Our Weekend

Hope you've had a good weekend! Yesterday we ran some craft-related errands around Buckhead (during the Braves game no less...20 Husband Points for A!), but those weren't too exciting or picture-worthy. The Great Urban Race was going on, though, so at least the pedestrians in the area were entertaining! It's not every day that you go into Whole Foods and shop between the great juxtaposition of those women in organic cotton who look glow-y and bouncy (without a stitch of makeup) and a man wearing tights, a red cape and a balloon headdress.

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Today, we started our morning with some coffee and reading on our rooftop deck. It's about as serene as you can get right smack-dab in the middle of the city. We had the deck to ourselves until two ladies showed up with beer...at 9:48am. To each her own, I guess, but at quarter till 10 on a Sunday, I'll stick with my Starbucks.

Then we had brunch at one of our favorites -- South City Kitchen! We're a big fan of their pimento cheese (or to be phonetically accurate: puhmenna cheese), and we topped that off with a wheelbarrow full of carbs including corn muffins, biscuits, a hot brown and pancakes. Oh, and a side of bacon. And chips. Their sous chef was on Chopped recently, and he was working the line today! Looked just like he did on the telly.

After brunch, we put off our grocery shopping to do a little sightseeing, staycation-style. We knew we needed to take advantage of the beautiful weather, and the Atlanta CVB happened to retweet a picture from the historic Oakland Cemetery. Easy enough! 

We opted for the self-guided walking tour, although the $10 guided tours were going on all around us, well within earshot. But, since I decided to wear jeans in the 80+ degree weather, it's a good thing we could go at our own [slow] pace. These pretty roses were right at the beginning!

(Click on any of the pics to enlarge.)

{Clockwise starting top left: Affectionately christened "ghost car"; Tweet the Mockingbird, one of the family pets buried in Oakland; Pretty flowers covering plots; The grounds}

{Apropos given recent events, both in the sports world and in our blog world: Bobby Jones (Complete with teed golf balls, golf shoes and Masters cups) & Margaret Mitchell}

Now, no offense to whoever made the gesture, but I'm not sure that Margaret Mitchell would necessarily appreciate Mardi Gras beads. But, who am I to say. Party on, MM! (Now, what I would appreciate is the set of coasters in the gift shop bearing some of Miss Scarlett's most charming Southern sayings.)

Other famous folks on our tour included Maynard Jackson, the rich Rich brothers who started Rich's (now Macy's), and the first baby born in Atlanta. (Actually, she was born in Marietta, because there was no hospital in Atlanta nee Terminus. But, the thought had never even crossed my mind that there would have had to be a first baby born in a new city. Just like a New Year's Baby...only she was a New City's Baby, I guess.)

Even though it was a little bit hot, A had the good sense to bring some waters in a cooler, and we had a nice time strolling around, enjoying the weather and scenery. It's free to go (and to non-street park--bonus!), and the very informative self-guided map was only $4. So, if you're looking for a not-so-expensive outdoor activity in ATL, you should check it out! It's conveniently located across the street from Tin Lizzy's, too, in case you might want to go get a glass of Sangrita or something.

Now we're re-stocked on groceries for the week (minus some elusive edamame), watching the end of the Masters and planning to enjoy our Sunday evening!