Last night Grace attended her first "concert" with us - the Canton Blues Festival. This wasn't something we planned. But that is the great thing about summer evenings - you can just get in the car and drive to any one of several outdoor events going on. In our area there were at least four of these music festivals going on within a 30 minute drive. So we chose this one, mostly since neither of us had been to downtown Canton in a while and we were curious to see what it was like. We were pleased to see how many beautiful buildings there were, brick roads and pathways, planned park areas, and statues made of recycled materials on many corners (see the photos). Someone is really trying to offer an area for people to gather...its just too bad that there aren't more cute shops, restaurants, and bars. It could be great, but for whatever reason, businesses have not embraced the city as a "hip" spot for young people to gather. It is disappointing that the small cities in our area haven't had any luck with revitalization like cities in other parts of the country. I am sure the climate has something to do with it - most of the places that do better are in states with a more temperate climate. We are always on the lookout for that cute neighborhood with a variety of things to do - galleries, shopping, trendy restaurants, etc. We just haven't found it yet.
Anyway, the concert was fine. Picture a large open park about one city block surrounded by vendors selling different types of street fare food, drinks, and desserts. Most people came with lawn chairs to just sit and relax on the first
official summer evening. In true Grace fashion she slept for the entire drive but when she woke up she was as charming as ever. I'll say it again -
the girl likes her music! She was bouncing and kicking her feet (her new "thing" this week). She also sampled the whipped cream from the top of the new Starbucks mint mocha frappuccino samples they were offering. I am always surprised when people stop us to say how pretty she is and several people did that last night. I know she is pretty, the surprising part is that strangers go out of their way to tell me.
This sculpture was a blue teddy bear. Others we saw included a fish, a penguin, and a giraffe. We are not sure what they were made of but it appeared to be some sort of metal ring - maybe a part of a machine. They were assembled into the shape of each animal and then painted to add interest, character, and color.
Last night Grace attended her first "concert" with us - the Canton Blues Festival. This wasn't something we planned. But that is the great thing about summer evenings - you can just get in the car and drive to any one of several outdoor events going on. In our area there were at least four of these music festivals going on within a 30 minute drive. So we chose this one, mostly since neither of us had been to downtown Canton in a while and we were curious to see what it was like. We were pleased to see how many beautiful buildings there were, brick roads and pathways, planned park areas, and statues made of recycled materials on many corners (see the photos). Someone is really trying to offer an area for people to gather...its just too bad that there aren't more cute shops, restaurants, and bars. It could be great, but for whatever reason, businesses have not embraced the city as a "hip" spot for young people to gather. It is disappointing that the small cities in our area haven't had any luck with revitalization like cities in other parts of the country. I am sure the climate has something to do with it - most of the places that do better are in states with a more temperate climate. We are always on the lookout for that cute neighborhood with a variety of things to do - galleries, shopping, trendy restaurants, etc. We just haven't found it yet.
Anyway, the concert was fine. Picture a large open park about one city block surrounded by vendors selling different types of street fare food, drinks, and desserts. Most people came with lawn chairs to just sit and relax on the first official summer evening. In true Grace fashion she slept for the entire drive but when she woke up she was as charming as ever. I'll say it again - the girl likes her music! She was bouncing and kicking her feet (her new "thing" this week). She also sampled the whipped cream from the top of the new Starbucks mint mocha frappuccino samples they were offering. I am always surprised when people stop us to say how pretty she is and several people did that last night. I know she is pretty, the surprising part is that strangers go out of their way to tell me.
This sculpture was a blue teddy bear. Others we saw included a fish, a penguin, and a giraffe. We are not sure what they were made of but it appeared to be some sort of metal ring - maybe a part of a machine. They were assembled into the shape of each animal and then painted to add interest, character, and color.
2 comments:
Looks like fun! Nice haircut too!
Love Nana
Such wonderful memories are being made for you, and Grace. And, yes, she is pretty!
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