Author: the bayou gypsy

Welcome! I am the bayou gypsy, born and raised in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Although I have spread my wings in the great cities of Austin, Seattle and Delray Beach, the bayou state kept calling me back home in 2007. Thank goodness for the pull back home because that is where I met and married my husband, Andrew. We relocated to 7 acres in Zachary, LA and have started life on a farm. It's the land of bayous, fishing, hunting, four wheelers, trucks, nutria, deer, cows, three rescue pups named Abby James, Dixie and Gypsy, two rescue horses named Sparkle and Freedom, 20 chickens, 2 turkeys named Leroy & Luann and everything else southern. I have started this personal blog to chronicle our new found farm life, the battles and blessings of our ongoing infertility, our recent adoption and the exciting adventures this bayou gypsy and her cowboy get into on the regular. I dabble in a little bit of everything and will share it all with you one wild ride at a time. Come wander with me...y'all!

Fall at the Farm 2016.

November 11, 2016.Reading time 12 minutes.

Our first fall at the farm has proven to be busy but bountiful. I have fallen in love with our newest rescue Freedom. Amazingly, his calm energy hasn’t budged since his arrival. We thought it was due to him being in a new environment but after a month of being with us, he is still […]

Not Your Normal Centerpiece.

November 9, 2016.Reading time 3 minutes.

Last year, my brother-in-law and his wife hosted Thanksgiving at their new country home in Greenwell Springs, LA. I wanted to contribute to the holiday decor and settled on making festive centerpieces. After reading The Nester’s blog post on grocery store centerpieces, I was dying to try this pumpkin project for myself.

Follow me, the bayou gypsy.

November 2, 2016.Reading time 2 minutes.

Hey everyone! I joined Bloglovin’ today and you can follow me HERE! This site is an incredible way for me to share my blog with not only other bloggers but also many more readers. It’s a much better way for me to also follow some of my own favorite bloggers, all in one place! This […]

Witch’s Brunch 2016

October 31, 2016.Reading time 9 minutes.

I was feeling extra festive this year and decided to host my very first Witch’s Brunch for some of my infertility sisters of Sarah’s Laughter. The Halloween Brunch idea was originally inspired by Lauren Palmer’s blog The Art of Living Beautifully. After hosting my first one, I can understand why she has one each year […]

Sausage Bites.

October 25, 2016.Reading time 2 minutes.

In preparation for my upcoming Witch’s Brunch, I’m cleaning, cooking and decorating like a mad woman. One of the items on my party prep list was to cook and freeze both the Pumpkin Cream Cheese Muffins and these scrumdiddlyumptious Sausage Bites. Since I’ll be sharing tons of party pictures next week, I thought it […]