Okay, Zydeco music - I can only say the instruments included area fiddle, drums, washboard, guitar, accordian -it is toe tappin' black cajun music... I don't know how else to describe it...it's infectious - you just want to hear more and more of it cuz it's fun to dance to it.
Yesterday was our day off and what a great day it was. first off, a few of us explored the Oakley Plantation. It is the setting for John Audubon who was hired in 1821 to teach art to the plantation owners daughter. Well, in his spare time he drew birds... today we have the Audubon society because of him... Here's a pic of the plantation...
We saw the Pit where they grew vegetables in the winter time and the cookhouse where all the meals were cooked, the slave quarters.. inside the house we were told how the little girls fanned the mistress of the house to keep her cool and also how the slaves pulled the bed ropes to keep them taut. It was a subtle hint for visitors to leave when they quit pulling the bed ropes and the ropes started drooping...It was really interesting to see it all. Then we had lunch in St Francisville and did some shopping in the antique stores.
That evening we were invited to the Baptist church behind Lep and Perry's place for a gostpel singout... how awesome that was. The choir came in and rocked the place. You hated for it to end.
Thanks, now I know. I asked Marian and she told me. do you ever watch swamp people in La. they do the alligator dance, :)
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