PINE NEEDLE BASKET OVAL LONG LEAF PINES AFTER KATRINA ONE OF A KIND PINE NEEDLES FROM KATRINA DESTRUCTION Start Price USD 17.55 Current Price USD 17.55 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Wednesday, October 01, 2008 End Time Friday, October 31, 2008 Location SO LOUISIANA See more about 'PINE NEEDLE BASKET OVAL LONG LEAF PINES AFTER KATRINA' Description PINE NEEDLE BASKET OVAL LONG LEAF PINES AFTER KATRINA PINE NEEDLE BASKET KATRINA BASKETS ARE MADE WITH NEEDLES COLLECTED FOR MORE THEN A YEAR AFTER THE STORM KATRINA TRASHED SOUTH LOUISIANA.  I AM A NATIVE OF SOUTH LOUISIANA FOR  75 YEARS AND HAVE SEEN LOTS OF STORMS AND HORRID DEVASTATION BUT NONE LIKE I SAW AFTER KATRINA. EVEN NOW AND FOR DECADES REBUILDING WILL GO ON. NOT IN MY LIFETIME WILL THE WORK BE DONE. MY ANCESTORS CAME TO THIS COUNTRY TO THE PORT OF NEW ORLEANS AS VERY YOUNG SOULS. THEY CAME HERE BECAUSE IT WAS A FREE, FERTILE LAND AND LOTS OF WORK. THEY GAVE ME LIFE AND THE WILL TO WORK HARD AND MAKE THIS PLACE A FAMILY LAND. THEY LOVED  SOUTHERN LOUISIANA AND I  ALSO   IT BREAKS MY HEART TO SEE IT AS THEY WILL NEVER SEE IT. AM GRATEFUL THEY CAN'T. I AM FIRST AND SECOND GENERATION ITALIAN- FRENCH AMERICAN. MY LOVE FOR NEW ORLEANS IS FOR THE CITY I GREW UP IN AND REMEMBER SO WELL. I NEVER WANT TO SEE IT AS IT IS TODAY.  SHOULD YOU VISIT THE CITY LISTERN FOR THE CLANK OF TROLLEY WHEELS, HORSES' HOOVES ON COBBLESTONE STREETS,  HAWKERS SELLING WARES , AND OF EVER PRESENT  SMELL OF  ROASTING COFFEE BEANS. CATCH THE SCENT OF FRESH BREAD BAKING RIDING THE WINDS BLOWING OFF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER.  I SEE PILES AND PILES OF WATERMELONS, VEGGIES AND STOREHOUSES STACKED WITH ONIONS AND NEXT YEAR'S SEEDS. THE HUNDREDS OF  YEARS OLD OAKS AND HUGE LONG LEAF PINE TREES WERE A BLESSING FROM THE PAST. THEY WERE HISTORY WRITTEM FROM THE BEGINNIN OF THE CITY AND BEFORE THAT!  MY HEART IS SADDENED THAT KIND OF LIFE WILL NEVER BE AGAIN. BUT , BY BRINGING SOMETHING BACK TO LIFE THROUGH SOME THING BEAUTIFUL AND USEFUL THEY ARE ALIVE .   DIDN'T MEAN TO RAMBLE BUT NEED TO TELL YOU  WHY I MAKE THESE SMALL KATRINA BASKETS. TO SHARE WITH YOU A PART OF HISTORY! THE BIRTH PLACE OF MANY THINGS. SHARE THIS WITH YOUR FRIENDS. A PART OF A DYING BUT STILL LIVING CITY. A SMALL TOKEN OF A BASKET KEEPS THE HEART BEAT OF A GREAT FAMILY CITY STILL BEATING. THANKS AND BLESS YOU HEARTS AND MIND. EACH BASKET COMES WITH A COA SIGNED BY ME SHIRLEY B. NICHOLS, DATED, AND NUMBERED. KEEP OUR HEARTS BEATING! REMEMBER NEW ORLEANS AS SHE WAS!!! SIZE : 6 1/2" AND 5 1/2" WITH THE LID. QUESTIONS/ TALK WITH ME ABOUT YOUR CONCERNS. THANKS FOR THE VISIT!! Certain images and/or photos used in this template are the copyrighted property of JupiterImages and are being used with permission under license. Place a Bid!