Charleston flooding and New Orleans, LA

Rain Rain Rain https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7IKMXfI5hzE - Gem stayed in her raincoat for almost a week. We were lucky we didn't have it as bad in Mt Pleasant as some of the other areas in Charleston (or Columbia) did,

 

but Jake & Gina's backyard was swampy and the Ashley River started creeping up.

 

 

 
 



Gina half way to "baby pony" arrival.
















Breast Cancer awareness month - even the flight attendants (Delta) are representing.  This lady was really sweet too. 

 

Then NOLA.  What a fun place.  Business travel to this location for the week.  I got there a day early to hang out with Frank.  We stopped by Faulkner House Bookstore.

 

 

It's an alluring dreamy place with inspiration in every corner. 

It's within earshot of the bells of St. Louis Cathedral, off the bustle of Jackson Square.

 

It is charming and has both new and used books.  Located at 624 Pirate’s Alley, it’s appropriately named, as William Faulkner lived here in 1925. Within eight months of moving in, he had written and published his first novel, Soldier’s Pay. He came to New Orleans an unrecognized poet of 27 and left for Paris a year later a literary up-and-comer.

 

Then we checked out a street band and put in a request for a song, they were awesome.

 

 And we were invited to participate in a parade.

Then went to one of the Bourbon Street restaurants to eat and people watch.

 

With one of my customers, Donna Marder, that I've been working with for at least 30 years.

And loss toll for the week only a pair of reading glasses.  Let the good times roll.