Blog Archive
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An Ever After in Festival Wear
After I helped assist with our first home project, tiling, by putting Cinderella’s scrubbing skills to shame; I was looking for a fashion risk through festival wear. However, how can you compete with the ultimate make-over? Especially one that includes a glass slipper. I’m personally more of a sneaker’s woman myself. Our first home project…
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the orphan the poet: Summerfest Spotlight 2023
Into the 4th row for the 4:00 set of the orphan the poet I went. I watched as an energetic, fairly youthful crowd settled in around me. On an early Friday afternoon, June 30th to be exact, I was enjoying Summerfest by myself. My boyfriend was at a coffee shop nearby wrapping up work so…
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Louisville Zoo: A Zoo-Riffic time
My boyfriend Jake and I watched as waves of yellow buses pulled in, dropping mass groups of children and chaperons at the gate of the Louisville Zoo before pulling out and being replaced by the next yellow bus. Being on a vacation in Kentucky we totally forgot that it was a Monday in late May.…
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Trending in a Mushroom Dress at Summerfest
It was going to be ‘in’ the cashier had told me as they rang up the patterned mushroom dress. Filling me in on the up-and-coming look and how the fabric was going to appear on “Abbot Elementary.” At the time the information was neither here nor there to me. I simply liked the fun pattern…
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Fitz and the Tantrums: Summerfest 2023 Artist Spotlight
We headed over early to the Warehouse Stage and, due to the crowd waiting for Fitz and the Tantrums, grabbed seats on a sloped grassy section in the back. Initially, we thought our spot was great. Despite sitting in the back out of the crowd we were able to see the stage clearly. The thought…
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Ruby Waters : Summerfest 2023 Artist Spotlight
The next show I caught after “Caroline Jones” was “Ruby Waters,” whose set began at 6:00 on June 23 at the Big Backyard. The Artist came out with 2 beers and water in an outfit that instantly made me think of the movie, “School of Rock.” She wore an oversized pull-over sweatshirt and pleated skirt…
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A Louisville Find: New Fast Food: at Jaggers
Road Tripping in Louisville and hungry for a snack meal, we decided to make a Wendy’s run. That was the game plan at least. Instead, we ended up at Jaggers. The GPS took us past a sleek building featuring a drive-through called Jaggers. We pulled in abandoning our original plan. We were ready and downright excited…
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Summerfest 2023 Artist Spotlight: Crocodyle
After a quick lap around Henry Maier Festival Park spent trying to brush off the winter confusion and get into fest mode, I landed on the bleachers of the Warehouse Stage where “Crocodyle” was already playing. The alternative rock band was already engaging with the early bird crowd who seemed to be vibing. A challenging…
