Market Friday - From Shopping Malls to a Nursery.

in Market Friday2 years ago

Today is #MarketFriday, a project initiated by @dswigle, and this post is my contribution to this project for this week.

To learn more about this project and participate, visit this post by @dswigle.

Can you believe it? I went to the shop with my wife...

Take note, I didn't go shopping...I just went with...lol.

Yes, I hate shopping. If I have to go buy something, I know exactly what I need. I'll go into the shop, head straight for whatever it is I need, and I'll be out of there before you know it...lol.

Well...I needed to buy some vitamin supplements (which is something I would do quite regularly) and my wife had to do some shopping. The weather around here didn't really give us much opportunity to get out for other outings to take photos lately.

So, I decided I'll join my wife in going to the shops this time. But, I would be heading for the vitamins and getting out. Then, while she is doing the shopping, I would take some photos of the "market-related" area...

Where I would have no problem going in though, would be at the nursery, as we needed to get some potting soil for the garden. So, that was also on the agenda.

So, our first stop was at Hillcrest Corner. We parked in the basement of the building and as we approached the staircase leading up to the ground floor, I took this photo, showing some Christmas decorations along the way.

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Inside the complex, it was not really as busy as I expected it to be and I was able to get some shots with my mobile phone of the decorations inside.

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It happened to be that Santa Clause was also doing his shopping there...lol.

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From there we headed over to the Hillcrest Centre.

Looking to the left, the Italian Restaurant, Papa Giovanni's seemed to be quite busy.

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The rest of the Hillcrest Centre, looking toward the right.

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From there we stopped at two more shopping complexes. I got some photos, but nothing I feel is really special...besides looking at the outside of a shop.

At the second shopping complex, there was some colorful wall art under a bridge. I took quite a few photos there and I will do a post with that as a theme shortly.

Our next stop for the day was the nursery to get the potting soil.

I found this to be a welcoming picture as we stepped into the nursery.

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Just behind them were these orchids.

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Going further into the nursery, we found a cozy little "Coffee Park".

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Just around the corner, there was this friendly play area for the little ones.

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The owners of this nursery clearly take a keen interest in developing our kid's interest and passion for the outdoors...something I highly appreciate!

We found this section which is focusing on children developing an interest in gardening.

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We found the potting soil we were looking for. It cost us R40.00 ($2.28) and the we were heading back home.

So, that's it for today, folks!

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Yay, you met Santa in person! What did Santa give you? Or did he tell you anything? Like to be good till Christmas if you want some presents? 😂

Anyway, tell Santa I'd like some orchids 😂

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  1. Go to the market, or anywhere that you pay money for a service.
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Thank you for the link, @dswigle! I do appreciate it. What a great post that you have shared with us!

I have dropped my link as you requested and I have also reblogged your post👍!

Have a wonderful weekend!

Wonderful trip out my friend glad you aquired what you needed have an awesome weekend
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Hahaha sooooo like me. In and out of the shop as quickly as possible. I hate shopping hahaha 🤣
Funny funny… thanks for sharing this with us @jacoalberts 👋🏻😊
The little coffee shop at the end looks cute.
Have an amazing weekend! 🤗

Hahaha...Awesome! So it's not only me👏🙏! Thanks for telling me, @littlebee4😂!

Yes, I also thought that the coffee shop was really nice... I actually had some fun. A lady was standing behind the counter. I asked her if she would mind if I took a photo...she looked up, just gave a nervous little yell, and disappeared into the little office behind her. All happened in good spirits though and she was laughing all the way. It came out that she is shy and she is scared of cameras...lol! But as I said, it was all in good spirits and we could all have a little giggle about it...😅.

You must enjoy your weekend too😉👍!

Nope, definitely not just you. Luckily my hubby is the same. We both don’t like shopping. And groceries we just do once a week. Only because we need fresh stuff… hope when we have a garden, I can grow my own and reduce going to the supermarket hehehe 🤭

Aawww hahaha that’s just cute. Yep, not all like cameras. Me neither… I rather be behind the lens.
At least all in good spirits. And giggles…

I will my friend I will 😁😉
Enjoy yours!

It will be great if you can grow your own! I was quite successful with growing our own tomatoes at the previous house we lived in. But we have monkeys in our area, so in general, it becomes a competition to see who gets to the crops first...lol!

Yes, it was all fun and we could all laugh together. I also prefer to rather be behind the lens than in front of it...lol. I believe the fun is in everybody being able to laugh together.

Talk to you soon, @littlebee4! And all the best with your move tomorrow🙏👍!

Hahaha with monkeys around, yep a challenge to get to them first when ripe. !LOL

Yes, that’s the fun 🤩

Thank you so much @jacoalberts 👋🏻☀️
Hubby watching football ⚽️ so I am catching up here 😜
Thank you so much.
Have a lovely new week ☀️🌺

Hahaha with monkeys around, yep a challenge to get to them first when ripe. !LOL

Absolutely...lol!

By the time you read this, I suppose there will not be time for watching football...I think they are finishing now, aren't they? Sorry, not a huge football fan...more of a rugby fan...lol. But anyhow, I suppose you are busy with your move by now. As mentioned before, I'll visit your profile and catch up on all the actions regarding your move by reading your updates!

Thinking of you during your move and you must have a lovely new week too, @littlebee4👍!

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I am not a football fan either. While hubby was watching it, I wrote my weekend update post and posted it. 😎😁
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We arrived safely at family today after a flight ✈️ and will stay here during the holidays. 🎄🎄🎄🎄
Later we travel further, depends when we get a rental.
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Apologies for the late reply, @littlebee4! As already mentioned, things got a bit busy...and then to top it off...I came down with a bad chest infection.

I've done some catching up tonight and I also read your updates. I am so excited for you👏🙏!! I'm glad to hear that you are safe and that you can enjoy the season by spending time with family and friends!

You must have a blessed Christmas season!! Enjoy it!!

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Hehe... I still need to do Christmas shopping. We are doing christmas as friend's house... but with all the loadshedding, should we even try doing roasts and things? Or should we just braai? lol

The last minute Christmas shopping... I know the feeling...lol

Enjoy your time at your friend's house 👍

Having to deal with ESKOM, I think braai will be the better option...lol!

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