Thoroughly Poetic Thursday #137

    Poetic Thursday hosted by our pals Teddy and Angel Sammy 

at Two Spoiled Cats

Here is today's photo. 

I decided to write about Broccoli!! 

When I was a child (in the stone ages), broccoli was only sold in a box. 

It was as hard as a rock*

Mama cooked it until it was NOT*.

She cooked it and cooked it 'til it was no longer green

It was so mushy it made me want to scream

I expect I made this very same face.

Oh how happy I was to finally see it freshly displayed

in the produce case.  I learned to steam it 

to perfection and color to please my  eyes and taste.

Wordless Wednesday

Thank you to our Hostess

Sandee at Comedy Plus 

Pumpkins of all kinds

Glass Pumpkins from the Cedar Creek Gallery Pumpkin exhibit

My pumpkins 

New ones are sitting on an LED light stand

New ones without lightning
The one on the left is teal...with lavender swirls on the bottom.
The one on the right is blue w/o LED light

Happy Tuesday Trek

 

Thank you to our 

 Hostess Sandee at Comedy Plus   

There is a new multipurpose development being built on the former property of Peden Steel 
click here to read about Peden Steel 

The former factory in Raleigh – a warehouse that built munitions during World War I and fabricated steel for buildings and monuments around the city.

The structure's steel bones date back to the late 1800s. When it was originally located in the Warehouse District in downtown.

It was moved it to its new location along Atlantic Ave. in the 1950s

Now, it's coming back to life as Raleigh Iron Works.

We had fun wandering around.  There will be lots of interesting shops and cafes 

  On TV news they indicated it was open for business so we took a field trip on the last Monday in August.   All the signs on the shop windows said Opening Spring 2023. 

   They might need to revise the signs.  There were only two places open for business both cafe's.  Both had hours posted Tuesday-Saturday.  Well go back to have a sandwich at

Sandwich Uptopia.  The menu looked quite unique delicious.

The new area gave us lots of

HAPPY 

when we saw how much of the original steel structure they are using from the original Building. 

This swing is made from steel from the original building.

Yes the swing really swings too.

Below is old steel made into border with stones in it.  This is located around the parking lot.

Now for more photos we took as we walked around.  All the store fronts had signs:  "Opening Spring 2023"  We were there in late August.

I thought about going down the slide...'thought'...

#1 reason I didn't IT WAS WET

#2 reason I didn't the landing was a bit tricky for and OLD gal.  My  knee that would have been quite UNHAPPY 

I am 5'3 1/2" so that is a really big culvert.

If you missed Saturday Symmetry on Sept 23, see below sneak peep. 
Raleigh Iron Works multipurpose area opening soon.

Please Come back on Happy Tuesday, September 26th  to read all about this 

 We think these are bike racks

Awww Monday and Sparks and Reminder FFF

 Thank you to our   

Host Comedy Plus  

Lana and Ernie told me about a fall treat they discovered.
Limited edition of Pumpkin and Spice Cheerios.
I have been searching high and low.  You would think in a city the size of Raleigh I could find them BUT NOPE!!!
  I love Cheerios dearly.

On Thursday, September 21, 2023 at 3pm I found a box on my front porch FROM Ernie Price...this was inside was 

 Dearest Ernie my most adorable Attorney....words seem hardly adequate to thank you for your kind, thoughtful and most cherished gift that I just found on my front porch.  Bless your Cheerio-ful heart, all the way down your itty bitty Dachshund body from the tip of your black nose to your wavy, curly furs, including your well manicured toesies to the tip of your feathery tail.  Please thank your chauffer Lana and Joy the Jeep for taking you to the post office.

Angel Madi loved Cheerios.  I'm sure she is dancing on cloud 9. 

Sincerely grateful for your friendship.

Hugs to you 

Cecilia

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Final Feature Friday September 29, 2023

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Sunday napping flashback 2013

Sunday naps require

 LOTS and LOTS

(PS I got here all by myself.  Notice the paw print on the white pillow)

 OF PILLOWS

I THOUGHT I HAD A GOOD HIDING PLACE BUT MOM FOUND ME.