PONCE CITY MARKET......A Great Little Place in the ATL.

MANY MANY YEAR AGO I WORKED AT THIS BIG
BUILDING IN DOWNTOWN ATLANTA...
IT WAS BACK WHEN "SEARS" WAS THE STORE WHERE
AMERICA SHOPPED....
I WORKED FOR SEARS FOR 13 YEARS AND I DID EVERYTHING FROM
BEING A GIFT WRAPPER...I SOLD FURNITURE...I SOLD CUSTOM WINDOW
TREATMENTS AND MY LAST FEW YEARS I WAS A REGIONAL MANAGER FOR
THE CUSTOM DECORATING STUDIO...
SO WHEN I HEARD THEY TOOK THE "OLD SEARS BUILDING"
AND TURNED IT INTO A SHOPPING COMPLEX I WAS INTRIGUED.....
I NORMALLY DON'T LIKE TO POST "REGIONAL" STORIES
BUT
I DID FIND A FEW WONDERFUL BUYS
AT STORES YOU'LL BE FAMILIAR WITH....

SO LET'S TAKE A LOCAL LOOK AROUND
ATLANTA'S NEWEST ATTRACTION....
"PONCE CITY MARKET"
BECAUSE YOU NEVER KNOW....YOU MIGHT BE IN ATLANTA SOMEDAY
AND YOU'LL KNOW WHERE TO GO SHOPPING!

SUNDAY.... DURING THIS TIME OF YEAR.... IS WHEN I GET TO SNEAK AWAY
FROM THE BOSS AND GO SHOPPING...
HE'S BUSY WATCHING FOOTBALL AND DOESN'T EVEN KNOW I'M GONE
SO WITH NEIGHBOR DIANNE IN TOW...... THE BIG RED CAR
FILLED WITH GAS
AND
 WRONG DIRECTIONS WE FOUND
THE PONCE MARKET...

WE WERE SURPRISED THAT ALOT OF IT WAS OUTSIDE
AND IT WAS SO COOOOOOOOLD ON SUNDAY.
VERY UNUSUAL FOR THE ATL....
WE PRIDE OURSELVES ON OUR NICE WEATHER....
NEVER TOO TOO HOT OR TOO TOO COLD...

 

VERY INDUSTRIAL LOOKING...THERE IS A LARGE OUTDOOR
EATING AREA....
ALTHOUGH IT WAS NOT YET OPENED....

TREES MADE OF LIGHTS!!

AFTER WALKING OUTSIDE A BIT WHERE THERE WERE
A FEW STORES....WE FINALLY FOUND THE ENTRANCE TO THE INDOOR
FOOD COURT AND MORE SHOPS....
LOT'S OF CONCRETE AND STEEL....
NOT WHAT WE EXPECTED BUT VERY UNUSUAL AND VERY COOL...

WE SAW THIS THE MINUTE WE WALKED IN TO THE FIRST STORE...
WE DIDN'T NEED ANYONE TO TWIST OUR ARM
AND BELIEVE ME WE SPENT....

INSIDE THE NEW "WEST ELM" STORE......
THE STORE HAS STEPPED UP THEIR INVENTORY.....
THEY HAD THE BEST STUFF I HAVE SEEN IN A LONG TIME...
AND OF COURSE WE ARE IN ATLANTA SO WHAT BETTER THEN A 
CHANDELIER MADE OF COCA COLA BOTTLES!

THEY EVEN HAD A LITTLE CAFE
WITH MUFFINS AND COFFEE...

IF YOUR FROM NY YOU KNOW WHAT
"FISH'S EDDY" IS.....
A GREAT DISH WARE SHOP IN MANHATTAN THAT CARRIES
THE CUTEST CERAMIC ITEMS....
THEY ARE ALSO KNOWN FOR SELLING VINTAGE DINER CHINA
UNFORTUNATELY WEST ELM DOES NOT CARRY
THAT...  

CUTENESS PLUS!!

