COKE...Its the Real Thing

Have y'all seen the new green Coke?

Well, it's not really GREEN..........but the bottles sure are!

Sure caught my eye!

and made me curious..........

looks like its made with "pure cane sugar" and "Stevia"
anyone tried it?

Wentworth Mansion

I have always loved walking past the old Wentworth house. I'm always fascinated by it's size, construction, architecture, and history. 
The staff is so friendly here and on nice days they are often outside in front talking to people. Our little granddaughter loves to run up on those stairs you see pictured behind me in the above photo.
The house was built for Francis Silas Rodgers, wealthy (of course! LOL) cotton merchant.  He married a lady  named Marie Elizabeth Evans Cochran and they had thirteen kids! Well, guess they sure had room for them!
This is the back of the house:

Its built in the Second Empire style and I love looking at the old dormers, the decor on the roof, and all the windows.
Today the house is a Five Star luxury Inn and it has a restaurant and spa. I think it sits on almost an acre of property, which was a huge lot back when it was constructed. You just didn't get a big yard in the city back in those days. You still don't. LOL
They did a big renovation on the house back in 1998 and they added CENTRAL AIR. Can you imagine heating/cooling a home this big? 

on this day Gypsy decided she was headed into the entrance in the back, which is where they put a nice restaurant (Circa 1886) in the old carriage house.  I had to tell her "not today girl....maybe another time". 

Surprisingly, the property, rooms and grounds are pet friendly! So maybe Miss Gypsy heard that through the doggie grapevine....you know how word gets around.....

Shiny Silvery Sparkly things on King

Last night's walk took us up and down King Street.
I do love studying, admiring, and photographing all the architecture, doorways, gates, and windows downtown. There are so many interesting things to see!

This was an upstairs window so I could only use my zoom and hope for the best. Its not real clear...but you can catch a glimpse of a beautiful chandelier up there!

the colorful inlaid flooring outside the old Riviera movie house

old fashioned inlaid tile floor in front of the door to what used to be the five and ten cent store. Guess there aren't any of THOSE around anymore, are there?

Let's see what's in the window at Palm Avenue....

something bright and pretty!!

Fun fall fashions......I saw lots of gauzy floaty blouses, lots of fringe, tassels, beads, leather. What trends are y'all liking?

Let's check out the cute kid's things at the Pink Chicken!... (love that sweet little poncho)

Kids on King has some neat things in their window:

Next stop...........chandeliers!! Let's go look, shall we?
this picture is blurry...........but still very "sparkly". So I still like it

Teensy little areas squeezed in between bigger buildings:

Oh I just love this little green and white plate..........isn't that so sweet??

Lots of beautiful, heavy, golden, gilt encrusted items in this shop:

the mirrors, the heavy old frames, statues, door stops, that old antique dresser, all the candelabras...........

Whats in the window at Joan Crosby's??

.............all kinds of fun things, and they don't look too  "fallish"...........its still summer here!

oooo......love those hot orange patent leather pocketbooks!!

It was a perfect evening to stroll King Street!! Do y'all love window shopping as much as I do??