No, I did not camp out or get up before dawn on Black Friday to shop and I nearly stayed home today to either watch movies or finish reading Patti Smith’s Just Kids, but, even with the cold weather, the sun was out and the sky was blue. Still, it seemed a good idea to stick close to home and to find less congested locations, and, as I was out of my Elmwood Inn Kentucky Blend Tea, I stopped at the Kentucky Haus in Newport. Yes, it is very close to home (less than 2 miles), but I did have to cross the Licking River to get there. This is a lovely store on the corner of Monroe and 10th Street (not far from Newport on the Levee) with pretty much everything Kentucky you could possibly desire, from Bybee pottery to Elmwood Inn Tea to bourbon candy. Most Saturdays they have tastings, so they are well-worth attending. After a second sampling of the chocolate nut pie, I added it to my purchase. Hopefully mine will taste as good as theirs. The last time I visited I was able to have my tealeaves read. Today there was a pottery demonstration by one of the artists represented. Luckily I was unable film my try at stamping the clay or else you'd think I had overindulged in the bourbon candy. It is much harder than it looks. If you live in the area you really should stop in to the shop.
I then headed over to Brighten to see the Semantics and U-turn gallery shows before they ended today. Somehow crossing the bridge into another state makes me feel I have journeyed somewhere, even if it really is only a quarter of a mile across. Both galleries have openings next Saturday, so check them out.
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