A Walk in the Park

I think it’s time for picture day, don’t you?  I’ve been here one full week now.  It feels like a lot longer in some ways – so much so that I need to remind myself that I’ve only been here one week and cut myself some slack for not having furniture or friends yet.  So today, after a guilt-free sleep-in day, after a long first work-week,  I walked up street. I mean how cool that I can walk up street.  Just like Sewickley.  I think I live as close as Di lives to Sewickley, maybe more like Mary Ann – but less than the girls on Wisteria Lane.  Okay that reference will only make sense to 10 of my 20 readers.  Anyway, it’s close.  So here we go.

First stop – the view of the sky from my porch:

Then I came to the first street blocked off for the Delandapolooza and saw this:

I have no clue of the significance of a pony for a band apooloza. Do you?

I know I call myself a writer but I can’t figure out how to start this story about the first band I saw playing.  Let me think.  Okay, there was a band playing as I scooched by the barricades past the pony.  They were good, I can’t think of what style of music.  Maybe like some rock and rollish – I don’t know – but good.  I heard this background singer but I didn’t see the singer so I looked for the drummer and saw this:

Can you see the drummer?  He had to be maybe 8 years old.  Maybe.  He was singing, he was playing the harmonica and he was playing the drums.  I mean he was GOOD!  Unbelievable. I was mesmerized. I added a video at the end of the blog.  You really have to check him out.

The booths were just getting set up.  I almost got in a little trouble when I saw this stand:

Luckily she was not there as I walked past – but as I was leaving the area she stopped me as I was the only one on the street – I know right?  The good news is I didn’t have any money, but the bad news…she gave me her card.  Oh well.  I know I’ll check her out at some point.  I mean since all the other ones have been wrong why not just torture myself some more…

As it turns out there was a fee for attending the palooza thing and I somehow snuck by while they were setting up. I didn’t want to get the stink eye from everyone for sneaking in and I didn’t have the money for the palooza so I left the roped off area and hit the streets.  Kinda sad about missing the music though.

Here’s the town.  It was a happening place today.

Turns out DeLand is the county seat.
I’m not a good photographer – the picture just doesn’t really give a good idea but here it is nonetheless

I then started checking out all the little antique, shabby chic places.  Ask me how I feel about giving away my two shabby chic dressers that I had for 20 years and now need to pay a small fortune to buy something similar. Go ahead ask me. No, I mean don’t ask. Well anyway I spent a fair amount of time walking around. Look at this antique:

Look at that old station wagon – I mean have you seen one of those in the last 30 years?

I wandered basically looking for an ice tea and on my way back home I found this great coffee shop:

I’ve decided it is now my go-to place and very very close to my apt.

This is also close to my apartment. Is this one of those signs that I don’t believe in anymore? Maybe I should go to service tomorrow.

I was kinda thinking of a new look for my new beginning.  Do you think I could pull off this look?

I don’t know – I need something new though – I kinda like the bohemian look. Nobody knows me here – I could at least try.

After my walk around the town I took a break and sat on the back steps in my little yard to get an idea what I need to do back there.

I need a little table and chairs under that tree

What do you make of these little seashells in the dirt. Where did they come from do you think?

Then I took a drive to find the closest Ross Dress for Less – I also found a Goodwill store.  I think the Goodwill is more my speed for furniture – I can fix up my own shabby chic dresser.  Ross has some really really cute side pieces though and the perfect outside table with two chairs for under my tree, that I did not buy today.  But I did get a pair of cute shoes.

Then stopped at Publix which I only mention because of the moon. Moon over Publix.

Tomorrow I’ve been invited to a birthday party at my boss’s house.  Look at that, one week in and I’m already on the party list.  Maybe next weekend will be ‘discovering the beach’ weekend.  I miss being 150 steps away but I do have a job…so there is that.

I had a busy work week as we had a meeting to prepare for on Friday.  Nothing like hitting the ground running.  Luckily I did not forget how to do that meeting planning thing.  I also got my desk all cleaned up and I’m ready for week two.

I’m looking forward to seeing what next week brings.  I would say all in all week one has been a successful beginning.

xoxoxo

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4 thoughts on “A Walk in the Park”

  1. Aha! Love the pics and the fashion guidance and the band and the shoes! The band, by the way – for anyone not knowing about music too much, these two are playing to an already finished CD, they’re just nicely adding their little touches. Hey I want that bo-ho look too. Like it. Of course, by this time, adding the layers on layers on layers of billowing scarfish stuff, I’d look like a bag lady. But wow it is adorable! Thanks for the share, Pin!

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