Well Designed Travel: Apartment Therapy
By: Smith Schwartz |
So you guys, my column debuted today over on Apartment Therapy! I’m so excited to finally get started and I’m overwhelmed by the positive responses. Please head over to AT and check out the full story HERE.
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Woodford Reserve Distillery
By: Smith Schwartz |
After we took the official tour of Four Roses Distillery, we took our Bourbon Trail passports and headed down the Bluegrass Parkway to Woodford Reserve Distillery in Woodford County. A much more beautiful campus than Four Roses, you can immediately see why Woodford is the bourbon used in the $1000 mint julep at the Kentucky Derby. Woodford Reserve sits on...
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I Sold A Painting!?
By: Smith Schwartz |
So, I haven’t even thought about making let alone selling a painting in over 5 years, but it’s amazing what you have time for when you’re unemployed! My sister-in-law mentioned an art auction fundraiser for a local non-profit so I thought, hey, why not? It was all for a good cause, and it’s always nice to add a little cash...
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Four Roses Distillery
By: Smith Schwartz |
Last weekend, feeling adventurous, we decided to bravely trek the Bourbon Trail. We began our journey at Four Roses Distellery about 45 minutes from Lexington, near the banks of The Salt River. The legend of Four Roses as told by our tour guide, is one of true love. The founder of the distillery fell in head over heels in love...
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Our New Roommate, Roscoe
By: Smith Schwartz |
One of the fun parts of staying with Bobby and Rachel for the past few weeks is spending some quality time with our four-legged nephew, Roscoe. Roscoe is a chocolate lab with a powerful wag and some of the most amazing drool you’ve ever seen. Regardless, we love him and it’s been really fun having our little buddy around these...
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Life Lessons and Car Ownership
By: Smith Schwartz |
You guys– we bought a car! There’s nothing like plopping down a huge chunk of cash to make you feel like an adult. After living car-free for several years in Chicago, we knew we’d have to bite the bullet and buy a car for the domestic legs of our travels. One of our best buddies has driven a Toyota Matrix...
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Raven Run
By: Smith Schwartz |
Fall in the South is such a relief to the past 10 autumns we spent in Chicago. With temperatures reaching into the 70’s most days, we’ve been taking advantage with lots of outdoor activities. On our first free Sunday here, we hiked at Raven Run, a nature sanctuary just inside the city limits. I came here quite a bit in...
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Lover's Leap Winery
By: Smith Schwartz |
We begin our journey in my hometown of Lexington, Kentucky. Here in the Heart of the Bluegrass, many old tobacco farms have had difficulty making ends meet (Sad.) because Americans are smoking less. (Yay!) But what to do with all of these tobacco farms? Many of these farms have found new lives as wineries. Kentucky’s fertile soil and temperate climate...
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