Spray Paint
After the storm the National Guard went to all of the houses to search for people, bodies, and pets. Most houses still have spray paint on them indicating the date the house was searched, the group that was there, and what they found.
Sometimes there are messages which people spray painted onto their own homes.
River
When I heard that the place I would be living was only 5 blocks from the Mississippi River, I imagined a warm weekend afternoon walking along by the water (a favorite pass time of mine, as most of you probably know.) It is possible to walk along the street that parallels the river in this neighborhood; you just can't see the river. I am used to walls being by water; after all, the coolest place to hang out when I was a teenager in Narragansett, was by the sea wall in "the
Pier." They don't call this a Sea Wall because it is by the river not the sea, but perhaps they could call it a see wall, since you see the wall instead of the water (I know it is a bad joke, but I could not resist.)If I understand correctly, the wall is there to block water in case of flooding however, in actuality those who lived closest to the Mississippi had less flooding during Katrina than those who lived further away because the land tends to slope upward close to the river; it was not the river itself that caused the flooding in the city, but the levies of smaller canals that broke.
Pumpkins, Pancakes & Prayers
Sisters and all who worked at the pancake breakfast today,
I was thinking of all of you. Although for obvious reasons I was not able to volunteer at the pancake breakfast today, I did help with a fund raiser last night. I helped one of the sisters here sell pumpkins which had been painted beautifully by high school students, to benefit a transitional housing program. I hope that you sold more pancakes that I sold pumpkins!
Everyone,
Please keep my (paternal) grandfather in your prayers.
Take care. Many Blessings!
Love, Kathleen
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