Nikki & I started in on finishing painting in eggshell some interior doors that were laying in the bedroom; last week's group had painted all the trimwork in that room, and the bi-fold closet doors, but there were 2 wooden doors that still needed done (which Mister Bob bragged he'd gotten for $20 each at…
This house is on a bayou & had 4' of water despite being on 11' stilts 0107080951.jpg Read and post comments | Send to a friend
Miss Janies photos Aha! I just found that one of the photos I had of the kitchen shows the photos Miss Janie had hanging on the wall. So I zoomed and cropped, and here you can sort of see the big dredge pipe, and if your eyes are very good, you can see the…
Our work papers said the house belonged to an elderly woman named Jamie. When we arrived, we met an elderly gentleman who started to show Dave (our fearless leader) where things were left after the last crew, so I guessed that the paper was wrong about the gender of the owner. But as it soon…
Since I signed up to help cook breakfast, I had to report to Sid in the kitchen by 5:00, along with the 3 others who had signed up. Sid is a former Navy cook (in fact, he reminds me a lot of Uncle Charlie on My Three Sons – he was a Navy cook, wasn't…
New mural After our walk, we had time to freshen up finally from our bus ride, take showers and a little nap time. Bruce took a photo of the new mural on the front of the building (new since last year, that is. You can see all the other murals here). Dinner was served…
After lunch, we took a walk to the beach after getting directions. It was very nice, about a 20-minute walk, but the water was very cold! Here are some photos taken during our walk to the beach, and the circuitous route back. The downtown area of Ocean Springs had been spared heavy damage by…
Not so much just yet – it's Sunday 0106081343.jpg Read and post comments | Send to a friend
Way too nice to eat inside! 0106081235.jpg Read and post comments | Send to a friend
After our camp tour, we loaded back on the bus to head to the 10:30 service at Christus Victor Lutheran Church, which is where Camp Victor originally was organized beginning on the day before Katrina (when they offered sanctuary to local residents). It's a beautiful church – it had been damaged during the storm…
Where have the days gone? 