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Searching for a Baby Pool

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I got it in my head that Bradley Cooper might love a baby pool full of water in this heat. So, I headed out to Target.Unknown(I do love Target!) They had inflatable baby pools but not the hard plastic ones. So off I went to Walmart.Unknown-1(I really do not care for Walmart) It was a super Walmart too. So huge, but no baby pools to be found. Asked an associate, she said they weren’t moving so they got rid of them. This seemed unreal, since it’s a holiday weekend and super hot out.

I found some tie dye supplies (I am easily distracted)

The cashier was extremely nice. She asked if I found everything I was looking for and I said, No. She said they moved them all up to seasonal and they must have sold out.

This is all I was looking for…Unknown-2Then as I was pulling out of the parking lot, I saw them, they were outside in the gardening area. I parked again and went inside. They were huge. They would never fit in my car, even with the top down. I will try again soon. Let me know if you have any ideas.

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Sunday Drive

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This didn’t happen with my parents, but my grandparents were big fans of the Sunday drive. My Grandfather had a super old car called Black Beauty and we would get in and go for a drive. It was great fun and at the end we would stop at the Custard Stand. Life was good!

So, today I decided to take a drive. I headed out on Buford Highway. Buford Highway is an interesting place to visit on its own, for dining purposes. It is an eclectic blend of ethnic cuisines. It has great Pho places, great Tortas places, many Asian and many Mexican restaurants. Oh, and they have three Crawdad restaurants too.

Along Buford Highway there are so many small town that have Historic Districts. It runs along a railroad. The first we come along is Historic Norcrossimages-4

This has a handful of really good restaurants and a few cute shops.

Then we come to Historic Duluth…UnknownGuess what? Cute restaurants and a few cute shops and a splash fountain.

Next we run into Historic Buford…Unknown-2I think all of these towns have done a great job of building up their “downtown” areas up to great places for concerts and movies on the green and just fun for people that live out in the suburbs to get a community feeling.

If you have a chance take a Sunday drive and discover something new!

 

 

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Disco Kroger

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In Atlanta we have several Krogers (brand of supermarket) that have nicknames. Disco Kroger is in Buckhead just down from Lenox Mall. It still has this mural there. IMG_7544

So back in the 80’s there was a Disco called the Limelight. It had a Tiger in there and sharks swimming below the dance floor.  I actually went there a few times. It was a blast. images-3Famous people went there. Beautiful people went there. There were super long lines to get in. They shot a movie there called “The Slugger’s Wife”.

The mural is on a wall of an art store called Binders which is a really great art supply store. You can find EVERYTHING arty in there.If you are in the Buckhead area you should check it out!

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