>> A TINY INSECT IS A BIG
PROBLEM IN THE APPALACHIANS, AND
AN OLD SHOPPING AREA WITH E
COLLECTIVE APPEAL, A STATUTE
HONORING WORLD WAR I VETERANS
AND FABRIC TOYS DESIGNED WITH A
CHILD'S IMAGINATION, ALL COMING
RIGHT UP ON "KENTUCKY LIFE".
HELLO EVERYBODY, I'M DAVE
SCHUFFETT, WELCOME TO "KENTUCKY
LIFE" IN MADISON COUNTY AT THIS
ITALIAN MANSION, HOME TO KASHUS
MARCELLUS CLAY, POLITICIAN.
BUT FIRST A THREAT IN EASTERN
KENTUCKY FOREST, THE HEMLOCK
WOLLY ADELJID IS ATTACKING MANY
TREES, AND MANY HAVE ALREADY
BEEN KILLED.
A NETWORK OF CONSERVATIONAL
TEAMS WORKS HARD TO STOP THE
SPREAD OF THE INSECT BEFORE IT
IS TOO LATE TO SAVE OUR KENTUCKY
FORstS.
>> HARD TO EXPLAIN, BUT THERE IS
A CALMNESS ABOUT THE WAY THE
HEMLOOK GROWS AND MANY PEOPLE
DON'T UNDERSTAND THAT.
I HAVE HAD PEOPLE ON HIKES WHO
HAD NEVER BEEN IN A HEMLOOK
STAND, AND IT IS A CERTAIN
CALMNESS AND QUIETNESS THAT
APPEARS FOR A MOMENT, ALMOST
LIKE IT IS BREATHTAKING.
>> WALKING IN THE WOODS AND
THINKING THIS IS THE MOST
BEAUTIFUL PLACE, IT WAS PROBABLY
IN A HEMLOOK STAND.
ANYTIME I THINK, IT IS JUST
MAGICAL.
>> KENTUCKY'S ENTIRE POPULATION
OF HEMLOOKS IS IN DANGER BY
NIECE TINY BUGS THAT WILL
REPRODUCE AND WILL EVENTUALLY
OVERWHELM THE TREES BY SUCKING
OUT ALL THE JUICES.
IT IS ESTIMATED THERE ARE 71
MILLION OF THEM IN KENTUCKY.
IMAGINE ALL OF THEM DEAD OR
DYING.
IT WILL HAVE HUGE IMPLICATIONS
FOR KENTUCKY'S FORESTS.
>> THE LOSS OF THE HEMLOOK WILL
AFFECT THE ENTIRE ECOLOGY OF THE
FOREST SYSTEM TO SOME DEGREE,
AND THINKING ABOUT SCALE OF
IMPORTANCE, IT WILL RANK UP
THERE WITH THE LOSS OF THE
AMERICAN CHESTNUT IN ECOLOGICAL
TERMS.
>> IF YOU CAN IMAGINE MILLIONS
OF STEMS OF HEMLOOK DYING, IT
WILL CHANGE THE FACE OF OUR
FOREST AND IMPACT OUR ROLE IN
FORESTS FOREVER.
>> MANY HEMLOOKS LINE WATERWAYS
IN EASTERN KENTUCKY,
CONTRIBUTING TO WATER QUALITY
ANDY ROW SHUN CONTROL IN AREAS
WHERE THIS IS A PROBLEM.
WE WITNESSED HOW THE LOSS OF
PINES TO THE SOUTHERN PINE
BEATLE HAS CONTRIBUTED TO FOREST
FIRES.
HEMLOOKS ALSO ARE IMPORTANT
CONTRIBUTORS TO SPECIES
DIVERSITY.
THE POTENTIAL LOSS WILL CLEARLY
AFFECT ALL OF US AND SO MANY
STATE AND NATIONAL GROUPS HAVE A
STAKE IN HEMLOOK PROTECTION.
