ThirtyOlivia rocks rhythmically in her rocking chair as she recalls the story for Michael, who sips some tea. He finds he has become hooked on Olivia's special blend of herbs and storytelling and the valuable secrets they reveal.
“Henry Broussard's daddy, Phillipe, was an aristocrat from a fine French family,” she reminisces. “He was married to a high and mighty French American woman, rigid and proud, but sadly, barren. On the side and on the sly, Phillipe bedded a mulatto Cajun woman who bore him a son. The baby looked white as white and Phillipe wanted to claim him, and marry his mistress. But she knew that kind of marriage was doomed to fail. So, she gave Phillipe her son, thinking it best for his future. She took money from Phillipe to move away from St. Rose de Lafete and here to the
