PawPaw's House

 Cowboy shooters, whether SASS, or CFDA, or XFDA or any of the other shooting sports are hard on their guns. The sheer number of cycles we p...

 Let's look at the headline over at Fox News : Chinese hackers preparing to ‘wreak havoc’ on American citizens, communities, FBI directo...

 Coming out of CVS pharmacy this morning, I was approached by a hobo in a 3-piece suit.  He was wearing slacks, a vest, and a sport coat, bu...

 A bisque is a chowder, a milk based soup, usually with crawfish or shrimp as the protein. Crawfish Bisque 24 oz Louisiana crawfish tails or...

Political pressure is building on Joe Biden.  He has choices to make, and many of them are no good.  Immigration is the biggest domestic con...

 It seems that Joe Biden is having a little tete-a-tete with Texas governor Abbott.  Something about razor wire, who can hang it and who ca...

 In a minor political story, we learn that Trump wins the New Hampshire primary. This comes as no real surprise to anyone who follows politi...

 The boucheron (no, not the luxury perfume fragrance ) is a style of knife introduced by French traders during the 17th century fur trade on...

 That's the forecast for today thru Wednesday.    Nothing freezy,  temps will stay well above freezing, but we're going to get wet. ...

 Andrew asks, in comments: what's cheese toast, sounds good It's a very complicated recipe, learned from my childhood.  On a baking ...

 In the depths of winter, we should all realize that things could be worse. Stolen from Wirecutter.

 Pitt Grill may be the oldest continually operating restaurant in Alexandria, LA. When I was a young man hanging out in honky-tonks, Pitt Gr...

In the midst of the winter storm, Belle asked me to make a chicken noddle soup. Hell, that's easy. Go down tot he store, buy some egg no...

 The roads in Louisiana are not noted for their pristine condition.  As such, you're liable to pick up a rock chip occasionally. That...

 Donald Trump walked away from the Iowa caucuses with a resounding lead, capturing over 50% of the vote.  This should come as a surprise to ...

 Why not beef stew today? The weather is cold and my belly could use some warmth.  I cut up a small beef roast, and peeled some potatoes and...

 Everybody around here is bracing for the winter storm.  The temps are dropping outdoors right now, and while it's not supposed to be te...

 A commenter asks how our homes in Louisiana would be rated against a moderate earthquake.  That is a good question. Out of curiosity, how m...

 It seems that there was a small earthquake just north of here on Thursday.  KPEL reports : The quake was detected near Hall Summit, Louisia...

 With the current weather forecast, I decided that this morning might be a good idea to go get some generator fuel. I run non-ethanol in all...