Sweet or Bitter

No wine for dinner last night so I set off with a small crew to the Tutwiler liquor liquor store. I was told that it was an experience not to be missed, that was an understatement! In Mississippi wine and spritis are sold in what is called a package store. You can't walk into the store but have to remain behind the counter while the clerk gets what you want. The Tutwiler package store is in a little building that is not much more than a shack. We walked into a small windowless passage way. A man stood behind a plexiglass window. Pete asked for some red wine and the clerk replied, "Sweet or bitter?" We walked out with a slightly dusty bottle of Cabbernet Sauvignon. We asked for a second bottle but they only had one.

We Survived our first day

One of our first orders of business was greeting Sherri, the current local Habitat coordinator. She remembers us from last year and conveyed her thanks for our work before we'd even begun!

We got right to it. We spent much of the morning stirring up drywall dust and exercising forgotten muscles.

This picture shows my first attempt to work on the site. I only lasted about 20 minutes with this task.

  I switched to sanding and staining with my buddy Lorenzo.