I've only been here a couple of days, but so far I've eaten at the Camilla Grill, Casamento's and Muriel's, and beignets and coffee at both Cafe du Monde and Morning Call. Things slowed down once my daughter got sick. But we've still been getting around. Made the mistake of trying to go to Lakeside Mall today, only to find that the mall was closed and the entire parking lot was taken up by people going to the Metairie parade. A rookie mistake, but we're out of practice. I'll save you a piece of king cake. We apartment hunted a bit today and found that some flood damaged houses are now renovated and going back into the housing pool. Next year she will be able to find something with central air and heat. Whoa! that will be living! We shorted out her circuits last night with the space heaters I bought!