MORE DISHES.....
THE LITTLE BLUE HEART DISH SAYS...
"HOW SWEET IT IS"
AND SELLS FOR $8.00

WHEN WE LEFT WEST ELM WE WANDERED INSIDE THE HUGE BUILDING
WHERE THEY KEPT A LOT OF THE ORIGINAL ITEMS
FROM WHEN SEARS OCCUPIED THE BUILDING...

ON DISPLAY IS A MODEL OF THE COMPLEX....
WHEN FINISHED IT WILL HOUSE CONDOS
ALONG WITH ALL THE SHOPS....

FUNKY SIGNS ALL OVER.....
ALL OF THE EATERIES ARE INSIDE AND THEY WERE PACKED....

LINED UP OUTSIDE A BURGER JOINT.....
THEY MUST BE GOOD...
THE LONG LINE WAS THERE THE ENTIRE TIME WE SHOPPED....

THE HOLY GRAIL OF HOUSE WARE SHOPS.....
A GIGANTIC WILLIAMS SONOMA!!
IT'S HUGE....I WAS IN HEAVEN...

DIANNE WENT RIGHT FOR DISHES....
I THOUGHT I WAS BAD....
THEY HAVE BEAUTIFUL BLUE DISHES THIS SEASON....

I TRIED TO RESTRAIN MYSELF BUT OF COURSE
I WASN'T GOING TO GO HOME EMPTY HANDED....

I WAS TEMPTED....... BUT NO....I DIDN'T BUY ONE OF THESE TO
SEND TO "YOU KNOW WHO" UP IN NYC....

THEY JUST KEPT GETTING BETTER AND BETTER....
DIDN'T GET THIS ONE EITHER....

OKAY WHEN AM I GOING TO GET ONE OF THESE FOR MY HOUSE....
I LOVE AN ANTLER CHANDELIER....
THIS WAS IN A MENS CLOTHING STORE....
IT WAS MY KIND OF PLACE...

THEY HAD FLAGS AND TAXIDERMY!!

WE WERE GETTING HUNGRY SO WE PICKED AN
ITALIAN PLACE TO STOP FOR A BITE...

DIANNE GOT A CHICKEN AND ARTICHOKE SALAD ON A CHIABATTA
I GOT A SALAD WITH RED AND GOLDEN BEETS AND A SIDE OF
ITALIAN ROASTED POTATOES.... 

YOU KNOW YOU HAVE TO EAT ITALIAN WHEN YOUR
WITH AN ITALIAN....
HERE I AM IN MY FAVORITE TEE SHIRT....
DAUGHTER BROUGHT IT BACK FROM ROME FOR ME....

WE HAD 3 1/2 HOURS ON OUR PARKING METER SO IT WAS TIME TO GO
WE HAD THE BEST TIME JUST WANDERING AROUND....
AND HERE IS WHAT I BOUGHT!

I GOT THESE ADORABLE POLKA DOT PILLOWCASES
$10 FOR 2.....
FROM WEST ELM...

YOU HAD TO HAVE KNOWN I BOUGHT THE BUTTER
DISH....
HOW CUTE IS THIS...IT WAS AROUND $25.00
I HAD TO HAVE IT!!
THIS IS FROM FISHES EDDY....
SOLD THROUGH WEST ELM...

I FOUND THIS BIG CERAMIC PLATTER AT A FISH RESTAURANT
CALLED "THE FISH CAMP"....
THEY HAD PLASTIC PLATTERS FOR $35.00
SO WHEN I SAW THAT THIS WAS ONLY $21.00 IT WAS ANOTHER....
"I HAD TO HAVE IT" PURCHASE....

FINALLY DIANNE BOUGHT 4 OF THESE GORGEOUS DEEP RED AND CREAM
DINNER PLATES FROM WILLIAMS SONOMA FOR $9.97 EA.
I COULDN'T HELP MYSELF I HAD TO HAVE THEM TOO....
SHE IS SUCH A BAD INFLUENCE.....LOL
BUT TELL THE TRUTH...AREN'T THESE GREAT THEY LOOK SO
VINTAGE...
SO THAT'S IT....IT WAS A FUN DAY....
GOOD FOOD....A GOOD FRIEND AND
GOOD STUFF.... 

