Right now, I'm listening to this great New Orleans music while looking at some construction workers repair a house approximately three blocks away. My house, thus my sunroom, sits on 2' pilings, as many N. O. homes do, and I can see over my privacy fence, past an empty lot, where another damaged house was torn down. That construction is a great thing to see, reminding me that everyday, progress is being made.
After Hurricane Katrina, no one (even though they tried) could have convinced me that we would still be struggling to get our neighboorhoods back to some kind of normalcy three years after that 2005 storm. But, here we are - here I am - with 9 houses, out of 40 on my block, finally up and running. Not that I'm complaining; every new step forward delights me!
I'm still looking past the vacant back lot, and I can see that my neghbor has forgotten to turn off a security light. It's extremely sensitive to every little puff of wind, and is constantly going on and off; this also happens throughout the night. I guess most people would consider that an annoyance, but it just reminds me that people are back in N. O., and back in their homes.
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Had to cut and paste the following comments in this manner; I moved my the above post, but the comments would not follow (learned that the hard way!)
KMBSE said...
Hi Susan, this is Karen. I just read your blogs and enjoyed every entry.
Folks, I've been in Susan's sunroom and it IS as grand as she describes it. It's a perfect retirement haven. I just hope her family has scheduled enough time on that "to do list" for her to enjoy it.
July 18, 2008 4:50 PM
Lazy Susan said...
kmbse, thanks for the comment. I consider myself so lucky to have been able to construct the room. But, even without it, I think I would have created a "sunroom" somewhere in my world. I guess your extra bedroom can be your sunroom. Wait, that's Clarence's sunroom where he displays his model planes and helicopters. Oh well, I guess you'll have to take all of the rest of the house! :-)
July 24, 2008 7:08 AM
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