THESE DIVERSE GROUPS HAVE JOINED
TOGETHER WITH LOCAL CITIZENS TO
CREATE "SAVE KENTUCKY'S
HEMLOOKS" WHICH IS WORKING TO
RAISE PUBLIC AWARENESS, PROVIDE
SUPPORT FOR LANDOWNERS AND
ALLOCATE RESOURCES TO COMBAT
THIS INSECT.
ONE OF THE BEST LONG-TERM
SOLUTIONS WOULD BE THE
INTRODUCTION OF A PREDATORY
BEATLE.
AND SOME PARTNERS SUCH AS THE
CUMBERLAND GAP NATIONAL HISTORIC
PARK HAVE GONE WITH THAT METHOD.
OTHERS ARE CHOOSING LESS
EXPENSIVE CHEMICAL TREATMENT
METHODS UNTIL FUNDING COMES IN.
THIS CHEMICAL INJECTED AROUND
THE ROOTS WILL PROTECT THE TREE
FOR FOUR OR FIVE YEARS.
IT IS TIME-CONSUMING AND LABOR
INTENSIVE BUT EVERYONE SEEMS TO
AGREE IT IS WELL WORTH DOING
CONSIDERING THE ALTERNATIVE.
>> ONE OF THE THINGS WE WOULD
REALLY LIKE TO ACCOMPLISH IN
THIS PROJECT WE ARE AFFECTING ON
OUR PRESERVES, WE WOULD LIKE TO
BE ABLE TO SUSTAIN A GOOD NUMBER
OF HEMLOOKS TO SAVE AT LEAST 80%
OF THOSE TREES, IF NOT MORE FOR
FUTURE GENERATIONS TO ENJOY AND
HELP SUSTAIN OUR RARE SPECIES.
I DON'T WANT TO LOOK AT MYSELF
IN THE MIRROR IF I DIDN'T TRY TO
DO SOMETHING TO SAVE THESE
HEMLOOKS.
>> THIS ISSUE OF THE DEATH OF
THE HEMLOOK IS NONCONTROVERSIAL
IN ALMOST EVERY CIRCLE I HAVE
BEEN IN.
THERE ARE OFTEN TIMES
CONTROVERSIES WITH NATURAL
RESOURCE ISSUES, BUT THIS ONE
ISN'T ONE OF THEM.
EVERYBODY IS ON THE SAME PAGE
WITH THIS ONE.
>> BUT MOST OF KENTUCKY'S
HEMLOOKS AREN'T IN THE HANDS OF
ORGANIZATIONS OR GROUPS, THEY
ARE IN THE HANDS OF PRIVATE
CITIZENS.
IT IS CLEAR THEY HAVE A STRONG
CONNECTION TO THE TREES AS WELL.
I GOT TO VISIT WITH JAMIE
JOHNSON WHO HAS HER OWN HEMLOOK
STORIES TO TELL.
>> THIS IS MY CABIN HERE I HAVE
BEEN LIVING IN FOR A FEW YEARS.
>> IT IS BEAUTIFUL.
>> THANKS.
>> I USED LOCAL LUMBER.
>> AND I KNOW WHAT IT WAS.
>> IT WAS NATIVE HEMLOOK ON THE
OUTSIDE.
WHEN I STARTED TO BUILD I DIDN'T
HAVE A CLUE ABOUT THE LUMBER TO
USE.
THERE IS WISDOM FLOATING AROUND
IN THE HILLS SO I ASKED THE
OLD-TIMERS AND EVERYBODY SEEMED
TO THINK HEMLOOK WOULD BE THE
BEST CHOICE ON THE OUTSIDE.
>> YOU BUILT A LOT OF THIS
YOURSELF.
>> YES, A NEIGHBOR BUILDER
HELPED FRAME IT AND MY DAD AND I
FAMILY HELPED ME GET A LOT OF IT
DONE.
