By Nathan Coker
In AskErin
Mar 30th, 2019
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by Erin Sharplin Love | [email protected] As recently as the end of last year, our family meals had little variety or inspiration. I grew tired of eating (and cooking) the same old thing week after week, so I know my family was tired of it, too. Thankfully, they didn’t complain until I menti...
By Nathan Coker
In Center Block
Feb 25th, 2019
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Preparing for a Seasonal Spring article by Kerry Heafner March is a pivotal month for our gardens and landscapes in the ArkLaMiss in many ways. We have a better idea of how and when winter will morph into seasonal spring. We can anticipate our last frosts and freezes sometime during the middle or lat...
By Nathan Coker
In AskErin
Feb 25th, 2019
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article by Erin Sharplin Love Is it just me or does spring feel like the perfect time to reset your personal clock and renew your surroundings? After all, spring ushers in fresh air, blooming plants and trees, longer days and warm sunshine. Doesn’t the anticipation of the new season make you feel a l...
By Nathan Coker
In Bayou Beats
Feb 25th, 2019
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NINETEEN-YEAR-OLD HAL MAYFIELD doesn’t think of himself as a young musician. In measured sentences and mindful pauses, he takes his time to explain that when it comes to music he sticks to the present moment. “I try to just think about what I want to be doing,” he says, “I try to hold myself to [&hel...
By Nathan Coker
In Center Block
Feb 25th, 2019
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article by Laura W. Clark A s a teenager, I disliked my hands, which were not slender and feminine like my mother’s. Mine were shaped like square blocks, part of my Germanic build, I suppose. One day, my dad held my hands in his and said, “I like your hands. They are strong and sturdy.” […]...
By Nathan Coker
In Center Block
Jan 28th, 2019
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article and illustration by Lou Davenport Sometimes your best ideas come when you least expect them. I have been “fretting” about what I’d write for the month of February for weeks. I “sorta kinda” knew what I wanted to do, but, I just couldn’t seem to fit it all together. When that happens, I usuall...
By Nathan Coker
In Bayou Kidz
Jan 28th, 2019
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Planning a Memorable Spring Break Trip article by Cindy G. Foust Greetings BayouLife nation, on what is now the second month of 2019…and before you know it, we will be dragging the Christmas boxes back out of the attic and Black Friday shopping all over again. But alas, it’s still just Februar...
By Nathan Coker
In Center Block
Jan 28th, 2019
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article by Laura W. Clark I must have tried on my senior prom dress—a satin sheath with a v-neckline—at least a dozen times before the big event. I was 17, but I remember thinking I looked at least 22. A few days later, my high school boyfriend stopped me in our school’s hallway and asked […]...
By Nathan Coker
In Center Block
Jan 28th, 2019
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article by Meredith McKinnie My stepdaughter is experiencing divorce again. Her mother and stepfather have announced it to her, and I’ve been watching her closely ever since. The longer I co-parent this nine-year-old, the more I realize how intertwined we all are. I may not be privy to what is going ...
By Nathan Coker
In Center Block
Jan 7th, 2019
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BAYOULIFE MAGAZINE TALKS TO LOCAL NUTRIONISTS ON EATING TRENDS TO EMBRACE AND AVOID IN 2019 ARTICLE BY MICHAEL DEVAULT You’ve pulled out that notepad, scratched out a few resolutions and then, you discover your list from last year. If you’re like most people, chances are that list looks a whole lot l...
