Category Archives: News from Louisville

Kitty Erector Sets

When I was a little kid, I had a wonderful toy called the “Kenner Girder & Panel and Bridge & Turnpike Building Set”.  It was like an erector set from the aliens; after building with it, you could never go … Continue reading

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I’ve got plenty to be thankful for

– just as Bing Crosby sang in “Holiday Inn”. CVH fixed an outstanding Thanksgiving feast: marinated kalamata olives and provolone, hot crab dip, stuffed baby artichokes, roasted turkey breast with cornbread dressing, cranberry sauce, fresh green bean and mushroom casserole, … Continue reading

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Adventures in lunch

Our old pepper grinder broke a couple of weeks ago; it was over twenty years old, so I suppose we got our money’s worth out of it.  Nonetheless, CVH simply cannot cook without a good supply of fresh ground pepper, … Continue reading

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Meeting our Kentucky obligations

Along with every other Kentuckian of a certain age, it seemed necessary for us to see the Secretariat movie.  So we went today.  There were a lot of people our age in the audience.

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How ’bout them apples?

Another trip to Huber’s big farm in Indiana.  This time we went to pick apples, right from the tree.  We rode the tractor-pulled trailer out into the orchard, where the trees were just loaded with apples.  I was amazed at … Continue reading

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Bridges to the Past

After my short visit to Ft Knox, I stopped at the Bridges to the Past.  This is a short walk along an old turnpike through a lovely woodland valley, limestone bluffs on one side, a creek on the other, and … Continue reading

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Thar’s gold in them thar Art Deco vaults

After I left the Honey Festival, I decided to head up to Fort Knox to see the tank displays at the Patton Museum.  The wife and I had been there a couple of years back, but she wasn’t so enthralled, … Continue reading

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Honey Festival

A beautiful late summer day, and a perfect day to go see the Honey Festival in Clarkson.  The major industry in Clarkson is the manufacture of beekeeping supplies, so the honeybee is very important to the folks there.  Hence their … Continue reading

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The latest in schwag

My wife recently returned from a business fair with a bag full of promotional items.  Some of them ended up on my office chair. “What was that square thing you left on my chair?” I asked. “What square thing?” “The … Continue reading

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Are we healthy yet?

Labor Day, and time again for the Mayor’s semi-annual Healthy Hike and Bike. CVH doesn’t bike, so we went down to the riverside to join in the walk. The weather was beautiful; sunny and warm, and there was definitely a … Continue reading

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