MY FAMILY HAS SOME LAND ON THE
ROCKCASTLE RIVER THAT CAME
THROUGH MY GREAT GRANDFATHER,
TONS OF HARDWOOD FOREST FOR
HEMLOOKS TO GROW.
I GROUP UP IN THOSE WOODS, IT IS
A DEAR PLACE, HEMLOOKS ARE DEAR
TO MY HEART.
>> LET'S GO TAKE A LOOK.
>> I SPENT SO MUCH OF MY
CHILDHOOD DOWN HERE GROWING UP
UNDER THESE TREES, IT IS HEAVEN
ON EARTH.
>> TALKING ABOUT THE HEMLOOKS,
THEY ADD THAT NICE TOUCH OF
GREEN.
>> THEY REALLY STAND OUT WHEN
THE LEAVES COME OUT.
IT KIND OF PUTS YOU IN YOUR
PLACE, A TREE THAT IS SOMA JUST
PARTICULAR AND REE GAL.
IT MAKES YOU REALIZE THE
SIGNIFICANCE.
>> OR INN SIGNIFICANCE.
>> YES.
>> HOW OLD DO YOU THINK SOME OF
THEM ARE?
>> TO MY KNOWLEDGE WE KNOW FOR
AT LEAST 150 YEARS IT HAS NOT
BEEN TEMPERED, IN BETWEEN THAT
AND 200.
I HIKED QUITE A BIT IN THE
DANIEL BOONE AND IT IS THE
BIGGEST HEMLOOKS I HAVE SEEN.
>> YOU MUST BE PROUD TO KNOW IT
WILL BE PRESERVED.
>> PROUD, BUT IT IS ALSO A
RESPONSIBILITY.
I THINK WE REALLY NEED TO
PROTECT THEM.
AS A GIRL I SAID IF ANYTHING
EVER HAPPENED TO THE HEMLOOKS OR
ROCKCASTLE RIVER I WOULD HAVE TO
LEAVE KENTUCKY.
>> WE CAN'T LET IT HAPPEN.
>> WE HAVE TO DO WHATEVER WE
CAN.
>> YOU HAVE ONE UP ON A
CLIFF-LINE THAT IS HUGE.
>> IT IS THE BIGGEST ONE I'VE
SEEN.
>> CAN'T WAIT TO TAKE A LOOK AT
THAT GIANT.
>> THERE IT IS.
THAT'S A BIG BOY.
>> IT IS 189 INCHES AROUND.
IT'S KIND OF LIKE THE KING OF
THE WOODS, I GUESS.
>> WE MEASURED 189 INCHES, A
DIAMETER OF 60 INCHES, FIVE FEET
ACROSS.
WE COULDN'T MEASURE THE HEIGHT,
BUT IT MIGHT BE A NEW STATE
RECORD.
EITHER WAY IT HIGHLIGHTS THE
IMPORTANCE OF EVERYONE DOING
THEIR PART TO PROTECT THESE
GREAT TREES AND THE KENTUCKY
FOREST.
SEVERAL YEARS AGO BUSINESSES
ALONG SOUTHLAND DRIVE, ONE OF
LEXINGTON'S OLDEST SHOPPING
AREAS WANT TO INCREASE THE
AREA'S APPEAL.
THE EFFORTS HAVE PAID OUT.
TODAY IT IS A POPULAR
DESTINATION FOR DINERS AND
SHOPPERS FROM ACROSS THE CITY
AND THE STATE.
TAKE A DRIVE ALONG SOUTHLAND
DRIVE AND YOU ARE LIKELY TO FEEL
NOSTALGIA, LINED WITH MOM AND
POP BUSINESSES THAT HAVE
SURVIVED IN THE AGE OF GIANT
CHAINS.
OLD KENTUCKY CHOCOLATES HAS BEEN
AROUND FOR 47 YEARS.
