What the Beck???
Tuesday Afternoon on my Kentucky trip continued
A little bit down Main
Street, I ventured into Country Heart Crafts. They had a lot of fragrant
candles in little pots. The owner, Storme Vanover, told me the contents of
these little pots goes into a warmer, and fills the air with the
fragrance. They created their own
scents. I was amazed at how many they had in the store. I bought two little
pots after Storme told me that if you didn’t want to buy a pot, all of you had
to do is to rub your finger over the top layer, and it would emit the smell
into the air. I purchased Eucalyptus
and Golden Lilac. It was a fun
mini purchase.
I was now beyond famished, since
it was 2:30, and headed back to Dry Ridge for lunch, since Williamstown totally
lacks a good restaurant. I went
over to the Cracker Barrel because I knew the quality of their food. I had the best Reuben sandwich of my
life. Either that, or my mind was
distorted due to my intense hunger. I sat quietly in a corner reading a book,
and reflecting on my afternoon so far.
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| Doesn't it look great? |
One of the places that I really
wanted to visit was the local animal shelter. So off I went back to
Williamstown. I had researched ahead, and was distressed to learn that it was a
kill shelter. The people who ran the shelter were amazingly kind. One of the
gentlemen took me on a tour of the facilities. When I saw the “dog room” was
full, I asked him if they would be euthanizing these dogs. He told me that they
still had another empty room, so these dogs were safe for now. The dogs were so
sweet that I had to take a photo of all of them. There was not a mean one in the bunch. I wish I could have
taken them home. I did ask them if
they took in large animals and they said that the county does that job, and
that they are restricted to small animals only. I sat in my car for a few
minutes, and cried. These animals need to find a home!
My next venture took me to a
small thrift store. I saw it and thought, “What the heck?” I just bought a purse for $1.00. It made me happy.
My final stop of the afternoon
was the Kentucky State Police Headquarters.
I wanted to find out why
Williamstown’s crime rate was four times higher than the rate in Dry Ridge. It
was a quandary to me, because in my opinion Williamstown was the nicer of the
two towns. I discovered that Dry Ridge had only one officer who worked days.
Williamstown and the County Sheriff picked up all crime in the evening and into
the night. Dry Ridge also had more Section 8 government housing than
Williamstown, which can lead to an increase in incidents. It was a good thing
that I checked. Williamstown gets a bad reputation, because their crime rate is
misleading. This is a good example of why it is important for me to actually
visit these cities. I would never have know about the steepness of the land, or
that an Ark was being built, and the town was about to explode with new
residents.
It was now after six, and I was
sitting in the large room across from the hotel entrance trying to process my
day. I began writing these blog entries when a woman entered with her dog. The
Hampton in Dry Ridge, has certain floors reserved for guests with pets. Marsha and Mini, her sweet
little dog, were returning to Michigan. She had been visiting her daughter in
North Carolina. She was fascinated with the maps, business cards, and photos I
had strewn all over an enormous table as I went over each aspect of my day. We
had such a nice talk.
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| Isn't Mini a cutie? |
I was so exhausted that I, who
am not a great sleeper, went to bed at 8:00 p.m. I awoke at 1:00 in the morning. I started thinking about
everything that I had learned that day. I realized that it would be a waste of
time to spend any more time in either of these towns because they were already
a definite NO! So I called the
front desk and checked out at two our time, which is three a.m. their time. I
saved about $500 by leaving early Wednesday morning, which I can use on my next
trip to Kentucky.
A strange thing happened on
Wednesday night when I was at home. I awoke in the middle of the night to the
TV blaring. I glanced at the screen and there was Noah talking about the
Ark. I did a double take, and then
realized that it was a movie. I
had never seen the movie Evan Almighty
before. The show was almost over, but I loved the last line of the movie. God
said to Noah, “The way to change the world, it by doing one simple act of
kindness each day.” I lay there for a while, thinking about that line. Finally,
I fell asleep. In the morning, I couldn’t believe that show was on two more
times. I watched it from beginning
to end. It is really a funny movie. It seemed like a sign that to me. So, I
thought I should make it a point to try to increase the simple acts of kindness
that I do for others. Maybe that it also the reason I was supposed to go to
visit Williamstown and Dry Ridge.
I loved every minute of my
trip. I can’t wait to venture out
again.
The End...
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