Blooming Crawfish Tea

Once again, it is that time of year. Memorial Day weekend, also known as Mudbug Madness weekend (you should so go to that page, at least for a minute - they have fun zydeco music playing).

Yep, this weekend we were in Shreveport, Louisiana, eatin' bugs!

Mudbugs - the only "bugs" I'll eat

Dan had at least seven boxes of bugs and I'd say at least that many beers, too. I had a whopping three boxes - which is a lot for me - and no beers (duh).

Dan playing with his food.

Of course, there is more than just crawfish to eat, if you so desire.

Mmm, tastes like chicken.

We had a decent sized group this year to eat, drink and be merry - fourteen people for the whole group.

Part of the group enjoying the music.

Now, we take our bugs pretty seriously, but there are some folks that come way more prepared than we are. Like this guy:

As Dan said, I bet this guy gets all the chicks.

In less timely news (as these pictures were taken before Mudbug), our yard is still in bloom, but different parts - no more irises. Now we have the oleander in bloom.

Oooh, pretty!

And, how cool is this: we have apples!

Mini-gala apple

It's only about the size of a ping pong ball, but isn't it pretty? We have several others, too, but this one is the prettiest.

And in something even more outdated, this is from earlier last week. Found a lovely tea, Adagio's Birthday Tea Blend. It's a mix of vanilla, cream and caramel tea - with sprinkles!

Birthday Blend

It's really good. It smells so yummy and tastes like licking vanilla icing but without the sugar coating that coats your mouth. And it tastes creamy and yummy. It's quite good. And so pretty!