried catfish, but nothing beats their boiled shrimp, red beans and rice, and vinegar slaw. We promised the owner, Kathy, that we would get her all the food pictures from Shannon and Nathan's wedding. We saw the annual sign on the door today: "Closed the week of the 4th." We are still glad that they catered for us during their vacation last year.
Plastic gators stapled to the ceiling, boiled peanuts, and zydeco music complete the experience. Before we moved here fifteen years ago, I don't think we would have expected to call this restaurant a favorite. However, it is a treat to have met the owners, and it's always a good meal.
We took a drive down Hobbs Island Road and found D & D Greenhouse and Hardware. We've passed by before, but they've never been open. This is a much bigger operation than we had expected, and their plants were wonderful.
The owners' horse was enjoying the day too.
Check out the huge sun fern we brought home for the porch.
And this Swedish Ivy. It is actually blooming. I am more than ready to sit on the porch and enjoy some summertime reading.
We thought about driving to Guntersville and then Boaz or heading up to Tennessee, but we decided to stick around Huntsville, and I'm glad we did. A quick stop at the farmer's market netted us the promise of a good meal. My new favorite way to prepare potatoes is to cut up red potatoes into about 1" size cubes, stir them with a bit of olive oil, and bake them at 400 for about 20 minutes. Allen has some chicken marinating in a curry sauce that will go well with the potatoes. Oh boy! No school until...July 31 when I have to go back.
What to do on my first day of vacation?? Sleep late, take our time getting up and moving, and then head across the river to Cajun Cafe for a Saturday lunch. What could be more relaxing?
I had the fried catfish, but nothing beats their boiled shrimp, red beans and rice, and vinegar slaw. We promised the owner, Kathy, that we would get her all the food pictures from Shannon and Nathan's wedding. We saw the annual sign on the door today: "Closed the week of the 4th." We are still glad that they catered for us during their vacation last year.
Plastic gators stapled to the ceiling, boiled peanuts, and zydeco music complete the experience. Before we moved here fifteen years ago, I don't think we would have expected to call this restaurant a favorite. However, it is a treat to have met the owners, and it's always a good meal.
We took a drive down Hobbs Island Road and found D & D Greenhouse and Hardware. We've passed by before, but they've never been open. This is a much bigger operation than we had expected, and their plants were wonderful.
The owners' horse was enjoying the day too.
Check out the huge sun fern we brought home for the porch.
And this Swedish Ivy. It is actually blooming. I am more than ready to sit on the porch and enjoy some summertime reading.
We thought about driving to Guntersville and then Boaz or heading up to Tennessee, but we decided to stick around Huntsville, and I'm glad we did. A quick stop at the farmer's market netted us the promise of a good meal. My new favorite way to prepare potatoes is to cut up red potatoes into about 1" size cubes, stir them with a bit of olive oil, and bake them at 400 for about 20 minutes. Allen has some chicken marinating in a curry sauce that will go well with the potatoes. Oh boy! No school until...July 31 when I have to go back.
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