What have you ordered for Spring 2009?

Well, Mona, I'm up to no good, as usual. :-P We got lots of very pretty snow yesterday and today. I took a few pictures, and so did my sis, and will post some when I get them uploaded.

Interesting about the word Cajun. I love Cajun style food.

I have a distant relative who came here on the Mayflower. His name was John Alden. That was on my father's side. I have been meaning to look into the Mayflower Society, or whatever they call it, for relatives of the original Mayflower settlers, just haven't done it yet.

Karen

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karen - i had a friend in HS who related to John Alden - last name is cheever. his brother was John Alden Cheever - family still commuted into town to go to the park street church.

Love cajun food if it's not too hot. Alligator is pretty good.

Bill, that's interesting. He would be related to us, then. My maiden name was Foster.

Fried alligator tail is delicious.

Karen

I may be related to an alligator...

you are too much

I'm a descendent of Druids and we still hang out. Not that this point is relevant to the conversation but just thought I throw that in.

Watch out Victor, my DS is a chef in New Orleans and he loves to cook Cajun and mostly likely would be keen to whip up a fine alligator dish! Wonder how deep fried druid would taste? Patti

honey sorry to inform you but french from quebec are not acadian lol they are quebecois and had nothing to do with the deportation of the acadian what happened is that acadians came first and then other french people went to quebec when the english came to the atlantic provinces they started taking over and putting pressure on france and and a treaty was since giving the english the land and france abandoned the acadians living there and france backed the french in quebec for the longest time we didnt even appear in the history books it was all hush hush

In 1604, French pilgrims began settling in eastern Canada, in what we now know as Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and New Brunswick. This area was known then as Acadia, and its inhabitants as Acadians. The name “Cajun” is a slurred derivative of Acadian.

The struggle between France and England for dominance in North America culminated in the French and Indian War (1754-1763). Following their victory, British leaders demanded that the Acadians renounce their Catholic faith and their allegiance to France, and pledge allegiance to the Anglican Church and the king of England. Those who refused were driven into exile. Thousands of these refugees found refuge in south Louisiana. Descendents of those Acadian exiles remain the heart of the Cajun community in the area of Louisiana now referred to as Acadiana


BTW Mona, my maiden name is Boudreau/Boudreaux

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yes boudreau is an acadian name for sure and my father ancester was rene landry came on the first boat in 1603 fall landed on an island then hit the main land in 1604 it was amazing tracing his family it made it easy since the names have been reused every generation I know a lot of people do not believe in doing that but man it make a brease to trace ancestry
and on my mother side the LeBland actually have kept a family "bible" tracing back to 1362 that is when they started it and me and my sisters finally got added this summer since my grandmother had my mom out of wedlock and grandma finally insisted at her 65 wedding aniversary that we be added and would not take no as an answer so its cool to be part of that now

You both might enjoy the book my DH is just finishing,"Champlain's Dream" by David Hackett Fischer who also wrote what my DH considers one of the best books about the American revolutionary war, "Washington's Crossing". The maps in his books are particularly interesting. His writing style is dense, but the subject is fascinating, especially for anyone interested in a man who was on in Plymouth Ma 15 years before the pilgrims. Patti

ok that is enough of being a historian for today lol hahhahahah

and what was the conversation before we high jacked it lol

historic plants?

BTW, did you guys know a new thread for this was started some time back? Just want to make sure. Here's the link: http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/t/943536/

Karen