>> I STARTED WITH THE BAKERY
BUSINESS, CALLED UP IN THE
RESERVED IN 61, I BOUGHT A LARGE
MESS HALL IN FRANKFORT AND
STARTED MAKING CHOCOLATES, I
KNEW ABOUT EVERYTHING ELSE TO DO
WITH CHOCOLATE, AND IT STARTED
FROM THERE.
WE DEVELOPED THE KENTUCKY DERBY
MINT, AND WE ARE THE ONLY PEOPLE
IN THE COUNTRY OR THE WORLD THAT
HAVE BOURBON CHERRIES AND WE
MAKE A BOURBON TRUFFLE.
WE LIKE TO USE THAT UNIQUE
KENTUCKY PRODUCT.
THE LAST THREE YEARS WE HAVE HAD
A VERY ACTIVE SOCIALIZATION AND
HAVING THE MERCHANTS GET
TOGETHER TO TRY TO COLLECTIVELY
BRINGING SOUTHLAND TO WHERE IT
WAS IN THE '50S.
>> THAT IS JUST A LITTLE BIT OF
WHAT CAN BE FOUND ON SOUTHLAND
DRIVE, THE ECCLECTIC DISTRICT IS
ONE MILE LONG.
ACCORDING TO ONE RESEARCHER,
THERE IS A SERIES OF STATUES
THAT HAVE BEEN SEEN BY MORE
PEOPLE THAN ANY OTHER IN THE
UNITED STATES ASIDE FROM THE
STATUE OF LIBERTY.
WE HAVE SEVEN OF THEM IN
KENTUCKY AND THERE ARE SOME 130
MORE ACROSS THE COUNTRY, SKULL
UP THE BY ERNEST VORCAINEY,
NAMED ONE STANDS TALL IN
MONTICELLO.
>> THE SOLDIERS WENT FORWARD
THROUGH NOMAN'S LEFT, LEFT HAND
HOLDING RIFLE POINTED FORWARD
AND MID--THIGH HEIGHT.
HIS RIGHT ARM IS EXTENDED
UPWARD.
>> HERE IN MONTICELLO DURING THE
FIRST WORLD WAR THERE WERE
PROBABLY UPWARDS OF 500 MEN FROM
WAYNE COUNTY WHO SERVED IN WORLD
WAR I.
THAT WAS A PRETTY GOOD PART OF
THE POPULATION, PERCENTAGE OF
POPULATION OF WAYNE COUNTY.
AND 250 OF THOSE 500 ACTUALLY
SERVED IN COMBAT.
AN OF THOSE MEN WHO SERVED FROM
WAYNE COUNTY IN WORLD WAR I
THERE WERE TEN WHO WERE KILLED
IN ACTION AND 13 THAT DIED AS A
RESULT OF WAR, NOT NECESSARILY
COMBAT.
45 MEN WERE WOUNDED, SO THERE
WERE A LOT OF CASUALTIES.
EVERY FAMILY WAS AFFECTED.
WHEN OF YOU LOOK AT THE
DEMOGRAPHICS OF A LITTLE TOWN
LIKE THIS, EVERY FAMILY WAS
AFFECTED WHETHER IT WAS A SON, A
FIRST COUSIN OR GRANDSON OR
WHATEVER.
PEOPLE FELT THIS GREAT INTEREST
AND MAYBE ALMOST A DUTY THAT WE
HAD TO DO SOMETHING TO REMEMBER
THE SACRIFICES THESE SOLDIERS
WERE MAKING.
SO I THINK IF IT WAS JUST A
GENERAL ATTITUDE THAT EXISTED
AMONGST PEOPLE HERE IN
MONTICELLO, THE FIRST MEETING TO
TALK ABOUT THE ERECTION OF A
MONUMENT WAS ACTUALLY IN 1919 AT
THE END OF THE YEAR.