AND IT ALL FIT IN THE CAR!!
IN FACT I SEE THERE IS SOME EMPTY SPACE OVER THERE ON THE RIGHT.......
WE'LL HAVE TO STEP UP OUR GAME NEXT TIME......

P.S. UPDATE OF THE PCM....
ME AND DAUGHTER TOOK A TRIP DOWN LAST WEEKEND AND
I WAS SAD TO SEE THAT SOME IDIOT DECIDED TO REMOVE
THOSE CUTE LITTLE TREES WITH THE LIGHTS.
IT ADDED SO MUCH TO THE ENTRANCE
BUT I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS JUST FOR THE HOLIDAYS
AND THEY PROMPTLY REMOVED THEM....
WRONG MOVE ON MANAGEMENTS PART.....

SUE'S PRODUCT PICKS FOR 2016.....because nobody buys more crap then the Adivaris.

I LOVE TO SHOP....
THERE I SAID IT....NOT YOUR NORMAL SHOPPING THAT MOST WOMEN DO....
CLOTHES....JEWELRY.....WHATEVER YOU LADIES BUY....
NO....I LOVE DO-DADS AND KITCHEN STUFF....
NEW PRODUCTS
AND YES.........CARS.....
I HAVE TALKED ABOUT THIS PRODUCT FOR YEARS NOW...
BUT IT'S ALWAYS NICE TO REMIND YOU HOW TO KEEP
WRINKLES AT BAY....
THIS IS THE PRODUCT YOU NEED TO BUY....
I HAVE BEEN USING THIS EVERY DAY FOR 20 YEARS....
KIEHL'S CHANGED IT UP SLIGHTLY RECENTLY BUT IT'S JUST
AS GOOD AS THE ORIGINAL
THEIR ULTRA FACIAL CREAM...
IT'S NON GREASY AND THIS SIZE CONTAINER LASTS ME A WHOLE YEAR....
IT COSTS ABOUT $28.00 AND THEY DO SELL A SMALLER SIZE
IF YOU WANTED TO TRY IT BEFORE BUYING THE LARGE SIZE...
I LOVE LOVE LOVE THIS STUFF...
KIEHL'S WILL PUT YOU ON AN AUTO REPLENISHMENT
PROGRAM....AT THE TIME FRAME YOU CHOOSE....
AND THE SHIPPING IS FREE....
I ORDER ONCE A YEAR... 

I WAS LOOKING IN WALMART FOR THE NEW DOVE
HAIR PLUMPER-UPPER...
THAT'S NOT EXACTLY IT'S NAME BUT YOU GET THE IDEA....
IF YOUR HAIR IS THIN YOU SPRAY IT ON WHEN WET....RUB IT AROUND
AND WHEN YOU DRY YOUR HAIR IT'S SUPPOSE TO GIVE IT GREAT BODY....

I BUY A SIMILAR PRODUCT AT THE HAIR SALON BUT IT'S PRICEY...
I HAVE NOT FOUND THE DOVE ONE YET BUT I'M SURE IT'S A LOT CHEAPER....
WHILE LOOKING FOR IT I DISCOVERED THEY NOW SELL HAIR SPRAY....
OMG....FINALLY A HAIRSPRAY THAT SMELLS PLEASANT...
IT'S BY DOVE
CALLED "STYLE + CARE" IN EXTRA HOLD
IN FACT IT SMELLS OUT RIGHT GOOD....
IT HAS VERY GOOD HOLD TOO....
AND IT'S CHEAP...
I BELIEVE IT WAS UNDER $4.00 AT WALMART....

