Movers and Shakers

Dormitory

Still no fall colors. Sunday night we made it into Harrodsburg, KY and met up with fellow Scamp owner, Mary Fletcher. We shared a hot meal around my dinette and fussed about the damp. The following morning's rain, however, did not deter us from spending the day at Shaker Village at Pleasant Hill, KY, just outside Harrodsburg. This 3000 acre site preserves the buildings, farms and heritage of the third largest settlement of Shakers in the United States. Active between 1805 and 1910, Shakers endeavored here, with discipline and hard work, to create heaven on earth, and to offer peace through charitable acts to those in need.

Inside the restaurant

We enjoyed the dignified old buildings, generous barns, charming shops and the excellent restaurant. Many of the buildings house rooms for guests. The main museum building was undergoing restoration so most of the site's artifacts were in storage. There still were lovely examples of Shaker furniture throughout the buildings we were able to visit and we learned much from the educational placards and a self-guided tour brochure.

Most remarkable of all to me were the beautiful stone walls that went on as far as the eye could see. What labor and what love. So here are the

Worship space

pictures of what we saw.

The trip home was nothing but more rain. Not much excitement there, except for the last picture. Ruthie had never visited a Steak 'n
 Shake, half the reason I ever went back up North. Now that they are down here, I was amazed she'd never had their shakes or fries. We fixed that. Made the rainy trip home so much sweeter. And we finally saw some fall color near London, KY. Briefly. Still waiting in Asheboro...

Ruthie's first Steak 'n Shake