Downtown

Like most cities and towns

the main street areas

or downtown 

used to be a shopping mecca

then came the mall

and then the power centers

and our little downtown areas wilted away

I have lived here most my life

so I have seen the transformations that have happened

through the years

I will never forget visiting Woolworths with my

grandmother ~ wanting to go on the

"moving stairs" then grabbing a stool at

the counter and having an orange pop

our main street area is full of

restaurants, bars and little shops

along with offices galore

it is alive ~ the way is was back in the 70's.

There are not many times

you can walk down the middle of the street

and get some pictures of the old heritage buildings

that now stand next to more modern office space

Friday night was one of those times

as we went to the Atlantic Nationals

which is boasted as Canada's largest auto event

now I am not a car nut

I go for the social aspect of it all

and there were some pretty cool cars too!

it was a beautiful evening ~ sun was out

which made picture taking not the best

but I snapped a few that I really liked

a shot up Main

and down

love me a little Chevy truck

with this in the back window

red & white baby!

now I saved this one for last

it was my dream car in high school

a black Trans-am with the eagle on the hood

t-bar sunroof and red interior

it would not be my first pick today

but let's just say I would not turn it down.

Saturday was a rain event here so it was a perfect day

for cleaning as I did not feel I was missing anything

Sunday was low key for me

as I took some time out in the sunshine with my book

while Trev installed baseboards

and finished hanging blinds and curtain rods

the house is ready for company

which should be arriving in a couple of hours

as I type this on Sunday night.

Hope you all had a great week-end

and that the week ahead brings sunshine and laughter.