Kentucky

Well, it’s been a little over a month since I’ve returned from my last trip and I’m beginning to feel Wanderlust again! Luckily, we live in a state that borders eight other states! Let’s explore! We decided to take the 1.5 hour ride North West when we’re usually taking the ride 1 hour south east! I’ve had the Lower Town Arts & Music Festival on my calendar for months now! We had some things come up where we didn’t think we were going to make it but I’m so thankful we did. Paducah is an adorable town placed perfectly on the river. There was a pottery wheel set up upon walking into the festival with John Cannon of Nite Owl Studios. https://www.instagram.com/nite_owl_studios/. I had a dream just a few days before that I would be working with pottery so this was pretty unique but I was the only adult in a sea full of children waiting to make some pottery. Silly adults. The festival provided great music, beer, artists and new experiences everywhere you look. Everyone there was so kind and it was very easy to strike a conversation with all of the artists. Being fans of local work, we had our eyes set on a few pieces that would have a new home with us.
We took home Organic Growth, created by David Pound of Twentyheads.com. David creates sculptures with polymer clay and founds objects/nature. It was a tough decision. He had a lot of great pieces! A print created by Derrick Riley of dRock Press Prints, https://www.drockpress.com/drockpress.com/About…. Our Piece contains the folklore of the following.
-Vampire- Murray Kentucky has some deep dark secrets my friends! Anyone else remember the Vampire clan arrested in Louisiana for some pretty gruesome murders? Look them up! Devil Monkey- These guys are pretty cute until they start slinging their devil poop at you! Alien Abduction- Honestly...where hasn’t there been an alien abduction? I only have one question...why do aliens only choose town crazies? Leprechaun- Everyone knows that Leprechaun’s know how to party! Just like everyone else in the backwoods of Kentucky, they each have their own recipe for white lightning! Oops...looks like one guy can’t handle his moonshine....that’s a lot of lucky charms....
We added another airplant to our family with a rad glass blown octopus home by https://www.facebook.com/Prometheus-Glassworks-…
We have airplants, Coconut and Papaya and now we have a Mango.
And we were fortunate enough to rock out with Ford Theatre Reunion, an awesome indie funk undecided genre band.
The festival had great beer options from Paducah Beer Works, Dry Ground Brewing and Rhinegeist Brewery. We talked to several locals and have since become very interested in a lot of the events the little town of Paducah puts out throughout the year.
We will definitely return next year!Read more

Everything happens for a reason. This I truly believe. A little back story. We almost didn’t make it to the Lower Town Arts & Music festival. Some things had come up and we decided last minute to go forth. So glad we did for so many reasons. I knew when I saw the pottery that I was meant to make one but that’s kind of what began our adventure. Initially, there were so many kids waiting to make a piece that I left the table and came back right when they were closing. We also purchased 2 kitten stickers from dRock Press Prints. We had no idea that all of these things were shaping our next adventure. On the ride home, I remembered that I had left my piece of pottery drying in the back of the truck. After we made a brief stop to get the pottery to safety, Steve decided to take the back way home. Which, come to think of it after, made little sense since it was already late and getting dark and we’d normally want to get home quickly. Come to find out, there were 2 reasons we were directed this way and it was Kitty 1 and Kitty 2. Steve saw a kitten running down the side of the road so we stopped. When I get out of the truck, I realized there was 2. It took us about 20 minutes to catch both feral kittens and put them in the truck. I just wanted to cuddle them and they just wanted to attack me. What we initially thought could be an easy rescue drop off turned into a new adventure. Most rescues will not accept feral cats. They will more than likely be euthanized. So that was crossed off as an option. Our only options at this point were trying to find a foster or domesticating them ourselves. We took the challenge. We had to wear gloves when handling them because they scratch and bite but I eventually got Kitty 1 to lie in my lap. It seems once she’s there, she’s a bit calmer, an important message. It’s getting to where you’re going that is the tough part. I bought a cat brush as it’s supposed to imitate the feeling of their mother. Nearly immediately after stroking kitty 1, she began looking for a nipple and did not stop. That was my que. Once I got back from the pet store with bottles, we began our bonding process. We call Kitty 1 mine and Kitty 2 Steves. I guess it makes it a bit easier, “get your kitten.” The bottle feeding has created quite the trust between us and them. By the third day, the kittens were actually allowing us to put our hands near them and pet them without hissing or scratching. They will even come towards the bottles to eat. It became quite clear that these cats were not going anywhere. Well, so we think. Seee..I guess it is quite clear. I wanted a place where I can document the journey all of us are embarking on. The bravery of these 2 small creatures and the love that we hope will grow through out our family.Read more