Fingers crossed

Degas House

There is a good offer on the house!!! We are now in the option phase so the buyer could back out without penalty. However, they seem to really like it, and they appreciate the yard as well that Sally had worked so hard to establish and maintain. The option period expires on Monday and closing is scheduled for November 10. I am holding my breath and crossing my fingers hoping that nothing derails this process. The buyers will be getting a very good deal and I think they appreciate that. It will be like lifting a burden off my back when this is finished.

Val and I had a great time in Louisiana. We stayed in Lafayette on the way down to New Orleans. Very interesting--heart of the Cajun country with great Cajun food. In NO we were in a house that

Preservation Hall
had belonged to Degas' family. Went to the French quarter and did stuff like Preservation Hall and K-Pauls restaurant. Really had fun and ate too much. But I now remember how sleazy Bourbon Street is. Once every 20 years or so is enough for that. We didn't see any evidence of Hurricane Rita, but we didn't go looking for it either. Here are a couple of pictures.