Scootie and Countess after locating the snow ball stand.
Monday, September 22, 2008
Victorian Family Reunion
Scootie is very aggrevated at this point of the celebration. The bugs are giving him a tough time and he is unhappy.
Victorian Family Reunion
Annie V., Roy, and Ajese Frank coming through the chow line. Annie, Roy and Ajese are the oldest children of Edora-Victorian/Frank.
Victorian Family Reunion
How can you distinguish a true Louisiana Creole from any other? It's the animated method of speech that distinguishes a true Louisiana Creole from another Creole.
Victorian Family Reunion
Wilmer and Theresa Ledet. Wilmer is the oldest of the Ledet family. He and his wife, Theresa have two children, Tammy and Dub.
Victorian Family Reunion
This is my family. Batiron Victorian was my father. He was the oldest son of Victor Victorian. This image illustrates his descendents. Included are my wife, Countess; our grandson Langston (Scootie), my daughter, Santilla and her boyfriend Glenn Amadee; Mickey, my youngest sister; Tinye and Alfred with their children, Torie, Lydia, and her son Lorenzo.
My brother, Charles is on assignment in Kuwait. His family was in attendance, Irene; his wife, and Charles-Etta their daughter. Of course I can be seen somewhere on the back row.
Victorian Family Reunion
Irene Ledet is the youngest daughter of Lillian Victorian -Ledet/Cooper. Chris Meeks is her son and these images include her family in attendance.
Victorian Family Reunion
Aunt Lillian was the Second oldest daughter of Victor Victorian. This image illustrates her family that was in attendance today.
Victorian Family Reunion
On Saturday morning, 9/20/2008, we traveled to Oberlin, La. for the 1st. annual Victorian Family Reunion. This event became reality at the request of the last living direct descendent of Victor Victorian. Victor Victorian was my paternal grandfather. His youngest daughter, Silleman Victorian-Thomas requested this gathering in order that she may get to meet the younger family members while she is still alive.
This was a wonderful gathering and the commitment was made to gather at two year intervals. I was extremely impressed with the organizational effort displayed by a young man by the name of Chris Meeks. He and his wife organized this affair and they are to be commended for the effort. Chris Meeks is the son of Irene Ledet. Irene Ledet is the youngest daughter of Lillian Victorian-Ledet/Cooper.
Thursday, September 4, 2008
Hurricane Gustov and It's Effect on Our Home
We didn't encounter much physical damage to our home as a result of the storm. We experienced a bit of trash and debris from the trees in the yard as we have a number of large oaks in our yard.
Fortunately, since we bought a home in Baton Rouge after Katrina evacuation is not an issue for us to consider. We can remain in our home and endure the rain and wind without much concern for our safety. Evacuation is a reality for individuals that live in the Greater New Orleans area and it will always be a consideration for storm preparations of this magnitude. We are now a safe haven for our relatives that have moved back to New Orleans after Katrina. The only discomfort we encountered was the fact that electrical power was lost for 24 hours after the storm. We are fortunate compared to many families in Louisiana. Many households are still without power and will not have power restored for another 2 - 3 weeks.
As a result of lost electrical power, we are now planning to purchase a backup electrical generator that will provide service for our home when the power failure is upon us. One thing is certain, power will always fail as long as the electrical utility continues to install transmission lines above the ground and in competition with the trees. We have to study the power requirements for a home of this size with it's current and planned electrical requirements in mind.
When we lived in the New Orleans area, the decision for us would always be our evacuation destination. We monitored the storm 36 hours prior to it's arrival. Dependent upon it's direction of travel, we evacuated in the opposite direction of it's planned impact. For our family that included travel to Pensacola, Florida or Lake Charles, Louisiana.
Dancing At The Zydeco
This couple obviously dance together often. They danced for the three hours Santilla and I were at the festival. They are very good dancers and it was obvious how much they love to dance.
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