Pauline Baird Jones

Wash day – So glad I don’t have to wash like this! (Used with permission.)
I grew up many states away from New Orleans, but I did share one tradition with them, only our beans were chili and my mom also made homemade bread. I can still remember the smell of both on a cold Monday when I came in from school....

The hubs will tell you that the rice should be on the side, but that this is better than on the bottom or—crime!—mixed into the gumbo. Lol
What is gumbo you ask?
Gumbo is a real melting pot of a dish that has been devoured by people in Louisiana for about 300 years. You can learn about the history and culture of New Orleans and southern Louisiana by looking at a steaming bowl of spicy, saucy gumbo....

Big Boy Panorama
It is an unusual sight, a solitary Big Boy Statue standing alone in a field in Wapiti Valley near Cody Wyoming. Its backdrop is a ridge of volcanic rocks eroded into weird spires called hoodoos.
As for the Big Boy himself, his history goes back to California. In 1936, Bob Wian sold his prized DeSoto Roadster to purchase a small hamburger stand in Glendale, California. He named it Bob’s Pantry....