IF YOUR NOT LUCKY ENOUGH TO HAVE A "BLISS SPA"
IN YOUR STATE YOU CAN GO ONLINE TO
WWW.BLISS.COM
WHERE THEY SELL THIS DIVINE SOAP....
ANYTHING LEMON IS GREAT RIGHT...
I'M SURE THE SOAP THEY SELL IS WAY BIGGER IN SIZE THEN
THIS LITTLE BAR....
A FEW OF THESE HAPPEN TO JUMP IN TO MY LUGGAGE ON MY
RECENT TRIP TO CALIFORNIA...
HEY....I HEARD THEM TALKING SAYING THEY WONDERED WHAT THINGS WERE
LIKE ON THE EAST COAST....
BLISS SPA'S HAVE GREAT SERVICES IF YOU DO LIVE CLOSE TO ONE...
I LOVE TO GO AND GET THE
"COLD FEET" PEDICURE....
IT'S PRICEY AT $65 BUT IT'S AN HOUR IN HEAVEN....
WELL AT LEAST FOR YOUR FEET....
THEY ALSO DO MASSAGES AND FACIALS...

YOU KNOW I SPEND ALMOST MY ENTIRE LIFE IN THE  KITCHEN.....
NOT A BIG FAN OF GRANITE COUNTER TOPS I HAVE HAD A HECK OF
A TIME OVER THE PAST FOUR YEARS KEEPING MY ISLAND SPIC AND SPAN...
MY PATTERN IS VERY DIFFICULT TO SEE ANY SCHMUTZ ON IT....
THE BOSS FOUND THESE AT OUR LOCAL "PUBLIX" AND THEY ARE
FABULOUS....AROUND $4.00
YOUR GRANITE WILL DRY WITH NO STREAKS...

TALKING ABOUT STREAKS...... DOESN'T EVERYONE HATE TO CLEAN
WINDOWS....I KNOW I DO AND I AM VERY BAD AT IT...
THE FIRST YEAR WE LIVED IN THE HOUSE I ACTUALLY GAVE UP
AND CALLED A WINDOW CLEANING SERVICE...
AT $800 FOR 48 WINDOWS INSIDE AND OUT...
I HAD A FIT THE FIRST TIME WE HAD A RAIN STORM AND
OUR INFAMOUS GEORGIA POLLEN
 THE WINDOWS TURNED TO CRAP.....
THAT WAS OFFICIALLY THE FIRST AND LAST TIME I WILL HAVE MY
WINDOWS PROFESSIONALLY CLEANED....
IT'S A RACKET....

JUST BUY THIS STUFF....
"ARMOR ALL"
AUTO GLASS CLEANER....
ANOTHER THING THE BOSS FOUND FOR HIS FLEET OF CARS...
IT CLEANED THE CAR WINDOWS SO GOOD THAT WE GAVE IT
A SHOT ON THE HOUSE...
IT'S GREAT....
NO STREAKING....NICE AND SHINY CLEAN....
AND THIS IS WHAT WE USE WITH IT...

HAVE YOU EVER SEEN THESE BLUE "SHOP" TOWELS....
WE BOUGHT A PACKAGE OF 12 AT COSTCO FOR CHEAP......
THINK "VIVA" PAPER TOWEL ONLY BETTER...
YOU DON'T HAVE LINT COME OFF ON THE WINDOWS LIKE WITH
REGULAR PAPER TOWEL...
YOU CAN ALSO FIND THESE AT AUTO PARTS STORES AND
OF COURSE
WALMART.....
CAN YOU TELL I LOVE THE WALMART....
FOR YEARS THE FAM CRINGED EVERY TIME I MENTIONED I WAS 
GOING UNTIL ONE DAY THEY REALIZED THAT YOUR
BUYING THE EXACT SAME PRODUCTS YOU WOULD FIND
ELSEWHERE ONLY CHEAPER....
MONEY IS MONEY....
HOW DO YOU THINK WE CAN BUY ALL THOSE CARS...
THEY ALSO NEVER LIKED COUPONS UNTIL I POINTED OUT THAT
IT'S COLORFUL CASH....

HERE'S ONE FOR BOTH THE MEN AND US WOMEN......
THIS COULD BE A SOUTHERN THING...I AM NOT SURE... BUT YOU CAN ORDER THEM
AT WWW.CABELAS.COM
REI ALSO CARRIES THEM......

