City: Frankfort, KYOdometer: 498.1
Soundtrack: Johnny Cash, Bluegrass Roots
Howdy Y'all!
Day 2 of the big sale and we began our day by driving straight down to Owenton, KY to meet up with Virgil. He was helping out at his brother John's booth, and had also taken down some of Chuck's squirrel feeders to sell (see him showing one off in the pics below). We hit a few traffic snags but made it there by 1. Chuck put out the critter trap he brought down to sell, and sold it in about a half hour; while Kim
was busy picking through a giant stack of Thomas clothes (for Matthew) at the vendor next door. After pausing to take pictures of 3 Turkey Vultures devouring a field mouse and briefly touring John's super-cool barn/workshop, we were on the road.
Today seemed to go by very quickly and it seemed like we didn't cover much ground, but we went to a LOT of sales, got a good amount of stuff, and met some really nice folks from all over the place. See the pics below for a sample. Around 7pm when the vendors closed up, we were near the state capitol, Frankfort, so decided this would be a good place to crash. After finding out most motels were already full, we got 2 of the very last rooms at the "Blue
grass Inn" just outside of town, and then drove downtown for dinner at a friendly Italian restaurant. On the way back to the Bluegrass Inn, we were tempted to swing by the drive-thru window at the "Whiskey" store and pick up a souvenir, but were too tired, so we turned in for the night.
As you can see by tonight's "bounty" shot (scroll to end)- we managed to score some big deals today. Matthew was of course the big winner with a pile of Thomas stuff we managed to sniff out, including a very nice wooden train set and a pile of adorable t-shirts (among other things). But Kim, Chuck
and Virgil didn't do bad either - Chuck found a very nice birdhouse "lodge" and yes, a singing Bass fish wall plaque for fifty cents (sez he's giving it to a pastor); Virgil picked up a serious axe handle, a few toys for Matthew and a mirror with a "V" on it; and Kim was ecstatic to score an Asbury Park tourist plate and an INCREDIBLE "Don Ho" Manhattan glass from the Polynesian Room of Waikiki Village on Hawaii.
Tomorrow we keep on truckin' down Route 127, our "home" until Monday!
Soundtrack: Johnny Cash, Bluegrass Roots
Howdy Y'all!
Day 2 of the big sale and we began our day by driving straight down to Owenton, KY to meet up with Virgil. He was helping out at his brother John's booth, and had also taken down some of Chuck's squirrel feeders to sell (see him showing one off in the pics below). We hit a few traffic snags but made it there by 1. Chuck put out the critter trap he brought down to sell, and sold it in about a half hour; while Kim
was busy picking through a giant stack of Thomas clothes (for Matthew) at the vendor next door. After pausing to take pictures of 3 Turkey Vultures devouring a field mouse and briefly touring John's super-cool barn/workshop, we were on the road.Today seemed to go by very quickly and it seemed like we didn't cover much ground, but we went to a LOT of sales, got a good amount of stuff, and met some really nice folks from all over the place. See the pics below for a sample. Around 7pm when the vendors closed up, we were near the state capitol, Frankfort, so decided this would be a good place to crash. After finding out most motels were already full, we got 2 of the very last rooms at the "Blue
grass Inn" just outside of town, and then drove downtown for dinner at a friendly Italian restaurant. On the way back to the Bluegrass Inn, we were tempted to swing by the drive-thru window at the "Whiskey" store and pick up a souvenir, but were too tired, so we turned in for the night.As you can see by tonight's "bounty" shot (scroll to end)- we managed to score some big deals today. Matthew was of course the big winner with a pile of Thomas stuff we managed to sniff out, including a very nice wooden train set and a pile of adorable t-shirts (among other things). But Kim, Chuck
and Virgil didn't do bad either - Chuck found a very nice birdhouse "lodge" and yes, a singing Bass fish wall plaque for fifty cents (sez he's giving it to a pastor); Virgil picked up a serious axe handle, a few toys for Matthew and a mirror with a "V" on it; and Kim was ecstatic to score an Asbury Park tourist plate and an INCREDIBLE "Don Ho" Manhattan glass from the Polynesian Room of Waikiki Village on Hawaii.Tomorrow we keep on truckin' down Route 127, our "home" until Monday!
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