Happy Thanksgiving 2008 from Kentucky!
Miriam, Irma, Mom and I all piled in
and went to Kentucky to visit relatives.
Irma loves road-trips!  She is the only person I know that when
she asks "How much longer?", she's thinking: "The Longer the Better!"
She was a lot of fun.
Here's some pics from that trip.
grandmas_house
We stopped outside what was my  Grandma's house.  
Grandma passed away while living there. 
It's right outside Berea, Kentucky.
I bet the current occupants are still wondering
why I stopped and photographed their house...
slab_bench_thanksgiving_berea_kentucky_crafts
We enjoyed beautiful crafts in stores around Berea college. 
Berea college is where my folks met.  Berea college is really cool. 
It was the first and still one of the few colleges where all the students work as part of their tuition.
This enables people that don't have the money to pay tuition to still be able to get a quality education.
wooden_hat_on_miriam

For some reason, Miriam's head got really really
big during our trip to Kentucky...
don_grows_an_orange_in_kentucky_in_November
My Uncle Don and Aunt Joyce are growing
oranges in Kentucky in late November. Rebels:)
  
Push play button above to hear Warren May playing his ducimer for us.
Family fun.
Visiting my relatives in Kentucky		   Craft hunting & touring
Berea is famous for beautiful hand crafted goodies.
Irma_with_fashionable_wooden_hat   Seuss_bookcase
Unlike Miriam's,
Irma's head stayed normal size during the trip.		   Berea Crafts:  This is the coolest Seuss-like bookcase. I'm trying to figure out how
to reinterpret this in wood. 
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moms-dorm-room   chair-branches-kentucky
My mom's dorm at Berea. 
Wow, when she stayed here she was over 20 years younger than I am now. Weird...		   Funky branch chair.  Click it to enlarge.
I think that could fit nice in our cabin....
Aunt_Marjories_house   Leather_book
We stayed at Aunt Marjories house. 
It has a nice sun porch in the front with beautiful trees and an even better sun room on the back of the house.
Great places to read.  		  Leather book that my mom took a fancy to.
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tree_hugger_samantha   expanding_book_case
Samantha (my cousin Lisa's daughter) declares she is a Treehugger.  I knew I liked that girl!   Expanding bookcase leads
to expanding mind...
Treehugger_second_cousins   cool_wooden_bowl
My 2nd cousins Julia and Samantha. 
Treehugging fun.		   Spalted Maple bowl
We have gotten some of that in
our Treehugger floors!
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Don_Gabbard_Thanksgiving_Kentucky   wood_containers
Thanksgiving at Uncle Buddy's.
My mom's brother Don. He and his wife Joyce have greenhouses and are growing the oranges above.		   Beautiful wooden bowls.
Abigail_Lil_Lilly_Joyce_many_others   branch_coat_rack
Thanksgiving dinner at Uncle Buddy's.
From Left-Right: My second cousin Abigail, her daughter, Lilly, cousin Donna, Aunt Doris, Cousin Lisa (Abigail's & Kristina's mother),
Second cousin/Abigail's sister, Kristina. 
You can almost see Kenneth at the far right.		   A Branch coat rack.  Maybe someday.
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Gail-Lee-&_Buddy   Dragon_I_will_build
Buddy and his daughter/my cousin, Gail-Lee.    Nice dragon.  I need to build a few of these.
Lisa_Jimmy_my_cousins   wine_bottle_holder
Cousin Lisa & her brother Jimmy.  Balancing wine bottle holder.  If you've never seen one of these you must expand this photo and see this amazing product.  I'll be building these and selling them on our Treehugger web-site.
Kenneth_and_granddaughter_Kristina   Spalted_maple_cowboy_hat
My Uncle Kenneth and his granddaughter, Kristina.   Unbelievable spalted maple cowboy hat!
Yes, that is made out of wood. The hats above on Miriam and Irma are too.
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M0m_Marilee_Hugh
Mom with her brother
Hugh and his wife Marilee.		   It truly is something spectacular.  $700!
Marjorie_Mom_me_in_Berea_during _Kentucky   Oldtown_buildilng
My Aunt Marjorie, Me and mom.
 Mom was taking her sister to see Christmas
lights in downtown Berea but Marjorie looks
like she's dressed for the slopes.		   An old cabin in Oldtown Berea Kentucky.
Jimmy_Joyce   Warren_May_Dulcimer_Miriam_Irma
My cousin Jimmy explaining something while Aunt Joyce (Don's wife) and Abigail's husband look on.   The Dulcimer Capital of The World I'm sure.
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Joyce_Doris_Miriam_Donna_Thanksgiving_Kentucky   rubber_band_guns
Aunt Joyce, Cousin Lisa, Second cousin Abigail,
wife Miriam, Aunt Doris, Suegra Irma		   Rubber band guns.  Somebody's goonna lose an eye (at least that's what my bus driver use to say.)
Mom_&_Brother_Don_in_greenhouse   Oldtown_Kentucky_Weaver
Mom with her Brother Don picking oranges in Kentucky on November 29, 2008.  Cool.   Old town weaver playing his dual neck Warren May Dulcimer while Miriam & Irma watch.  Definitely expand this photo and look at all the cool colors and stuff he and his wife weave.
don's_indoor_gardens   Oldtown_Weaver
  Inside one of Don & Joyce's Greenhouse.   Weaving a rug.  Has sparkles woven in!
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  Mom_with_slab_clocks
Click Play button above to take a tour
of one of Don's greenhouses.		   Mom in front of window and
beside slab clocks at Warren Mays.
Irma_Daniel_Don_Mom   Miriam_Irma_crafting
It's cosmic how Irma and I r posing alike.   Quilt shop with Irma, mom and Miriam.
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Lil_lilly_with_sucker   Lil-Lilly_Thanksgiving_in_Kentucky

Looking forward to watching Lil' Lillie grow up.

Thanks to Marjorie for being such a good host.

Irma_selling_train_tickets_home

ALL ABOARD!  Irma selling tickets at old railway station in Oldtown Berea, Kentucky.

Time to head home.  See you soon!

Happy Thanksgiving 2008

Stuffwedo home       family trip to Wisconsin     trip to worlds widest waterfalls!

Marcos & Irmas anniversary party        Louisianna swamp tour        Aripuca