THE YETI....

EVERY SOUTHERNER WALKS AROUND WITH ONE OF THESE....
OR THEY HAVE A GIANT YETI COOLER IN THEIR PICK UPS...
OF COURSE WE HAVE TO HAVE ONE OF EACH STYLE...
(ACTUALLY WE HAVE TWO)....

NOT CHEAP BY ANY MEANS AT $29.99 FOR THE GLASS IN THE CENTER
WITH A LID
AND $25.00 FOR THE CAN COOLER AND THE SHORT GLASS (NO LID)...
THEY WILL KEEP YOUR DRINK ICE COLD FOR ALMOST TWO DAYS....
YOU ASK....WHY WOULD YOU WANT TO KEEP A DRINK COLD FOR TWO DAYS...
WHAT IT ACTUALLY DOES IS KEEP COLD AND ICY EVEN IN A
BOILING HOT CAR IN THE SUMMER WHEN THE TEMP IS IN THE 90'S
THINK THE BEACH!!
THE CAN COOLER DOES THE SAME WITH YOUR CAN OF SODA...
AND ALSO COMES WITH A COOL FEATURE....

THIS IS HOW IT COMES...
IT APPEARS THERE IS ALREADY A CAN OF SODA IN IT....

IT COMES APART GIVING YOU A PLACE TO HIDE KEYS AND MONEY
IF YOUR AT THE BEACH....
YOU CAN PUT THE CAN IN YOUR COOLER AND NO ONE WILL BE THE WISER...
PEOPLE SWEAR BY THEIR COOLERS....
THEY ARE VERY PRICEY STARTING AT $299.00
THEY ADVERTISE IT WILL KEEP ICE FROM MELTING FOR
THREE DAYS....
MANY "BOAT" PEOPLE HAVE THESE...

HERE IS SOMETHING INTERESTING....
YOU MAY HAVE SEEN THIS SITE ON FACEBOOK.....
"HUMANS OF NEW YORK"
IS DONE BY A PHOTOGRAPHER THAT GOES ALL OVER THE CITY
TAKING PICTURES OF PEOPLE AND ASKING THEM A QUESTION...
THIS BOOK IS A COMPILATION OF THE PEOPLE HE "INTERVIEWS"
EXTREMELY INTERESTING READ......
HE LOVES TO PHOTOGRAPH LITTLE CHILDREN IN THEIR WACKY
NYC GARB AND HE CALLS IT...
"TODAY IN MICRO FASHION"
THAT'S MY PERSONAL FAVORITE POSTS
CHECK IT OUT ON AMAZON OR AT BARNES AND NOBLE... 

MY NEWEST TOY.....
AN EARLY VALENTINES DAY GIFT FROM  THE BOSS....
IT'S THE COOLEST THING....
IT'S A VERY SMALL WIRELESS SPEAKER FOR YOUR I-POD
IT PUTS OUT A GOOD LOUD CLEAR SOUND....
HE BOUGHT IT FOR ME TO USE OUT AT THE POOL THIS SUMMER....
 YOU COULD TAKE IT TO THE BEACH OR ANYWHERE THERE'S NO OUTLET...
IT WILL PLAY FOR 8 HOURS ON ONE CHARGE...

IT COMES IN A BUNCH OF DIFFERENT COLORS
BEST BUYS SELLS IT FOR $129.99
BUT I'M SURE AMAZON SELLS IT AS WELL...

YOU KNOW EVENTUALLY I HAD TO GET TO A FOOD
PRODUCT...
MY VERY FAVORITE OLIVE OIL OF ALL TIME....
IT'S A SHAME I HATE WHOLE FOODS...
BECAUSE I HAVE TO DRIVE ALL THE WAY TO THE OTHER
SIDE OF THE COUNTY TO BUY MY TWO BOTTLES
A MONTH...
YES I GO THROUGH TWO BOTTLES A MONTH...
I USE IT FOR EVERYTHING...
WHY NOT....IT'S ONLY $7.99 FOR A HUGE BOTTLE
I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO NEXT YEAR WHEN A
WHOLE FOODS OPENS UP AT OUR CORNER...
I WILL STILL NEVER BUY ANYTHING ELSE
BUT OLIVE OIL...
WAY TOO EXPENSIVE FOR MY TASTE......

