Pining for the Fjords

In Part 1 of this blog series, my Mom, Gwen, became our first overnight visitor to the new house!  She and I met for lunch in Knoxville, then Chris and I took her all over greater Madison County to show off our new area. The three of us enjoying Father's Day brunch at Honeywood When we were planning Mom's visit, she mentioned she didn't have anything in particular she wanted to do, other than just hang out with us and see our new house and town.  However, when we asked how about a distillery tour, she quickly answered, well heck yeah!  With that confirmation secured, I booked a tour for the three of us at Castle and Key , a spot on the Kentucky Bourbon Trail , at 1:30pm on Father's Day.  Since we'd be going all the way to Frankfort, we figured we might as well make a day of it, so we also grabbed brunch reservations at Honeywood, a local spot on the southwestern side of Lexington. Honeywood is one of Chef Ouita Michel's restaurants, and although this is the onl...

Hot on the heels of our first road trip from the new house, we had our first overnight visitor!  My Mom, Gwen, arrived on a Friday in mid-June, and we had a great time showing her the sights, both immediately in our new area and a bit further afield. Selfie snack time at one of our favorite local haunts, Dreaming Creek Brewery Before we even moved to Kentucky, Mom had been planning a summer trip north from Florida that she was calling the "Tour de Gwen" - once we were settled in, she asked if she could add us as a stop on the itinerary, and of course, we said yes!  She'd been on the road for two weeks when she got to us, visiting with loads of family and friends and having a great time doing so.  Directly before she came to Richmond, she stayed with her aunt and cousin, Mary Alice and Katherine, in Johnson City, Tennessee, about a four hour journey southeast of our new place.  The move from Arizona didn't take quite as much of my vacation time from work as I initial...