Watt's Up!!!

That's about the best sight you could have walking up to the front door. Hanging there on the handle was a tag from Entergy telling me that our power was on.

So I rushed in, flipped the breakers, and the house started coming to life. Turn on the fridge and close the doors; turn both AC units on & set them to frigid to try to suck all the moisture out of the house; turn on the washer & drain the rest of the water out; and of course -- turn on the aquarium & feed the fish.













On the street, things are coming to life. The folks who own the house across the street on the corner have their lawn cut -- I gotta work on that. Ben & Gene were enjoying a cup of coffee on their front porch. They said the power came on Friday afternoon. There was considerably more traffic on the street

Down on Esplanade, the chef was at work cleaning up Cafe Degas, and they have a big "Open Nov 1" sign on the door. In fact, he said there's a block party planned for that day with Degas, Asian Pacific Cafe, Fairgrinds, and maybe even Lola's & Gabrielle all up & running.

And even more good news: Mr. Ciaccio, who bought the old Whole Foods building when they moved, was there yesterday & said he's putting all his efforts into the building, to be renamed "The Esplanade Market" with plans to be open by Thanksgiving. Lakeview Fine Foods, his other store, was destroyed, and there won't be people living in that area for a while anyway, so he's concentrating on "our" store.

I wanna go home!