THERE WAS A LOT OF ENTHUSIASM,
BUT IT WAS ABOUT 1922 YOU BEGAN
TO SEE ADVERTISEMENTS FROM
BOVINE ABOUT THIS STATUE HE HAD
DONE AND DECIDED THEY WOULD
PURCHASE ONE FROM VICANING.
THE GOAL WAS TO RAISE 2000
DOLLARS AND ABOUT $1,300 WOULD
GO FOR THE STATUE ITSELF, THE
RAY MINDER FOR THE BASE.
THEY GOT THE SCHOOLS INVOLVED,
AND ACTUALLY THE VETERANS WANTED
MONEY TO BE RAISED FROM AMONGST
THEMSELVES, BUT THEN THEY GOT
THE SCHOOLS INVOLVED AN THE
BUSINESSES INVOLVED.
BUT THE LADIES HERE IN TOWN, THE
GOLD-STAR MOTHERS THEY WERE
CALLED, THEY KIND OF GOT HOLD OF
THE PROJECT AND THEY WERE VERY
INSTRUMENTAL, I THINK, IN
KEEPING THE PROJECT ALIVE
WHENEVER IT SEEMED LIKE IT MIGHT
BE IN DANGER OF DYING.
FROM 1919 WHEN THE CONCEPT WAS
FIRST DEVISED, YOU DIDN'T HAVE
THE DEDICATION UNTIL 1923.
I THINK THEY ARE RESPONSIBLE TO
A LARGE DEGREE FOR FINISHING OUT
THE PROJECT AS FAR AS RAISING
THE FUNDS.
THE DOUGH-BOY STATUE IN
MONTICELLO IS ONE OF THE FEW
STATUES THAT CONTINUES TO BE IN
THE MIDDLE OF TOWN.
THERE WAS A TIME WHEN THERE WERE
SEATS, LIGHTS AROUND THE AREA.
AS TIME GOES ON AND TRAFFIC
PATTERNS CHANGE, YOU NEEDED MORE
SPACE FOR THE ROAD SO THE SPACE
FOR THE DOUGH-BOY GOT SMALLER
AND SMALLER TO WHAT IT IS TODAY,
PROBABLY IN AN AREA OF MAYBE
EIGHT OR TEN FEET SQUARED.
IN A WAY, IT IS DANGEROUS TO
HAVE IT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE
ROAD IN THE MIDDLE OF A SQUARE.
FOR EXAMPLE THERE WAS A
DOUGH-BOY STATUE IN LIBERTY, AND
IT WAS HIT BY A LOGGING TRUCK
AND IT WAS DESTROYED.
THEY HAVE SINCE PUT IN A
REPLACEMENT.
AND THEN RECENTLY IN JAMES TOWN
A PICKUP HIT THEIR DOUGH-BOY
STATUE AND DESTROYED IT, BUT
AGAIN THEY RAISED FUNDS AND HAVE
A BRONZE ONE.
BUT VERY FEW CITIES WILL ALLOW
FOR A STATUE OF THIS NATURE TO
BE IN THAT PROMINENT OF A PLACE.
THE STATUE IS NOT CALLED "THE
AMERICAN DOUGHBOY" IT IS CALLED
"THE SPIRIT OF THE AMERICAN
DOUGHBOY" AND THE NATIONAL
AMERICAN WILL HE AGAIN, THEY
USED THE WORD "PERFECT"
I LIKE THE WORD "MEMORIAL"
WHENEVER I THINK ABOUT THE
DOUGHBOY STATUE.
I LIKE TO THINK THAT WHENEVER
YOU HAVE SEEN IT VISUALLY, THAT
IT CAUSES SOMETHING TO HAPPEN IN
YOUR THOUGHT PROCESSES.
