When we take a road trip, we try to find the little local shops and restaurants that are hidden or mostly known only by the locals. On a recent adventure, we were traveling through Hodgenville and had a bit of a craving for something sweet. Sure, we could have stopped at the local Dollar General…
Recently, we took a short drive over to Cave City, Kentucky and visited several antique malls. We love walking through these antique stores, not because we are shopping for anything particular, but we love looking for ideas for how to reuse and repurpose things that we have found on the farm, in the barn or…
Sometimes you don’t have to drive hours from home to find an adventure. You just have to be willing to look for something new. On a cold day when it was too chilly to work outside on the farm, we decided to take a short drive to Horse Cave, Kentucky — and it turned into…
We love preserving summer produce so we can enjoy it throughout the winter. If you’ve ever opened a jar of homemade apple pie filling in January or cooked down a big pot of chili with tomatoes you canned back in July, you know how satisfying it feels. All the summer work pays off when you…
I recently took a trip to Glendale, Kentucky, and this little town knows how to charm visitors. Tucked just outside of Elizabethtown, Glendale may be small, but it is the perfect place if you love antiques, vintage vibes, and a good treasure hunt. This post includes affiliate links. Booths, Bargains & Color-Coded Charm When you…
The Aviation Museum of Kentucky in Lexington is one of those places that’s absolutely worth a return visit. We took the kids there years ago, and this past week, my son headed back to check it out again—and came home talking about how much there is to see and experience. It’s been about ten years…
Are you in the Campbellsville, Kentucky area looking for a quick road trip adventure that doesn’t require a lot of hiking or major investment of time? Tebb’s Bend-Green River Bridge Battlefield may be just the side trip for you. Located just 10 minutes outside of Campbellsville, it’s a short trip out to some restful places….
Sometimes you find hidden gems in your own local backyard. You have lived near these remote off the road locations for years but just never knew it was there. That’s how we feel about Mill Springs Battlefield GristMill. On a recent trip to Somerset, we decided to take a few minutes and go exploring and…