Cemeteries and sheet rock.
Well, I have not been documenting this visit as well as I should be. We have taken some pictures, but not many. We went to Lafayette cemetery and as I raised the camera to take a picture of a crypt with the name "Hugh Grant" on it, the camera died. Immediately. I had to recharge the battery. But husband did take video of the visit, including the crypt that was actually open via a missing brick. Inside was a skeleton. I'm not kidding. Since we can't process our video on the laptop, we'll make the little vlog bit when we get home in August.
After taking the requisite two days off from the road trip and wandering around town, we got down to work on Wednesday and completely ripped apart the kitchen in the unit that we are working on. Yesterday, the sheetrock came down. Disgusting. Today, new sheetrock goes up and we mud. After our little coffee shop visit here, we're off to Lowe's for stuff to do that job. Half of the cars we see are contractor's pick up trucks, actually. Town is booming in that regard. Lots of people are here buying and selling real estate. It is a market that is risky, but it's paying off BIG for those that have come here to brave the rebuilding.
Town is much, much different from this past winter. More people, more cars, less trash, more...I don't know. More city vibes. I'm sitting in this coffee shop on Magazine street and every table is filled with either students or older people drinking coffee and surfing the net. In December, I would be the only person in here doing that. I forget that NO is also a college town; apparently, summer school is in session, and the kids are back in town. The weather has not been that hot, either. It has been just warm enough. This weekend, it will be in the 80s, with possible showers in the afternoons. PERFECT!!
I promise, I PROMISE...pictures when we take some time off, maybe Sunday or Monday. Hugs and kisses to loved ones--email when you get a chance! I love getting email here in the coffee shop and laughing out loud...it pisses off the studious kids.
After taking the requisite two days off from the road trip and wandering around town, we got down to work on Wednesday and completely ripped apart the kitchen in the unit that we are working on. Yesterday, the sheetrock came down. Disgusting. Today, new sheetrock goes up and we mud. After our little coffee shop visit here, we're off to Lowe's for stuff to do that job. Half of the cars we see are contractor's pick up trucks, actually. Town is booming in that regard. Lots of people are here buying and selling real estate. It is a market that is risky, but it's paying off BIG for those that have come here to brave the rebuilding.
Town is much, much different from this past winter. More people, more cars, less trash, more...I don't know. More city vibes. I'm sitting in this coffee shop on Magazine street and every table is filled with either students or older people drinking coffee and surfing the net. In December, I would be the only person in here doing that. I forget that NO is also a college town; apparently, summer school is in session, and the kids are back in town. The weather has not been that hot, either. It has been just warm enough. This weekend, it will be in the 80s, with possible showers in the afternoons. PERFECT!!
I promise, I PROMISE...pictures when we take some time off, maybe Sunday or Monday. Hugs and kisses to loved ones--email when you get a chance! I love getting email here in the coffee shop and laughing out loud...it pisses off the studious kids.
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