IT CAUSES YOU TO REMEMBER
SOMETHING, AND I WOULD LIKE TO
BELIEVE THAT EVERYBODY WHOEVER
PASSES BY THE DOUGHBOY STATUE IN
MONTICELLO, THAT IT TRIGGERS
SOME KIND OF THOUGHT THAT MAKES
THEM UNDERSTAND A LITTLE BIT
ABOUT THE SACRIFICE AND THE
EFFORT THAT WAS PUT FORTH BY SO
MANY WHO HAVE DONE WHAT THEY
HAVE DONE TO GIVE TO US THE
FREEDOM AND LIBERTY WE HAVE NOW
IN AMERICA.
>> THERE IS STILL SPACE ON THREE
SIDES OF THE DOUGHBOY STATUE
WHERE ALL OF THE WORLD WAR I
SOLDIERS NAMES COULD BE INSCRIBE
HEAR TEST SHANNON DUFFY SAYS SHE
IS INSPIRED BY THE IMAGINATIONS
OF CHILDREN.
HER DEGREE IS IN METALWORK BUT
THESE DAYS SHE DESIGNS SOFT
FABRIC TOYS THAT ARE TRUE WORKS
OF ART.
>> I BASICALLY HAVE DESIGNED A
LINE OF CHILDREN'S TOYS.
I HAVE A FOUR-YEAR-OLD AND A
SIX-YEAR-OLD.
METALWORKING REALLY WASN'T THE
BEST THING TO DO WITH MY
CHILDREN AT HOME IN THE SPACE.
I WAS TRYING TO COME UP OF IDEAS
OF OTHER MATERIALS.
I STARTED SEWING ONE DAY, IT WAS
MY JUMPING-OFF POINT.
I STARTED WITH THE FIGURE-EIGHT
TRACK WITH THE CARS.
THROUGH THE YEARS MY WORK HAS
ALWAYS BEEN BASED ON A CIRCLE,
WHICH IS JUST SOMETHING I GUESS
I AM DRAWN TO.
I KIND OF GOT MY IDEA FROM THE
JEWELRY BAGS, THE WAY THEY DRAW.
I STARTED THINKING ABOUT THE
PLAY-MATTERS, MAKING INTERACTIVE
TOYS THAT WOULD OPEN UP AND BE
SOMETHING YOU COULD PLAY WITH,
BUT YOU COULD DRAW IT UP AND
KEEP THE PEOPLE OR THE CARS
INSIDE OF IT AND THEN HANG IT UP
IN YOUR SPACE OR CARRY IT WITH
YOU.
THAT IS WHERE I HAVE THE MOST
FUN WHEN I'M WORKING, PUTTING
ALL THE DETAILS IN MY WORK,
CUTTING IT OUT AND DOING ALL OF
THAT.
YOU ALMOST FEEL LIKE A MACHINE.
BUT WHEN I SIT DOWN AND I START
SEWING AND PUTTING THINGS
TOGETHER, THAT IS WHEN IT IS
EXCITING FOR ME.
ALL ARTISTS MAKE THINGS BECAUSE
THEY GET SOMETHING OUT OF IT.
FOR ME IT IS LIKE THAT
EXCITEMENT, SORT OF MY OWN
PERSONAL THERAPY.
TO BE ABLE TO BE IN MY STUDIO
AND BE QUIET, AND THE QUIETNESS
REALLY APPEALS TO ME.
IN CONCEPT, TO THINK ABOUT ONE
PERSON SITTING THERE
HAND-STITCHING SOMETHING AND
PERHAPS TRANSFERRING THEIR
ENERGY, SOMETHING ABOUT MAKING
THINGS MORE PRECIOUS, I AM
SHARING THAT WITH OTHER PEOPLE
THAT THEY FIND VALUE THIS A HAND
TOY.
WITH MY TOTES, I WANT THE CHILD
TO BE ABLE TO MANIPULATE THINGS
BEEN THE TOTE.
I LIKE THE HIKE ONE WITH THE
TREES.
THEY CAN MOVE THE TREES AROUND
AND PUT LITTLE PEOPLE IN THERE
AND HAVE IT A CERTAIN WAY ONE
DAY AND THE NEXT DAY IT CAN BE
COMPLETELY DIFFERENT.
