Tuesday, June 29, 2021

Fort Boonesborough Kentucky May 2021

 We stopped by one of my favorite spots in the state of Kentucky recently, Fort Boonesborough!  We talked to a lot of the pioneers there, and had a great time!




Thursday, June 24, 2021

Common Grounds Coffee Lexington KY May 23 2021- the day it closed.

 On May 23rd, the downtown Common Grounds Coffee in Lexington closed, after nearly 30 years!





Monday, June 21, 2021

Salem Indiana March 2021

 AND, just a quick video driving through Salem Indiana.  VERY cute little town!  We stopped by a great coffee/donut place with a train layout!




Friday, June 18, 2021

New Pekin Indiana March 2021

 We drove through New Pekin Indiana recently!

Tuesday, June 15, 2021

Hamburg Indiana March 2021

 I posted a brief video of a drive we made through Hamburg Indiana!

Chincoteague Ponies Postcard

This spectacular postcard, showing Wild Ponies of Chincoteague is undated and unused.  It says- The famous Chincoteague Ponies swim from Assateague to Chincoteague Island annually where they are auctioned on the last Thursday in July.  The remaining ponies swim to freedom for another year by returning to Assateague Island.  This is the only Wild Pony Round-up and Swim on the East Coast and is witnessed by thousands of visitors each year.

Saturday, June 12, 2021

Concert Memories: Toad the Wet Sprocket, Evansville IN- sometime in the early 90s.

I remember hearing commercials for Toad the Wet Sprocket coming to Evansville at a smaller venue.  This sounded kind of cool, because most of the bigger name acts at that time played Roberts Stadium, and most of the shows were arena type bands.  This was not the usual show for the area back then.

Also, The Wallflowers were the opening act.  Going to see Bob Dylan's son was a major reason to go to this show.

This was simply not a good show for me.  I remember not being impressed with the Wallflowers.  It seemed that half of their set was covers, which is OK, but it seemed to me like they sounded sloppy.  I think Toad played their two big hits at the time early in the set, and we were also not impressed with them live that night either.  Maybe it was the acoustics at the venue, maybe it was a bad night, maybe it was me...  but, I left the show feeling unimpressed.

Thursday, June 10, 2021

Starlight Coffee Co in Floyds Knobs Indiana

I am pretty good at scouting out great little independent coffee shops when I travel.  Somehow, I have missed the great Starlight Coffee Co in southern Indiana....  Just a a little over an hours drive from where I live!

On a recent road trip, we pulled over for a driver switch and saw this place!  Well, I had to go in for a drink!

I had a very nice beverage and the friendly young staff was happy to help with suggestions!

I just checked their website, and they have locations in New Albany and Charlestown, in addition to this one in Floyds Knobs.


 

Tuesday, June 8, 2021

Spring Mill Village Mitchell Indiana March 2021

 In March of 2021, we walked through the pioneer village at Spring Mill State Park in Mitchell Indiana.

Friday, June 4, 2021

Spring Mill State Park Indiana March 2021

 And here is another video from our trip to Spring Mill State Park in Mitchell Indiana.  This one is just us exploring the park.

Wednesday, June 2, 2021

Spring Mill Inn Mitchell Indiana March 2021

 In March, 2021, we spent some time in the historic Spring Mill Inn in Mitchell Indiana!