Showing posts with label Philadelphia Flower Show. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Philadelphia Flower Show. Show all posts

Monday, March 14, 2016

Saturday March 12: Flower Show & Spotlight

Hey!! I got up at at 7:15 AM and decided I would hit the first time in well it was nice and pack and I enjoyed it.
Peering Towards My Fear
I now know why I would make a point of going there. The guys are very friendly. I got some nice congratulations
Waiting for the Bus

and had good conversations afterwards. I then walked from 19th and Walnut to the convention center and met
Saxby;s
up with Bob and Nadine for the flower show. Yes, it was a rip off of $32 but I rarely hang out with Nadine
Vaping in the AM
and Bob is going to exit the country at the end of April. Weber show was pretty good especially the butterfly
City Hall in the Morning
exhibit. Your kids were pretty cool as well. Bob was really motivated. We then sat and had something to
Here Comes St Patrick's Day
drink I had two waters they had some bloody Mary's and beer. We decided we didn't want to go to the
My Ticket
vendors. The theme of the flower show was "discover America." They had the usual dioramas were people
Bob and Nadine
walking line things for sale and orchids. The orchids were pretty cool. Well Bob wanted to see the movies
Valley Forge Diorama
again but needy and I pretty much had enough so we ventured outside the convention center we did
Funky Flower
it take the time to take Uber but the guy was kind of clueless so I canceled that trip. We eventually got
Butterfly Experience. My Fave
on the 32 bus where it was decided that I would just go home by myself needing to go home as she wanted
Joy
and we wished each other a good day. I then ended up taking a nap and I didn't really get up till 6 PM and
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that was when I was supposed to be at the harvest restaurant at 40th and Walnut. I was to meet
Havin Fun
Larry, Veronica and friends there. It was just as well buy showed up in time to meet them when we took the bus to see the movie "spotlight".
Orchid
 It was good to see it again since I missed part of the beginning and
Flower Show
it's in the middle that filled in some blanks. I then quickly can't be the 21 bus and then I walked in and caught the 48 & came home. I've been
Leaving the Show
caught up to Sharon and then pretty much went right to bed.
Sharon and Friend
That nap was really needed. I wasn't a bad day at all. But I think the the lack of sleep one day last week
Fairmount Ave
did me in pretty good there. So tomorrow looks like a pretty busy morning going down to old city and then
21 Bus in West Philly
meeting a friend at the art museum at 11:30. We also have daylight savings time which will cut off an hour
Watching "Spotlight
sleep.

Saturday, March 07, 2015

Saturday, March 7: Today is Sunny!

Sunny & Cold on Fairmount
Good morning are you patriots and Saints. It's a sunny and nippy Saturday outside. It's unbelievable
Catching the 48 @ the Pkwy.
how sunny it is compared to what it's been most of last month. I got up went to the men's and then joined
La Colombe
others and had breakfast at the Midtown diner. It was a good time I haven't done that kind of after meeting
Walking from the Midtown Diner
funds in quite some time.  I'm enjoying the sun despite it being still chilly. I   I'm meeting Bob at 11th St.
Cool Collectibles
We are to go to the flower show . He's coming down from Ardmore on the train.  We're going to get a
City Hall
bite 2 eat at the Reading terminal if it's not packed to the gills. His train is delayed so we probably
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won't be until 1230 12:45. So I'm gonna wonder around the gallery and kill some time maybe do some
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blogging. I'm going to meet Bob very soon it's now 12:14 PM fortunately I have my chargers
Waiting for Bob
because my phone is running low      again. Well we ate at Rosana pizzeria. There's a dollar
Yummy Pizza
a slice pizzeria we can help the homeless. They're paying it forward as they say. West brought it up on
Hostess
Facebook. The pizza was very good and we had each two slices to power ourselves to the flower show.
$1 Pizza for the Homless

What's at the flower show we gather months the other herds of people and it was a pretty darn good show
At the Flower Show
I must say. I did notice that the vendor I had worked with free ears was not there. Also noticed the used a
Cool Flowers at Flower Show
lot more of the space than what I was used to seeing from 5 to 6 years ago. There were tons of
I Love Orchids!
different plants and the thing was let's go to the movies. They tied it pretty well I must say. And today
A Display at Flower Show
was packed because we are months steady weather with two separate snows this past week. My favorite
Bob & Monarch at BFE!!
part was the butterfly exhibit. It was only three dollars and it was well worth it. I had butterflies all over me
I am a Butterfly Magnet
at one point and took lots of pictures of butterflies on me and on other people. Bob seem to enjoy it as well.
The Butterfly Experience
Restaurant that, I was tired and I just want to go home back to Fairmount. We caught a cab back to
Cool Stuff at BWE
Fairmount very quickly. I then got to relax and take a quick nap for half hour and Bob got to relax as well.
A Friendly Butterfly
Drew contacted us and then came over. Bob is strongly recommended the Belgian café which
Orchid
used to be called tavern on green. That was eight years ago. I can't believe it was that long ago. We then
Bob Drew and I Going Out to Eat
enjoyed a very scrumptious feast of muscles and shrimp and then I had chili and Bob had a burger and
At the Belgian Cafe
Drew had spaghetti squash.I took a ton of pictures at the flower show him posted a lot of it on Facebook.
First Helping at Belgian Cafe
Tomorrow's last day of the show that should be fairly mild. True then asked if I could work for him tomorrow
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morning. I said okay and I'll be picked up by Drew 8 AM tomorrow morning. It's a good thing that I had a charger with me or I would've missed
Overflow!
most of the flower show since I was taking pictures like a madman and communicating with people. The evening ended in somewhat of a cluster 
fuck way when the toilet 
My Test
overflowed in a big old way. I did take care of it and cleaned up after myself but it did take me a little while. I was pretty tired after a long and eventful day. It was nice to hang with Bob and Drew.