This foggy morning, let me talk
GOLDEN MEADOW MARDI GRAS!
Oh how my Daddy loved Mardi Gras season as
the parades passed right in front of our house
so everyone would come out.
He would make his famous chili in the biggest pot we had
and all the cousins, aunts, uncles came to GM for Mardi Gras.
Momma used to say that so many came that
she though most of them we didn't know.
The door was always opened at
113 Dursette Lane and everyone was invited.
The bathroom and the kitchen was opened to everyone.
As we became teenagers, all our friends knew
they were welcomed and the fun was after the
parade sitting in the front of the lane and
watching all the people passing on Highway 1.
I remember when I was very little, watching
the older kids follow the parade on foot and on bikes.
I imagined the day I would be old enough to also follow the floats.
When I finally was old enough, I was not interested...
such is life.
I am not a big Mardi Gras fan anymore.
After Dad died, and the home parties stopped
it has just never been the same again.
When my kiddo's were young, i brought them to as many as they wanted.
Sometimes we traveled on vacation during Mardi Gras season.
One of my favorite memories of a trip to Disney
with Roddie and Jes was when we went to a Disney parade.
A gentleman next to us started a conversation with Roddie
about being from Louisiana, the home of Mardi Gras.
He asked Roddie,
"What is the difference between Louisiana Mardi Gras and Disney"
He politely answered:
"Over here they keep their clothes on"
Awe the mouths of babes.....
Enjoy Mardi Gras 2025.
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