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A lot!

Weddings can be time consuming which is why this newsletter is a double issue. There’s much to share since April.

Let Summer begin! On June 21 I plan to wake up with the sunrise, fill my day with leisure, and at sunset pay homage to Summer with an icy cantaloupe martini. I support you in celebrating Summer in your own way.

My avid readers may remember that I have extended family in New Orleans that were displaced to shelters in various states after Hurricane Katrina. I went to New Orleans in January 2007 to photograph the current state of flooded parishes. What I saw was dreadful. I’ll include an article about it when I return to photograph in 2008.

There is now a civil lawsuit against some St. Bernard Parish officials that you may not know about. Over 30 dogs and cats, pets that people were ordered to leave behind during evacuations, were shot and killed by city officials whose job it is to serve and protect. Necropsies and radiological tests were conducted with the aid of Louisiana State Veterinary Teaching Hospital and the Attorney General’s Office. If your heart is called in this direction you may read more about the current investigations at Pasado’s Safe Haven website. It just so happens that this month my featured Community Partnership is Pasado’s Safe Haven.

And before you skip off to read the articles, did you know that Hostess is bringing back banana filled Twinkies? Do you know the interesting history of the Twinkie? It’s wonderful trivia so click on Twinkie The Kid.