My Mind's Eye

Sunday, January 5, 2020

Sunday Selfies at Wegmans

New header contains photos we took on January 1, 2020
as we sashayed around downtown Raleigh.
You'll be seeing more over the coming days.
Top left an ~ 5 year old condo but it has a look of having been there forever
Top right is the 5 year old Union Station (train) in downtown Raleigh.
Bottom left is a Second Empire a very fancy restaurant. Originally a grand home, Circa 1879,
Click here for history and to see inside.

Tall round building behind the Second Empire has some personal history.
In 1969 it was a very fancy Holiday Inn, it was one of the tallest in DownTown Raleigh at the time. The 19th floor was a beautiful restaurant.
One of my husband's groomsmen took us there as a wedding gift.

Bottom Right is The St. Paul A.M.E. Church is a historic American Gothic Revival style African Methodist Episcopal Church located in Raleigh, North Carolina.

Address: 402 W Edenton St, Raleigh, NC 27603 Opened: 1884

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Wegmans, a most extraordinary grocery store, opened in

Raleigh in September 2019. It is 87 kinds of HUGE
Opening day they had ~3,000 people waiting for the doors to open
We let the newness wear off before made our trek

In the mid 1980's we took a road trip to visit my BIL in Syracuse, NY.

That was the first Wegmans experience. So we knew to expect B I G!!!

It is spread out over 104,000 square feet one story.

It is built on top of a huge parking deck. Which keeps shoppers out of
the crazy NC weather.
As we walked toward the

escalator, to take us to the front door. I wondered out loud

how in the world a shopper could get their grocery cart down to the deck.

That question was answered. We saw two folks standing in front of the escalator

watching as their cart came down the middle section of the escalator for carts only.

The shopping center where Wegmans is located is new.

I thoroughly enjoyed all the art on the buildings.

I have know idea what a blowout is...but I'm hoping something to do with hair

This wrought iron sign was over part of a common area

I really like the art by the PetPeople store

Now for the selfie part of the post

Two selfies of my hands and Niki the Nikon

I love the sunflower murals

Gracie the Highlander even had a selfie

Do you see her?

Now a few inside photos

Years ago I tried to take some inside photos at Fresh Market...evidently

the management thought I was trying to 'steal' their display ideas.

They asked me to stop.

I discovered Wegmans has NO PROBLEM with photos

However, it was so crowded, it was hard not to get people in them.

Here are a few:

Saturday, January 4, 2020

Symmetry Saturday

St. Michael's Episcopal Church

Oberlin Road aka older part of Raleigh still has lots of
overhead cables. Where we live everything is underground.

Very large home I love the roof lines and the chimneys especially the all stone.
So much symmetry here one could get dizzy

Over the last year we watched the original house that was on this property be
demolished and this one as it was built.
It is HUGE. The driveway is as long as a street and it has a portico on the side.
Has all copper gutters and on the overhang above wind front bay windows
Lots of all which way symmetry here.

Friday, January 3, 2020

Nature and Feline Friday in Nevada and Fill Ins

Thanks Comedy Plus for hosting

Thanks LLB Gang for hosting

Pup and I were snuggled up, with visions of sugarplums dancing through our heads this morning,

when Mom yelled, “SNOW!”

I must say, I was a bit skeptical until I looked out the window.

Wow, snow in the Nevada desert!

What a sight to behold!

❤️ Kat Your Feline Nephew

Photo by my Nephew Kat's Mom. Snow on the beautiful Nevada mountains December 27, 2019.

Taken from their campsite.

Photo by my Nephew Kat's Mom. Snow on the beautiful Nevada mountains December 27, 2019.

Taken from their campsite.

Dearest Kat and Pup

You two make my heart strings purr.

Just absolutely precious and permanently on the

VERY VERY NICE list with Santa.

Lovingly your Aunty HiC

My attempt at Friday

Thank you Lorriane and Ellen for these great questions.

 Lorianne of Four-Legged Furballs came up with second two.

1. My plans for the weekend include taking down the Christmas tree

2. You will never find any kind of U of NC paraphernalia  in my home.  WE are ABC fans; Anybody But Carolina

3. I hope I always have my cup 1/2 full.

4. I hope I never to take myself too seriously.

Thursday, January 2, 2020

Thoroughly Poetic Thursday #1 2020

Today we join Two SPOILED CATS

Angel Sammy and Teddy for their poetic pictorial poem.

Here is today's inspiration and it brought back some wonderful members of
meeting these

Big M

In 1972 she was out of the playpen
the but the tree was in.
She had inquisitive hands.
It looked funny but at least it would not
fall on her head.
She was ready to go but her legs were slow.
She had wheels but was lacking skills.
Our hope was by spring she'd grow.
No worries though she traversed the living room
like a pro.
Oh that look of pure glee on her first Christmas
remains in my mind's eye to this very day.

Now a little side story to go with the wheels.
Within a six or eight months we moved out of our apartment into
our first home. In front of the house was a wonderful flat, sidewalk that
went on for several blocks. In good weather we were out and about on it
several times a day. However, little Sissy was eager to try the sidewalk by the house.
It was downhill all the way. She finally talked her Daddy into going down it with her.
He was in front as she peddled down. Oh was she squealing with delight. Of course she wanted to do it again. Her Daddy asked if she wanted to ride it or push it up the hill.
Those little legs were not making any head way up, so Daddy picked up the trike and she was walking beside him. Daddy noticed she was tired so he reached down to pick her up too.
She looked at her Daddy and said...

"Daddy this is steep hill and a heavy Marlu".
Honest to goodness her exact words, she was about 2 1/2 at the time.
She was putting short sentences together before she was 18 months old.