Corina, Corina

We've known for sometime that Dubya is not too bright.  However, some of us still give Laura the benefit of the doubt.  You'll see why this is my first paragraph later on.

I live in New Orleans.  I just got back from driving around Lakeview today.  There are still blocks and blocks of empty houses giving Lakeview the eerie feeling of what an American suburb might look like a year after it was hit by an atomic bomb.  

What truly amazed and inspired me are the people who are rebuilding their homes.  I mean, it's not like they are just building the same old same old.  The houses we saw were beautiful.  Bigger.  Better.  Environmentally improved!  What a testament to the grit and determination of New Orleanians.

More after the flip.  You won't want to miss this.

Today, my husband and I looked at a property for sale located a few blocks away from the levee at the 14th St. Canal.  It was once a beautiful, old house with a wrap around, 2nd floor balcony and 4 live oaks in the yard.  We walked inside.  It had been completely abandoned.  Most of the furniture was still there.  We also saw dishes, pictures, wedding pictures, clothing, a guitar bag, a stuffed tiger, stuffed chairs, stuffed couches, garden furniture, a chinese table, fake zebra striped rococco chairs and a camera.  We also found a couple dressers and a cake mixer. The mold was all the way up to the middle of the walls on the second floor.  The windows were brown where the water had set.

Amazing what Corina did to New Orleans.  Check out this link.