Category Archives: News from Louisville

Craft Day

December twenty-seventh turned out to be crafts day at our house. Our daughter-in-law made tutus for the grandkids. GC1 made a pepperoni pizza for lunch And she helped her mom make a couple of cool blanket-things like this one

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The Frazier History Museum

The day after Christmas we went downtown and visited the Frazier.  They had a special display of Christmas trees from around the world.  GC1 had recently completed a school project on Christmas in Italy (they’re teaching them how to do … Continue reading

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Christmas Morning

Nothing quite like young children on Christmas morning. The eldest granddaughter (GC1) got up and immediately wanted to know if Santa had eaten the cookies and milk that had been left out for him. Once that fact had been established, … Continue reading

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Kalightoscope

Kalightoscope is a display of giant light sculptures handmade by Chinese artisans from Zigong.  The kids got a kick out of the lights, the snow fairy, Santa’s village, and all the other trappings of the season.  After seeing the lights, … Continue reading

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A visit to the bird sanctuary

The kids came up for Christmas weekend, and today we took them to visit the bird sanctuary where CVH volunteers.  They got to see a barn owl, eastern screech owl, and a peregrine falcon up close and personal. After the … Continue reading

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Goosing Chickens

Country folks are not dumb.  And once again, they have proven that city folks will actually pay for the privilege of doing country chores. After visiting Mammoth Cave National Park, we spent the weekend at a lovely B&B in Priceville, … Continue reading

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A nice place to hike, if you have a horse

I had planned on doing some hiking while we visited Mammoth Cave Park.  I bought a fancy National Geographic topo map that showed miles of hiking trails through the hills and woods, packed my Camelbak, laced up my boots, and … Continue reading

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Mammoth Cave Above Ground

How can a cave be above ground?  Well, what I really mean is Mammoth Cave National Park above ground. After completing our underground tour, it was such a nice day that we decided to stay topside.  There was tour that … Continue reading

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Mammoth Cave Underground

We took off for a long weekend and went down to “Cave Country”, the area around Mammoth Cave National Park.  We started with a visit to the big cave.  It’s a different cave experience than Carlsbad, but one thing is … Continue reading

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I realize that I did not post a lot this summer

I realize that I did not post a lot this summer, and it is true that we have not been as active as we were last summer when the grandchild was staying with us, but neither have we been completely … Continue reading

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