THEY CAN EVEN TAKE THE TREES OF
A THE TOTE AND HAVE THEM OVER
HERE AND THE TOTE HERE.
I GAME UP WITH THE GARDEN TOTE.
I ACTUALLY WANTED THE CHILDREN
TO BE ABLE TO LIKE ACTUALLY
PLANT LIKE A LITTLE FLOWER, SO I
CAME UP WITH THE IDEA TO CREATE
THIS GARDEN SCENE AND LEAVE A
LOT OF GREEN REE AND SEW THESE
GREEN BUSHES.
THE TOTE WILL COME WITH A
CONTAINER OF LITTLE FLOWERS THEY
CAN PULL OUT AND PLANT ON THE
BUSHES OR THE STONE WALKWAY AND
IT CAN CONSTANTLY CHANGE.
THEY CAN CREATE A LITTLE GARDEN
WHERE THEY SQUARE IT OFF,
HOWEVER THEY WANT IT TO BE.
I ALSO HAVE THE CAMPFIRE TOTE, A
PRETTY POPULAR TOTE.
PEOPLE HAVE E-MAILED ME FOR THAT
HAVE ASKED ME AND SAYING I HAVE
BEEN SEARCHING EVERYWHERE FOR
THIS TOTE.
IT COMES WITH BASICALLY THREE
LOGS, AND THIS IS ALL PLUSH.
IT HAS A LOT OF HAND SEWING BUT
IT COMES WITH FIRE FLAMES, LOGS,
STICKS AND MARSHMALLOWS WHICH
CAN SLIDE ONTO THE STICK FOR THE
CHILD TO SET UP THE CAMPFIRE AND
ROAST THE THEM.
WHEN I DO ANOTHER ONE I CALL AN
ISLAND THAT HAS LIKE A LITTLE
FLUSH BRIDGE THAT CONNECTS THE
BEACH TO THE ISLAND.
I ACTUALLY HAD ONE OF MY
CUSTOMERS SENT ME A PICTURE
WHERE HER SON SET IT UP LIKE A
LITTLE PIRATE SHIP AND ALL THE
LITTLE CHARACTERS OVER HERE.
THE BUNNY TOTE, INSIDE THE TREE
IT IS HOLLOW AN THE BUNNY HATS A
FLAT BOTTOM SO YOU CAN PULL HIM
OUT AND STAND HIM NEXT TO THE
TREE.
IT IS A LITTLE ABSTRACT.
THERE ARE CIRCLES THAT GO AROUND
THE TREE, HOPING THE BUNNY FROM
ONE CIRCLE TO THE NEXT OR HIDE
HIM COMPLETELY INSIDE THE TREE.
RIGHT NOW I AM FOCUSING ON DOING
CERTAIN CRAFT SHOWS.
WHEN I SET A DATE FOR A CRAFT
SHOW, IT PUSHES ME.
IT IS LIKE FINE-ART IN A WAY
BECAUSE THIS IS A PART OF ME AND
I NEED TO DO THIS TO KEEP MY
SANITY.
IN THE BIG PICTURE OF THINGS, I
WOULD LOVE TO KEEP MOVING WITH
THE HANDMADE TOYS TO WHERE IT
SORT OF MAKES THEM THAT MUCH
MORE A ONE-OF-A-KIND PIECE.
>> 2010 IS THE BICENTENNIAL OF
THE BIRTH OF KASHEK CLAY AND
EVENTS WILL BE COMMEMORATING IT
ADDITION WITH ADDITIONAL TOURS
APRIL THROUGH OCTOBER.
MORE KENTUCKY LIFE TO COME THIS
MONTH AS LOUISVILLE'S WAVERLY
HILLS SANATORIUM GIVES UP SOME
SECRETS AND A CHINESE ORCHESTRA