Archive for March, 2010
Week 13: What is Romance and Adventure, anyway?

Week 13: What is Romance and Adventure, anyway?

Posted 30 March 2010 | By | Categories: About the Journey, Bluegrass Romance Philosophy |

Tweet This is week 13 of the Bluegrass Romance project and no mini-missions were performed this week. This pause is on purpose. A quarter of the year has already passed by and we have not even asked ourselves: what is romance and adventure, anyway? So gun-ho about the challenge of weekly mini-missions I just dove [...]

No.12: Rock & Romp

No.12: Rock & Romp

Posted 24 March 2010 | By | Categories: Things To Do-Family |

Tweet (This post really deserves video for the full experience…. But since I only have pictures to share, I recommend those of you with kids make it to the next event. Check out their Facebook page for the schedule). This might be one of Mr. Cecil and my favorite family-friendly events in Lexington: The Rock-n-Romp. [...]

No.11: Walk through a lush world of plants

No.11: Walk through a lush world of plants

Posted 16 March 2010 | By | Categories: Mini-Missions, Things to Do-Couples, Things To Do-Family |

Tweet What if I I told you there was a place in the Bluegrass that smells and feels like Hawaii? There is. Welcome to Krohn conservatory: The venue for mini-mission No. 11, where exotic plants grow year-round and transform indoor places into magical Palm, Tropical, Desert and Orchid houses. The official dateĀ  for the start [...]

No.10: Enjoy a morning street-side picnic

No.10: Enjoy a morning street-side picnic

Posted 09 March 2010 | By | Categories: Things to Do-Couples, Things To Do-Family |

Tweet Tops on my list of romantic settings are bakeries. I love them– especially if they remind me of Europe. Meet Luca of Shadeau Breads, the young man I instantly fell in love with because he has the same name (spelled differently) as my son. Now meet the pastries: Shadeau Breads in the Over the [...]

No. 9: Spend time with memories

No. 9: Spend time with memories

Posted 02 March 2010 | By | Categories: Italy, Mini-Missions |

Tweet What were you doing in March of 2003? 7 years ago I was traveling around Italy “da sola” and staying in the guest houses of monasteries and convents. I was in my early twenties, heart broken, and full of self-doubt…and eager to love strangers. from my journal, March 12, 2003: (I wrote this entry [...]