Pictures, finally, ENJOY

And this is what we had to drive in on the way home, YUKKY!! Hope you folks enjoy these, there was sooo much more than this, but each picture takes a while to get on, so only put on a few! Love & Smiles to all. R~let

This was cotton, shown before it was picked, still in the wagons, and after it was bailed and ready to go to market.

This was the 4holder, usually behind a farmers house with a family, but not so super, it doesn't have an overhang so ya don't get wet!! Bummer.

This was called a "bicycle" gun because it was so light.Notice the snake skin, and the stuff above was used to hold powder and shot for the old guns.

These were worn by a lot of the Plantation "Missus", but were often carved by the Acadians and worn by them as well.

There were perhaps a hundred, or a hundred and fifty of these images, all the way from 2" to maybe 6", so life like, and they were made from bees wax and some other substance to keep them from melting. they were incredibly detailed, and life like. Such talent, and he handed it down to his children.

OhOh, He musta stole some mail, cause now he is in the local jail IN CHAINS!! Even around his neck! Can you even imagine this???

Now Bill is the PostMaster.

I LOVED this skillet! It was cast iron and weighed a ton, but look at the "legs" AWESOME! To the left was a flour or corn grinder for inside.

These are some of the tokens given by the Masters of the Plantations to the slaves to trade for goods in the commissary. No all massas did this tho.

The commissary where you could buy, or use tokens, and get things ya needed.

This was a 2holder with class, it was the only one with an overhang so ya didn't get wet ifn it were rainin'. Notice the cool vent holes, too!

Ah jist done the warsh, great clothes line!

, Mr. Bill in the Acadia house, just rockin' in front of the far. Notice the great bed, it had netting over it.

This was the Acadia house, the most impressive of them all. The walls were whitewashed, the furnishings, which they made were awsome. Notice the chair on the front porch, on the left. It is a rocking chair. The stairs went to the "chilluns" sleeping area.

This was the barn, had stalls for animals and a large area for wagons.

Cemetery

It is said that the slaves wrote this, although they didn't go to church until after emancipation, and most could not read or write!

And here sits the ONLY member of his flock! Notice the windows to my left, they are "painted" on, not stain glass.

Here's "Preacher Bill" in the very small church.

This was the mill where they ground corn. to the left you see where they hooked up animals or slaves to make the wheel go around.

This was the "overseers" cabin, he was in charge of the slaves, and therefore had a bed and some sparse furniture.

This was a "one holer" behind the commissary.

This was the slave house, they always slept on the floor, and made their furniture out of anything they could get unless they were fortunate enough to have a good "Massa" that would allow them to trade for it.

This was the "sick room" it was whitewashed, and notice the bathtub in the background. I wouldn't want to get sick back then!!

Old icebox, some of us remember these!

Need to sweep the floor? This was a broom made of corncobs, just push the cobs through the hole and ya got a broom! Can I order a few for ya?

This was a cabinet in the kitchen used to keep the bugs offn' the food, and believe you me there are plenty of bugs now, would have hated to see what there was then! That was mesh on side & front. These are "regular "washboards made for poor white folks. Ladies, take your pick!

This is a washboard used by slaves, notice that it is made with barbed wire, not the usual, OUCH on the fingers.

Talk about a modern convenience, this was a "biscuit roller, or press". Anybody need their biscuit rolled? Just askin'

The kitchen, Only the slaves did the cooking,and the kitchen was NEVER hooked to the house. Notice the tall pan, all we could figure out was that is was pail lunches for the folks? The Big black item in the back was to cook meat, it had a scale & weight so it could be lower or higher from the flame. Barbecue at it's best in the 1800!

This is an old foot warmer, used ONLY by the well to do . Bill is holding a curling iron.

Here's another one of those "Hiney washers",Sweet William had to prove his hiney would fit! Not me, you'd a had to apply a ton of lard jus' ta' git me outa it!

This be the tawlkin' fish!

Here be Taddy Bar, he tawlked up a storm!

The door handles at the store---}

This was on the grounds of the Bass Pro Shop near Baton Rouge, and is being pulled by mules.

I I I took this, because it is a prison bus, it was being guarded by 5 police cars with flashing lights, and altho. they weren't following we counted 6 other state troopers on the road. Musta been one MEAN dude in that bus!! Ain't this cool, coulda had her instead of Whody, NO?

This one is next to the campground, we decided we shoulda named Whody this cause we are!

This is the lake from our campground, it is this way nearly every night!