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the little loomhouse aka a fiber lovers paradise in the woods

By Tricia on August 23, 2013 in Outings, Uncategorized

So I didn’t make it to the county fair 🙁 too much to see and not enough time! I have a good excuse, I promise. I found a little piece of paradise and I’m so very glad to have gotten to spend some time there today. It’s called the Little Loomhouse. A small village of 3 historical cabins operated by volunteer women who wish to pass on their love for fiber arts. It is a magical little piece of historical land. Every cabin, jam packed with the most amazing treasures. Looms, spinning wheels, wool, spindles, oh you name it and its there. I have never seen a place with so many of the above, most of which are vintage or antique and have been donated by many people over the years and the best part is most of it is for sale. Magical I tell ya.

I drove up this morning and got out of the car with Matthew. Feeling a bit small among the cabins perched atop some steep hills, I called the office on my cell phone, Stephanie answered. Out came a beautiful woman (Stephanie) and she spent about 2 hours with me just showing me around. A kindred spirit, we talked and laughed and met the other women who volunteer at the Little Loomhouse. Oh what a great time. If you are ever in the Louisville area, you should go and visit. Take your restraint or bring a big van to cart home your treasures in!!

I hope to visit again with Stephanie and the wonderful women of the Loomhouse very, very soon!

oh and I was very drawn to this picture. Isn’t this woman beautiful??? Well, she is still here and still sharing her love of fiber and I have it on good word that she is still just as beautiful. I hope to meet her on my next visit.

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looahvul, looeeville, looaville

By Tricia on August 22, 2013 in Outings

Whichever way you like to say it, I am having a blast here. I honestly have never been at a place in the US with nicer people (granted that I have not been in more than a dozen states) but I digress. The scenery here is such eye candy. I brought my laptop thinking that every night I would share my day with you all and have been so very busy that every night we just get back to the hotel and collapse.

Yesterday Poppa worked while I ran around handling some business. This morning, I dropped Poppa off at the store he was auditing and headed to this amazing historical home/museum, Locust Grove. With Matthew in the Ergo, I walked all over this Estate learning so much about this region and this amazing family. You’ve heard of Lewis and Clark? Well, this homestead belonged to Clark and his brothers family. His brother who I had never even heard of was responsible for adding 4 states to the Union and settled the town of Louisville, KY. Four US presidents slept in rooms and beds which I walked in today. The buildings and gardens were amazing as was the realization that the shoddy cabins I was standing in were homes to many a slave who lived and worked here. Of course, I was most attracted to all the antique baby furniture, little beds and high chairs as well as every spinning wheel at the place. The fields and gardens were quite lovely, thankfully though it was very sunny today, the temperature was only 80 so Matthew and I were really able to stop and smell the roses and walk to and fro. I spent the day wishing my children could have been with me to see so much history. Maybe someday. There was a really nice gift shop where I got everyone a little surprise to bring home. I will share those with you once they are given to our kids.

In the evening, we ate at an amazing restaurant, Doc Crow’s (so far they have all been good) and had some really great conversations with my hubbies co-workers. A few of them came out to meet me at dinner which is alot more attention that I deserve but I was grateful to them for their hospitality. Matthew also seemed to especially like Poppa’s female co-workers and spent the whole time making cute faces at both of them.

It has been so nice to spend time with Poppa almost alone but I am really starting to miss my other babies. Tomorrow, I hope to visit the Kentucky State fair which is so close. Really, just across the street from our hotel!! How lucky was that?

I hope to be back here to share more with you but right now, I need to collapse in this bed I am sitting in.