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Damn fine Chocolate Chip Cookies from Please & Thank You in Louisville.

Four hands holding large chocolate chip cookies from Please and Thank You bakery, one broken open to show gooey chocolate chunks inside.
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Poetry by Boots work discovered while walking around NuLu Louisville today.

Stenciled street art on concrete reading Your self-respect has got to be stronger than your feelings for them by poetrybybootsStenciled graffiti on a concrete pillar reads Invest love in the ones who stay, attributed to @poetrybybootsStenciled poem on concrete sidewalk reading Some days getting out of bed will be the biggest challenge we face and somedays thats just enoughStenciled street art on concrete reading Forgive yourself you did the best you could with who you were at the time attributed to @poetrybyboots

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MEA 2021 Road Trip Day 3: Tour Day

Weather: Perfect. Couldn’t have asked for much better.

Part of MEA 2021 collection.

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Artwork on the side of The Holy Goat in Louisville, KY.

Brick wall mural at The Holy Goat in Louisville KY featuring a retro rainbow semicircle above the word TOGETHER in bold black letters.
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Fun Brandy Tour today at Copper & Kings distillery. It was interesting to see how different a distillery is from a brewery.

Copper and Kings copper pot still with swan neck and lyne arm connected to pipes and condenser in distillery production roomRows of oak aging barrels stacked three high on wooden ricks inside a dim distillery warehouse with Do Not Touch signs postedLarge copper pot still with onion-shaped dome inside a distillery, flanked by stainless steel fermentation tanks, pipes overhead.Family of four posing in front of stacked orange and black branded barrels inside Copper and Kings distilleryNarrow aisle between wooden racks stacked with aging brandy barrels inside a dimly lit distillery warehouseRusty weathered metal sign with Copper and Kings cut out in cursive lettering revealing green foliage behind it

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Louisville Slugger Museum & Factory

We went to the Louisville Slugger Museum & Factory today. Learned that it takes 47 seconds for a computer to lathe a professional bat. And the many batters have custom specifications that their bats are made to. Very cool place.

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Churchill Downs Tour

We visited Churchill Downs today and took the Superstars & Spires Tour. The history of the race, the venue, and the horses. It made me want to go to the Kentucky Derby someday! 🏇

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Just bought tickets to see the new Dune on Thursday when we are staying in Indianapolis. I’m super excited to see it. The whole family is going.

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MEA 2021 Road Trip Day 2: Chicago to Louisville

Weather: Wonderful weather. Sunny in Chicago. Clear weather for entire drive.

Part of MEA 2021 collection.

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Checked in to the coolest Airbnb we have ever stayed at, a restored 175 year old church! Incredible space detailed and appointed perfectly. 🤩

Open-plan loft interior of a converted church with dark wood floors, dining table, gray sectional sofa, bookshelf, and a mezzanine aboveOverhead view of a converted church loft with dark floors, kitchen island, dining table, sectional sofa, and large figurative painting on the wall.Loft bedroom in a converted church with a rope swing, striped cork floor, and a Mershon for Mayor campaign banner on the wallKids bedroom with two black-and-white checked beds, floral wallpaper, ladybug pillows, dark wood floors, and a pink louvered door.Bedroom with dark wood floors, purple accent wall, wood-headboard bed, patchwork wall hanging, and en-suite sink visible through doorwayKitchen island with live-edge wood countertop and patterned tile, subway tile backsplash, vintage St. Brigids Summer Picnic sign above windows