October 13 – 24 Soon after our return from North Carolina, we ventured north to Oakland to celebrate Jessica’s birthday and use the time to visit Kamp Angst in Oregon. This would be our second visit to the house Jessica and Kris had purchased at the beginning of September, and we were looking forward to […]
September 16 – 28 When we finished our breakfast at the Goodwurst Company, Jay suggested we head over to the Ballantyne neighborhood to check out the Architects of Air Luminarium exhibition that was part of the Charlotte International Arts Festival held there. Luminarium Is the brainchild of Alan Parkinson, an English photographer who in 1992 […]
September 16 – 28 Sunday dawned bright and clear, and I hung out at the apartment until it was time to head up to Summit Coffee in Davidson to meet Joanna (after her book club outing) and members of her Carolina family, including Debi, daughter Kristen and her husband Brian, and Shaun’s partner Hannah and […]
September 16 – 28 I landed in Charlotte around noon for what would be almost a week of catching up with our many friends and former neighbors there. Joanna picked me up at the airport and our first order of business was lunch, as we’d be consuming mass quantities of vino, as it our usual […]
September 16 – 28 In anticipation of our touring the Evan Williams Bourbon Experience at 1:30, Doug opted to miss the tour and have lunch with a relative who works downtown. To kill time the rest of us hit a Starbuck’s a couple of blocks away, a welcome break from the alcohol-heavy routine we’d been […]
September 16 – 28 Arriving in downtown Louisville, we parked a couple of blocks away from the Louisville Slugger Museum and Factory an attraction that showcases the story of Louisville Slugger baseball bats in baseball and in American history. The facility is the fourth location where Louisville Slugger bats have been made, with the original […]
September 16 – 28 With some time to kill before our next tour, we made our way back north to Bardstown and after some debate, and driving around looking at options, settled on Lee’s Famous Recipe Chicken, which specializes in chicken, homestyle sides, and biscuits. After the sale of Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) in 1964, […]
September 16 – 28 Our first full day on the Bourbon Trail would be a full one, both from a time elapsed standpoint and an enjoyment quotient perspective. We’d be heading south 50 miles to the small town of Loretto, home of Maker’s Mark. Long one of my favorite brands (I’ve also consumed prodigious quantities […]
September 16 – 28 We left the farm and having seen all that liquid pumping through the collection mechanism, realized that we all needed a bit of our own wet refreshment to carry us through the afternoon. This led to a stop at Beachwood, the kind of casual bar you can often find close to […]
September 16 – 28 As mentioned in the last post, a few weeks after our return from Europe I had a total right knee replacement. The surgery went well as did my recovery, which is long and somewhat arduous as one must be diligent about protecting the limb while it is healing as well as […]
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