My camp cabin in Vermont sits very close to the road (I am prone to say “slap on the road”). Our road is very popular with hikers and walkers, and most days when I am washing dishes, I can look out of my sink window and see people walking past. They usually glance in and…
Just like a good flight of bourbon, our trips are over way too quickly. We had to go home. Thanks to the greasy pile of leftover appetizers that absorbed all the toxins in the booze we consumed, we were hangover free. We bid Bardstown bye-bye. We always tend to drain the last drop of time…
After our somewhat harrowing experience at Gates of Hell, we headed to Bardstown, selected by our lovely planner because the town is both haunty and boozy. Like us! Since we had a light lunch of protein bars, we decided to get an appetizer at Mammy’s Kitchen once we hit Bardstown. We chose a sampler, which…
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When Grace asked for suggestions on where to go for our spooky tour that would be accessible by car from Cincinnati, my response was an eager “Bell Witch Cave!”. This was a big one for me, I’ve been obsessed with the Bell Witch since I was in my twenties and first heard of ‘her”. How…
Our new ghost hunting pals Ginny, Bill, (sixtyish) and their son Jeremy (late thirtiesish) went behind the reception counter and fetched the key to the church. We walked across the darkened street to a squat, windowless church of the peeling paint and leaning a little variety. When we entered, it was obvious that the building…
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The Thomas House B&B is located in the curiously named Red Boiling Springs, Tennessee. We drove in through Kentucky back roads, and never saw the seam in the road that hurled us from the Bluegrass State to the Volunteer State, and a different time zone as well. Thomas House, much like Shirley Jackson’s Hill House…
September 14, 2018, our first destination was Perryville Battlefield State Park, site of a major Civil War battle, the Battle of Perryville (duh). The outcome was considered a Union tactical victory, with the costs being over 7000 casualties, 1355 killed and the rest wounded, captured or missing. There is so much misery and blood soaked…
This years haunty adventure led us through the hills of Kentucky to the Red Boiling Springs of Tennessee, and beyond. As usual, my lovely twinsy cousin Grace put together a rockin’ itinerary, perfectly balanced with haunted sites, boozy bars, and antique shopping. As my shirt says- “LET’S GET SPOOKY”!
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