blue artichoke

I took a break from working today and went to Atlanta with my mom. First stop was Lenox Mall to return some things to Macy's. Second stop was IKEA. I got directions from mapquest from Lenox Mall to IKEA, but it seems some roads must have moved or become one-way in the 24-hour interim between acquisition of directions and arrival. We had to stop twice to ask for directions, but finally found it. Third stop was Dekalb County Farmer's Market. It was exactly where it was supposed to be. I had never been before, but it is a favorite of my mom's. She likes their olive focaccia bread. I like the array of ethnic/organic/unusual offerings. It was similar to the Granville Island Public Market, one of my favorite places in Vancouver. I think I'd probably choose the Granville Island market to go in my mall, but maybe the Dekalb Co. market could be in the parking lot. What mall? I'm designing the perfect mall, one that has only my favorite shops. So far, they include IKEA, Big Lots, Trader Joe's, World Market, Hobby Lobby, Subs 'N Such, Whole Foods, Lush, World Harvest (ethnic grocery store), The Container Store, Wal-Mart & Target (yes, both), Sam's Club, Home Depot, Paco's Tacos, McKay's and/or Powell's (used book stores), some sort of kitchen store and the Granville Island Public Market. And probably a dollar store.