Posted by Mandy So, this coming week, between February 28th and March 1st, as oddly and very appropriately enough, there will be no 29th during this, the six month anniversary of Katrina, please say a prayer of thanks and hope, for us all in New Orleans, and in the Gulf Coast, and maybe for that one night, you can leave your porch light on, too.
on August 29, 2006, 6:09 pm
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I have felt at a loss to know how to have some tangible commemoration today. It's already just on 11pm here so as I was going to close up and get ready for bed etc I suddenly thought of that amazing blog by Lise. It was for the 6 month mark when she wrote a piece about a light on in a porch. We all left our lights on (well those who knew about it) overnight on the same night - a light shining out. Well, tonight I want to do the same and will be leaving my porchlight on overnight. I don't know what else to do, but having just re-read many of Lise's blogs and shedding many tears, I feel I need to do it. Anyone going to join me?
Here is the last paragraph (from Lise's blog, Feb 25):
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