Another 20-odd hours ahead of us… Everyone on our little bus was all packed and ready by 9:00, so we left before the coach bus. Since we had been cold on the way down, and the people in the back had been complaining that they were too hot, we volunteered to take the "hot seat",…
Since Saturday morning breakfast was scheduled to be just cold cereal and fruit, and since our buses weren't leaving till 9:30, we arranged Friday night to go out with Frank and Duane for real coffee and baked goods at 7:00 (sleeping in!), to the Mocha Moose, a place we discovered on our walk-about Friday afternoon.…
Our final dinner Friday night was a special southern treat: fried catfish, red beans and rice (hot or not), corn bread, and a choice of pineapple cake or Mardi Gras King Cake. Pastor Larry had arranged for us to travel via our little bus and vans to Christus Victor Lutheran church for an 8:00 communion…
Since we had a little time to kill before the dinner bell, Al and I took a little walk around downtown Ocean Springs (for the first time all week). We enjoyed talking to Tracy, the owner of Blue Crab Pottery. She had lots of beautiful pieces made by herself and other local artisans. All of…
Friday afternoon, since we got done a little early, I took some time to photograph the murals all over the front of Camp Victor. Enjoy! First, the interior artwork: many (probably most) of the groups who have passed through Camp Victor since it opened last summer have left their mark on the walls by way…
Breakfast was corned beef hash and eggs, quite tasty, though a couple people told me they were told to stay away from the hash (due to possible problems later in the day…), but no problem. And oatmeal again as usual. The weather report called for some rain Friday, and cooler temps; it was kind of…
Thursday night we got back to Camp around 5:00, and our little team arranged to meet at the front door at 6:00 after making ourselves presentable. Janis declined the dinner invitation because she said once she showered, she'd want to get into her jammies and stay put, which is certainly understandable. We had asked around…
Thursday morning breakfast was sausage, biscuits, and gravy, so I asked them to hold the gravy, and made a sausage-biscuit sandwich with the aid of some cheese from the lunch table. Also oatmeal as usual. Our team had decided the night before that we would go out for dinner together Thursday night (since we were…
We (our little ladies' crew + Annie the Post Gazette reporter) left Miss Hattie's house, and drove over to Leslie's house to see how our painters were coming along. They still had some work to do, as having only one tall ladder was limiting their speed. The Camp wasn't really willing to purchase another tall…
On Wednesday, Janis, Karen, Danica and I asked to be re-assigned since our part of the painting job was done, so we were told to go to the house where Rudy's Roofers were putting on a new roof, and be the ground crew. So after breakfast (creamed chipped beef on toast, not our cup of…
Where have the days gone? 