I have had many ideas for blog posts but then I don't write them, so instead of some fancy theme, I'm going to just do my best to give you some updates on what we've been up to since my last post.
New jobs with Southeast Publications---going okay. Not great, but challenging. The jury is still out on whether this is a keeper. The good things are that it allows us complete freedom over our time and location. The down side is that the availability of profitable places to work makes starting out a little rough financially. And then there is the sales aspect which can be brutal at times.
We attended the national sales meeting for the company at Guntersville State Park in Guntersville, AL, which was a very nice state park. The meetings were interesting and we learned a lot and met some nice people.
Travels---we've put in a few more miles over the last few weeks. The last post was done when we were in Sallisaw, OK, on the OK/AR border. Since then we traveled to Guntersville, AL which is in northeast AL, then up to Clinton, TN, just north of Knoxville. Now we are in Lexington, KY taking a little time off to regroup (and still need to get our taxes done).
Berea, Kentucky---on the way to Lexington, we stopped in Berea, KY, one of my favorite places. Berea is home to Berea College. Here's what Wikipedia has to say:
Founded in 1855, Berea College is distinctive among post-secondary institutions for providing free education to students and for having been the first college in the Southern United States to be coeducational and racially integrated.[3] Berea College charges no tuition; every admitted student is provided the equivalent of a four-year, full-tuition scholarship (currently worth $97,200; $24,300 per year).[3]
Berea offers Bachelor's degrees in 32 majors.[3] It has a full-participation work-study program in which students are required to work at least 10 hours per week in campus and service jobs in over 130 departments.
Students at Berea make furniture, pottery, brooms, weavings and even run a store where they sell meat and produce from their farm. The Boone Tavern is run by the college and is staffed by students and the furniture in the rooms has been made by students over the years.
As a result of all the student artisans, the town of Berea has become a mecca for artists with numerous studios ranging from glass blowing to dulcimer making around the town.
Due to limited space and the fact that our house moves and therefore isn't conducive to fragile objects, we didn't make any purchases, other than some goodies at the Farm Store and a fab lunch at the Boone Tavern.
Wishing you all a wonderful spring! More news as it happens.
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