So Why Is It “I Wish I Were”? and not “I Wish I Was?” This is a good question. When we say “I wish I were”, we are using something called the “subjunctive mood.” The subjunctive is used when you refer to potential or hypothetical situations. For example when you wish for something that doesn’t …
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Blush and Bashful Event Itinerary
Tour Natchitoches with Barbara will offer Steel Magnolias Tours during the Blush and Bashful weekend. The Tour includes Filming Sites as well as the actual Harling Family House and the Beauty Shop House that inspired the Setting for the Play and Movie. Cost is $20 per person. Children 6-12 $10 per person. Children 5 and under free. …
In the Fall When My Thoughts Turn To….
Enough of golf, tennis and Tiddlywinks! I say this even though I played “left Twiddly” on my high school team. Tiddlywinks is played on a felt mat using small discs called “winks”. You use a “squidger” (also a disc) made of plastic, to shoot a wink by flicking the squidger across the top of a …
When To Say Yes
We thought it was a good idea to take a “self-guided tour”! After all, we have a travel app. Perhaps you have been considering a trip to Natchitoches, Louisiana. The success of your visit may well be settled now if you consider the benefits and advantages of saying “yes” to securing your personal Natchitoches Tour …
“The Lying Leader”
Chef Menteur “Lying Leader” “Chef Menteur” means “Lying Leader” or “Chief Liar”. To whom did this refer? What was the lie that made him infamous? One story says he was a Choctaw chief who deceived his own tribe. He was exiled with a few family members and friends and lived on a strip of land …
Making New Memories
“Anterograde amnesia is a loss of the ability to create new memories after the event that caused amnesia, leading to a partial or complete inability to recall the recent past, while long-term memories from before the event remain intact.” (Source: Mayo Clinic and others) What would in mean to suffer the loss of the ability …
Introduce Yourself (Example Post)
This is an example post, originally published as part of Blogging University. Enroll in one of our ten programs, and start your blog right. You’re going to publish a post today. Don’t worry about how your blog looks. Don’t worry if you haven’t given it a name yet, or you’re feeling overwhelmed. Just click the …
Blush and Bashful Weekend
Tour the filming sites of the movie Steel Magnolias and recite your favorite lines from the classic movie.
My First Blog Post
Be yourself; Everyone else is already taken. — Oscar Wilde. This is the first post on my new blog. I’m just getting this new blog going, so stay tuned for more. Subscribe below to get notified when I post new updates.
Tour Natchitoches with Barbara 