My delightful, wonderful friend Julie is one of those people who went to New Orleans and found her home. Not even Hurricane Katrina and its devastation could keep her from returning to make the Crescent City her home. It is the passion of people like her that have helped New Orleans reach for a future.
She writes a blog, NOJuju, about New Orleans food, style and culture.
But lately, Julie has been dealing with her recent diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis and all the joys associated with it. Terrible wrist and hand pain have made it hard for her to keep up with the blog, as she's had to marshal all her strength towards doing her actual paying job.
Julie put out the call to her friends, asking them to contribute material. Tim wrote about oysters. Melinda wrote about turning the cabbage in her Seattle garden into a vegetarian version of stuffed cabbage.
I'm the latest to help out, touting Cleveland a bit in an entry about Bar Symon.
Laissez les bon temps roullez!
Melissa, thanks so much, both for helping with the guest post and for your kindness. I know you've been having a really hard time of your own and your generosity means so much to me.
Posted by: NOJuju | 08/29/2010 at 01:58 AM