Bridges

Today I traveled the Red River Gorge Scenic Byway with Hailey. Hailey is a long term volunteer at Red Bird Mission that is working as a crew leader at work camp for the summer. We stopped to take pictures of this walking bridge. Next we stopped at Natural Bridge State Park.

It is a beautiful area with rock climbing and kayaking. What a beautiful sunny day with temps reaching the 70's. We hiked to the bridge - a steep trail but worth it to get to the top, see the bridge, and the vista.

Natural Bridge is a sandstone rock bridge that is 65 feet high and 78 feet wide.

http://parks.ky.gov/findparks/resortparks/nb/history/

Quilt Barn

The Quilt Barn idea evolved out of Ohio and can be found all over Kentucky and Tennessee. Most are eight foot by eight foot in size. There are some quilt barn trails but I have not done that yet and just enjoyed them when I come upon them. One problem is that they come up fast and the narrow roads do not always make getting a photo possible. Thanks to Todd Smith and his turning around several times so Joan & I could get some recorded.

The one above is on Rt 66 between Manchester and Beverly KY so I pass it very often.The one above is near my friend Patti's home in Johnson City, TN


Above is in honor of the Kentucky Wildcats

I think the geese probably land on this pond

Grandbaby

Ruthanne Elizabeth

arrived Wednesday, May 19th at 12:05 am.

She is a blessing and I love her soooo much!

Here are some of my favorite pictures from my visits

with her and her parents Doug & Catherine

Hospital 05/22/10Daddy stripping her down to help wake her up to nurse.

She was jaundice so she & mom stayed an extra day in the hospital but came home during my visit.

It was so hard to leave her -

I knew she would change a lot by the next time I would get to see her. Second visit June 19 - One month old! All dressed up for her first Church service on Mother's Day - she was so good hardly made a peep. She has found her thumb and likes her whole hand as well. At one month still has all the dark hair she was born with. Catherine and Doug went out Sunday afternoon for a little while and I got to have a little alone time with her & they got home just when she was ready to nurse.Third visit Sept 3rd - four and one-half months old and she sure has changed.

Most of the black hair is gone and she has a little hair that Great-Grandma Stoughton is sure is RED. I gave her two baths on the kitchen table in her little tub - she laughs and kicks her legs - we had a lot of fun and got water all over. She "talks" and "sings" especially likes to copy you when you sing la la la. She smiles and drools all the time - a very happy baby and sleeping quite long nights. Still likes to suck on her thumb and hand. We went to the Amish market on Sat and she enjoyed that but likes to be on the move in the stroller not just standing around. She likes to lay on her back, kick her legs, play with her feet, look at everything around her. When you are holding her she likes to stand and bounce on her feet. She doesn't like to be on her stomach so may crawl or turn over just to be able to get on her back or see more things.

Oh, did I say I love Ruthanne & she is wonderful!
I could stand & watch her sleep for a very long time.

She smiles a lot but this was the best I could catch.

She loves her Mom!

Mom was at the MD State Fair showing some cows for a few days and I think Ruthanne was glad to have her home, though Grandpa and Grandma filled in - she is so good that she did not complain that we did not know what the routine was.

Rocking with Grandpa Yetter
Grandma's sweetheart!

Cardinals, Arch

Wed, April 28 I flew to St Louis for a training day and to help with the RBM booth at the UMW Assembly but first things first - I attended a Cardinals / Braves evening game with a friend from the mission. Had a great St Louis barbecue hot dog dinner and watched a fun game that the Cardinals won 6 to 0 - it was so fun to watch a major league game! Note arch and the hotel I stayed at in the background.

After a training day on Thursday I took a walk taking pictures and met up with Mark & Linda Lemons (from Henderson Settlement) - we enjoyed a nice evening walking around town, fancy deserts at a sidewalk cafe, and walked right by the arch in the dark.

I helped Tim Crawford, the Development Manager, in the booth at the United Methodist Women's Assembly. We met lots of women and shared with them about RBM. The women in this picture did some training in the Clinic and has fond memories of her time of service.

I attended the opening worship Fri night with a large group attending from the RBM Missionary Conference. Between 5 and 6 thousand were in attendance at the assembly.

Shaker Village

Mom, Dad, and I had a very good lunch in this building at Shaker Village.

The redbuds were out everywhere we traveled. This building had two of these beautiful staircases.Dad had a nice visit with this gentleman with the oxen.While we waited for our lunch reservation time and for the wagen ride we took after lunch we walked aound enjoying the dogwoods and apple trees in full bloom.Our driver on the wagon ride told us a lot about the Shakers and we got to see a lot of the village. What a beautiful day we had to spend at the Shaker Village.

KY Bourbon with Mom & Dad

Dad has long enjoyed Wild Turkey bourbon and has a couple of turkey decanters in his collections. We enjoyed the tour in Lawrenceburg KY.The warehouses that hold the barrels for years were huge and many of them. If you have dairy or beef cattle in this area you can pick up the "waste" for free. Our guide was good and we learned a lot about bourbon making.In the summer the windows are open in the warehouses.

Mom & Dad arrived for a visit

Mom and Dad came to visit me in KY. I moved from my apartment to a house on Mon, April 5th with the help of a work team that had everything in by 11:30 am. Wed the 7th our long time friend Patti picked up M&D in Knoxville and drove them to Red Bird. We had a great dinner together and enjoyed lunch together at RB Senior Center before we thanked Patti for the airport shuttle service from a great friend. More to come about our travels around KY.