LOU: MUseums January 26, 2015

Flame Run HotShop

The process of creating an ornament is definitely a talent.  At 2100 degrees of heat, I am not sure I would want to even dabble in the process other than the extent I did....picking the colors and blowing the glass bulb.

The colors selected were: pink, orange, and white.

(notice the Louisville Slugger bat)

I loved the end result.  It looked like flowers patterned all around.

There was a museum of glass leading up to the shop.  These pieces were truly amazing.

The afternoon led to a fun date and a tour of the Louisville Slugger museum.

(yes I got that shirt :)

It was so neat to see how the bats were made and see how such a difference in technology, design, and process from days past and days present.

The real challenge occurred when we headed to the batting cages.

Cecil did baseball.  I did fast pitch softball.

(And boy do I miss those softball playing days.)

If it was Cecil's decision, he won the challenge of most balls hit.  However, he did miss a few and fouled off a few.  So out of 10, I gave him about 6.  I, on the other hand, hit every single ball, but he said I only hit one and was playing "basketball" with the rest. 

(Yes, many bounced straight down and forward, but the point was I hit them.)

Such a fun day, and learned so much!

Can't wait to see what the next adventure holds.

WHAT A DAY: January 25-26, 2015

One a last minute decision, I decided to road trip to LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY.

& boy was I glad I did!!

The trip up was calm until the last hour of hard rain,

but the scenery was beautiful as the sun was setting.

 

Good Morning Louisville!

The hotel was right downtown, so it was a great location to walk to museums and restaurants.

The first day was a bit gloomy and cool, but with my Nebraskan skin, it was just warm enough to venture out to the area museums. 

The furthest museum was a 20 minute walk, so it was great to see all the historical buildings, markers, arenas, and art along the way.  

This artwork was on a construction area wall. HOW AWESOME!

Aside from the obvious...notice the red penguins.  So cute.

Main Street hosted all the downtown museums. Hence the name "Museum Row on Main."

This circular mirrored piece was a favorite of mine each day I walked by Science Museum.  Who could resist a great selfie :)

...and then the mirrored selfie continued near a bus drop-off. 

One of my To-Do's was to blow glass at a local shop.  It was a great experience which I detail in another blog post.  The guys at Flame Run were so fun.

The afternoon was spent at the Louisville Slugger Museum with a tour and batting cage challenge...see next blog post as well.

The streets were just lined with art and historical value...there was something new on every corner.

The day ended back at the hotel, catching up on the news, weather, and indulging in some yummy Chicken Fettuccine Alfredo with salad and a brownie from Sicilian's Pizza & Pasta. (highly recommended and they deliver.)