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Articles posted in February 2009
This is the very last time we’ll mention Mardi Gras – of course Fat Tuesday is tomorrow….and the French Quarter closes down the partying tomorrow night. Continue reading ‘Never go to a Mardi Gras Parade without Uncle Jerry!’…
What an accomplishment for Habitat for Humanity’s 1st disaster response affiliate! Founded 9 months after Katrina, and with strong support from the Jackson, MS. affiliate, this affiliate has much to celebrate – 275 people are now living in safe, simple cottage homes in a little over 3 years. Check out Habitat’s website to read about their accomplishments. Continue reading ‘Habitat Bay-Waveland Dedicates 99th and 100th Houses!!!’…
Two subjects typically dominate initial conversations when meeting people here. While Katrina is understandable, Mardi Gras was a bit tougher for us yankees who had thought that the Mardi Gras celebration occurred one day a year in New Orleans. How little we knew… Continue reading ‘OK… now we begin to understand Mardi Gras’…
With a prediction of a 70° day and blue skies, Terry, Sue, Dave & I headed to Slidell for the highly recommended 2 hour Honey Island Swamp Tour. Continue reading ‘A Pretty Wild Weekend’…
Terry and Sue are our Camp Coast Care neighbors, Habitat work mates and fellow Dublin, OH residents – they will be here until the end of February. Although Terry and Dave have been co-house leads on a few houses, and Sue & I have attended the same deep water aerobics for over a year, I think we have become very close travel mates in the last 5 weeks. Terry & Sue have gotten a few chuckles watching the neophyte RVers! Continue reading ‘Hard at Work with Terry & Sue’…
We’ve mentioned before how much we enjoy St. Rose de Lima Church, and today we thought that you might like to see it too. Continue reading ‘Come And Visit St Rose de Lima With Us’…