It might be spelled riz aux feves or riz au feves. I'm honte in writing French words because I'm not sure how to spell them. But that is what Mom and Dad call red beans and rice. I thought there might be a certain way of saying it in French, but nope, just that. Any bean and rice? I guess so. They knew how to say but not in spelling it.
I have more time to read now and Denise and I got our library cards for the Eunice library. I missed reading and libraries. I checked out three books that interest me. I've read a couple before but enjoy reading them again.
I enjoyed John's essay on Vermilionville. It's true how Creole and Cajun is seen as Black and White. Hopefully more of their work will rid the brainwashing done. Hopefully a museum of some sort will be made. Maybe even some local buisnesses will advertise Creole this or that, rather than Cajun smoked meat or Cajun beef jerky, etc. For God's sake, they even have Cajun air freshners now. I have to admit, they smell good but they would smell a lot better if called Creole. OK, that's a joke, but hopefully you see my point. Simple things like that are powerful. And I wish literary people would get involved and write novels or children's books with names like Vidrine, Fontenot, Guillory, Ardoin, etc featured characters. Casually throw in historical references to rid the Acadian mythology in everyday mind. Gradually build a realistic consciousness of themselves in time and place. The kid's book, for example, could feature both "black" and "white" children celebrating pocking eggs or Madame Grand Doigts and Creole being the term to describe what they do and who they are. "We eat boudin and panse," the children might say, "because we're Creole." Throw in references to Africa and France and, for Evangeline Parish, Alabama. No mention of Acadie. Maybe. Because I have Acadian ancestry too. But I have way more French ancestry and those people were never celebrated. Hell, I have more Spanish and German ancestry than Acadian. But the point is to celebrate the other groups and demythologize Acadian worship. Throw in some French words and phrases too, of course.