LAST YEAR WE WERE ON A RAO'S SAUCE KICK....
UNTIL I DISCOVERED THIS AT
"SPROUTS"
IF YOU DON'T HAVE A SPROUTS NEAR YOU YET...
GET EXCITED IF YOU SEE ONE COMING...
THINK "WHOLE FOODS"
AT HALF THE SIZE AND WITH CHEAP PRICES...
THE CHEAPEST PRODUCE EVER....
FOR INSTANCE 49 CENTS A POUND FOR GREEN PEPPERS....
THIS TOMATO SAUCE IS OUTSTANDING...
YOU CAN ALSO BUY IT ONLINE
AT
WWW.COLAVITA.COM
BUT ADD IN SHIPPING FOR A DOZEN JARS AND IT'S
VERY PRICEY....
AT SPROUTS I HAVE PAID AS LITTLE AS $4.29 A JAR
HALF THE PRICE OF RAO'S

LASTLY LET'S TALK CARS!!
ONE OF THE ADIVARI'S FAVORITE SUBJECTS...

I ONLY BRING THIS UP BECAUSE A LOT OF LADIES I KNOW
ARE LOOKING AT BUYING AN S.U.V.
THIS IS A PORSCHE CAYENNE....
I HAVE OWNED ONE FOR ALMOST 5 YEARS NOW....
WHAT A CAR....
ALMOST EVERY PERSON IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD
DRIVES A WHITE LEXUS S.U.V.
WHEN WE PASS THESE PEOPLE COMING AND GOING WE NEVER
KNOW IF WE'RE WAVING AT PEOPLE THAT LOVE US OR
PEOPLE THAT HATE US....
WITH US IT'S MORE LIKELY TO BE THE LATTER....

EVERYBODY DRIVES A LEXUS....
IF A NEW S.U.V. IS IN YOUR FUTURE JUST GO TO A
PORSCHE DEALER AND GIVE ONE A WHIRL....
MY GOSH...IT'S LIKE SITTING ON YOUR LIVING ROOM
 SOFA WITH WHEELS...
THE MOST ELEGANT COMFORTABLE FAST (400 H.P)
CAR I HAVE EVER OWNED...
IT'S OF COURSE GERMAN MADE....
AND YOU KNOW WHAT VINCE OF THE "SHAM WOW" COMMERCIALS
USED TO SAY....
"YOU KNOW THOSE GERMANS....THEY MAKE GOOD STUFF"
JUST GO TEST DRIVE ONE...
AND LOOK AT IT THIS WAY...
YOUR GETTING AN AWFUL LOT OF "PORSCHE"
FOR YOUR MONEY...
PROBABLY THE BEST VALUE OF ANY LUXURY CAR...
GIVEN THEIR REPUTATION....

AND NOW FOR WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO FIND
IN 2016 THAT I HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO FIND SO FAR....
JUST TWO LITTLE THINGS ON MY "NEW YEAR WISH LIST"... 

THESE FABULOUS HUNTER BOOTS WITH THE
UNION JACK FLAG....
BECAUSE I LOVE ANYTHING WITH A FLAG...
AREN'T THEY GREAT....

AND FINALLY...
THE #1 ITEM ON MY "AMAZON WISH LIST".......
I CHECK WEEKLY TO SEE IF IT'S AVAILABLE....
SO FAR NO LUCK...

BUT I'M FIGURING ONE OF THESE DAYS HIS WIFE WILL GET
FED UP WITH SOMETHING HE DOES....SOME BAD HABIT...
DIRTY CLOTHES THROWN ON THE FLOOR...
TOILET SEAT LEFT UP...
SOMETHING

AND I'LL BE RIGHT THERE WITH MY AMERICAN EXPRESS CARD
IN HAND!!