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| What the Beck???? |
Wednesday, October 14, 2015
My Second Trip to Kentucky cont.
On
Tuesday morning, I awoke about five o’clock, which was shocking, because I got
about seven hours sleep. I was dead to the world after all of that driving. I
usually get about five hours, so this was a rejuvenating night.
I
ate the hotel breakfast, which was good, and headed out into the foggy
countryside to look at the land of a few properties. The first home had a very
long tree-lined driveway. Some of the 13.7 acres was open, but most was wooded.
Bummer! I drove to the next
property, and couldn’t even see anything. The fog was ridiculous. I thought that
I had better investigate the town until the fog cleared.
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| It was a beautiful long lane |
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| The house was interesting! |
I
desperately needed a Diet Coke or Iced Tea, so I stopped at the Berea Coffee
and Tea Shop. Can you believe that they were out of Diet Coke? What is up with that? So I took my meds
with an Iced Tea.
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| I love that all of the buildings on this street are a fresh white |
The
Warren A. May Woodworker Shop was around the corner. My brother-in-law and his
sons are amazing with wood so I wanted to visit this shop. I bought a beautiful
cherry breadboard. Mr. May also creates amazing musical instruments. I was
blown away by his work.
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| I love my new breadboard |
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| The detail is amazing |
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| Wow! I thought they were beautiful |
One
of my favorite stores was the Appalachian Fireside Gallery.
This phenomenal
store is part of a coop of crafters. This store was right up my alley! The quilts took my breath, and made me
long to go home and begin quilting again. This was just the motivation that I
needed. They had so many wonderful things. Madonna, you would have loved this
store! One of the funniest things I found were feather dangly earrings. I wore
those in the 70’s! Are they
back? They were definitely a blast
from my past. I bought some great woven coasters for my living room.
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| This quilt was 100% hand made |
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| I loved the stitching |
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| Quilted pot holders |
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| I loved the colors in this one |
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| This store was located in the old Berea Bank and Trust |
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| I was in the vault looking out. |
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| Another great quilt |
My
final morning store was called Student Crafts. All items in the store were
created by students at Berea College. Students were demonstrating their skills
in weaving using a loom, chair and ottoman caning, creating pieces of jewelry,
and making pottery. I also took photos of an old country game which was also
made by the students.
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| This is the game You spin the dowel at the end, and it knocks down the pegs |
Berea college is unique.
According to their website, students have to be “academically competitive” and
meet certain expectations listed in the site. The address is: https://www.berea.edu/
The
website stated that, “Every Berea student is awarded our Tuition
Promise Scholarship. The amount of the
scholarship will vary depending on financial need, and the presence of any
additional outside scholarships. The important thing is that, together, these
resources cover the entire cost of tuition, which totals $24,300 for the
2015-2016 school year. The actual cost to students and their families is $0.
Berea is
the only one of America’s top colleges that awards every enrolled student a
no-tuition promise. Though admission to Berea is highly competitive, every successful
applicant is assured that tuition is completely covered. Part of this financial
assistance stems from Berea’s endowment and annual donations from Berea alums.
In many
cases, we can even offer additional financial aid to assist with housing, meals,
and other fees—not loans—according to each student’s need. Simply put, students
at Berea College pay what they can afford.”
The
students I talked to told me that working in the community was part of a
requirement for no tuition. What a
wonderful idea. I found these crafters to be outstanding.
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