No drinking at the Tavern tonight

With Katrina overshadowing everything, no one felt much like celebrating, but nonetheless Tar Heel Tavern is up at Slowly She Turned. Laurie is the hostess with the mostest, putting together a beautiful event with an interesting mix of posts including some stunning photoblogging entries, all framed by her own poetic prose. She kindly welcomes our maiden entry into the Triad's bloggerhood and while you're there, look around her blog. She's got a lot to say.

If you don't make it all the way through the Tavern, don't miss Waterfall's post, that accompanies the graphic I stole for this one. It is heartbreaking because you know, it's not the stuff - it's the memories.