Thursday is Jim’s least favorite day of the project week, as that’s when the crew has the afternoon off. This year 17 people decided to decamp to New Orleans. Jim, Monte, Mike and Dr. Ron stayed behind to press on with the work, and their tails were dragging by the time they returned. But… Jim and Mike celebrated completion of the siding (save for one small part under the eave).

Credit is due the rest of the folks who worked really hard before they left for the Big Easy.

From across the street, this poor little dog has been watching the goings-on, so today Jim gave him a few bites of his sandwich, for which he was most grateful.  

The eight of us who held the fort tonight enjoyed a really good meal at the Blow Fly Inn in Gulfport, and it’s very quiet here now. Think I’ll take myself off to bed before the thundering hordes return from NOLA.

It’s supposed to rain all day tomorrow.