Shantybellum

Pull up an ice chest or a cotton bale, peel yourself a crawfish, make yourself comfortable and have some fun at the coolest little shack in town.

Thursday, July 9, 2009

Do You Do Voodoo?

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*Woodcut print "Karma" by Chelsea Semb Shantybellum sports a couple of little Voodoo dolls in the kitchen. One of our guests, Chel...
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Sunday, July 5, 2009

New Friends at Shantybellum -- Diana and Paul Gessler

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*Click on the photos to see full size. They're wonderful! The first two pictures are four journal pages from the Gesslers' trip th...
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Saturday, July 4, 2009

Happy Fourth of July

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Last night friends gathered on the porch perched on the edge of the bluff over dark water, waiting. No breeze blew. Mosquitos feasted on our...
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Bingo Starr at the Carriage House

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Courtney has an article in the July issue of Country Roads Magazine about the new chef -- Bingo Starr -- at The Carriage House Restaurant ...
Wednesday, July 1, 2009

Road Trippin' Concordia Parish

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Elodie's got an article in this month's issue (July) of Louisiana Road Trip Magazine . The article is in .pdf format, page 17. *phot...
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Monday, June 29, 2009

I am Misssissippi

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Sunday, June 28, 2009

Matters Familias - Daddy

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In 1980, I married and moved to Los Angeles where I stayed for 27 years. As the years crept by, I began to worry about my parents, who wer...
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Saturday, June 27, 2009

The Phantom of Kingston Road

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The first time I noticed him it was the holidays – I can’t remember if it was Thanksgiving or Christmas. I was driving home on Kingston Road...
Saturday, June 20, 2009

The Guitar by By Verlon Thompson, a friend of Tommy's

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Sunday, June 14, 2009

PUPPIES!!!!!

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I'm happy to announce that all the puppies have found homes. I'm keeping the mama dog, whom I've named Madonna. She's the ...
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Monday, June 8, 2009

Side Trips on the Blues Highway - Beauty & Redemption in the Belly of the Beast

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Angola Prison has always fascinated me. Trips to Baton Rouge or New Orleans always took me past the sign on Highway 61 just north of St. Fr...
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Monday, June 1, 2009

Found Items

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71st Annual Commencement Program Natchez Institute, 1916 Double click on the photo to view closeup
Sunday, May 31, 2009

Matters Familia - Ephemera

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As some of you may already know, I have a little online bookstore. I'm forever venturing out to libraries, Goodwill and Salvation Army ...
Tuesday, May 26, 2009

Matters Familia - Photos of Annet Munger Pritchartt

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Click on photos to enlarge.
Monday, May 25, 2009

Matters Familia - The Fabric of Time

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As I mentioned in my previous post, I've been going through the house my great grandfather built in 1900 on the bluff overlooking the Mi...
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Saturday, May 23, 2009

So Rose the Dead

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I'm cleaning out things that should've been cleaned years ago at my great aunt's house on the bluff. In my cleaning adventures ...
Tuesday, May 5, 2009

Green Sky at Morning

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I love Sunday mornings. There's no place I have to be, nothing pressing that has to be accomplished. So this past Sunday morning, I wa...
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Shantybellum
Natchez, Mississippi, United States
Shantybellum is a shanty shack in Natchez, MS with stories to tell. We'll be talking about all the characters that make Natchez unique, both past and present. You'll learn about the town myths, legends and scandals. We'll tell you where the skeletons are hidden as well as the ghosts. We might even write a poem or two. Enjoy.
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