Vintage All the Way Project

I just completed my Vintage All the Way Project. I am pretty satisfied with the result. I love vintage and I hate when people cannot seem to tell the difference between vintage and Victorian. There is a HUGE difference. Anyways, I really enjoyed this project because it gives off a warm vintage feel and I could already feel it when I was taking the photos. I was happy to use this particular camera because I was told that it used to be my Uncle Danny's. After he passed my family ended up with it and I recently found it. I am glad I have something of his I could use in my photos. He was the only uncle I had that didn't treat me like I was a waste of space. He was my favorite uncle. I do miss the fun times we had when I was little. People think that I don't remember him very well. But I do and I miss him just as much as everyone else, which is why it means so much to use this particular camera in this photo. I found the most beautiful color of roses at the store the other day that I thought would be perfect for this photo. I included everything that made me think of vintage. Pearls, old books, and lace gives it a pretty warm feel, I thought. I did find some film with the camera and it was perfect as well. Everything with this project just seemed to fall together. 

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Savannah Double Decker Carousel

SAVANNAH, GA - December 20, 2015

A Double Decker Carousel? What? I have never seen anything or heard of anything like that before. Until I went to Savannah Georgia. 

You might be thinking "What? You have never heard of a Double Decker Carousel?" But yes that is true, I haven't. I have to say it was very impressive and I was very excited to see it.

Recently I have become very interested in carousels. How can something that just spins around in circles become so intriguing? Maybe it's the story each horse or in this case, each animal, has in the creation of the carousel. Or possibly it is the intricate details that catch your eye? Or maybe it is the lights making each horse or animal shimmer as the Merry-Go-Round turns that makes you want a closer look. 

Regardless of what it is that makes the carousel intriguing, I have to say, for this one it has to be the second floor of the carousel that interested me. While a single story carousel is beautiful, this one has a second story with unique beauty as well.

I started looking at the workings of the carousel and noticed how the poles are. The outside poles go all the way to the top of the carousel, while the inside poles only go up to the animals on the second story. I think it makes the carousel look very fancy and well designed. 

I am unsure of the story of this carousel but I do know that regardless of when it was built, it is enjoyable for children and adults of all ages.

Dreamer Driving Tour

LEXINGTON, KY - October 3, 2015

The Dreamer Driving Tour takes you to all the filming locations of the movie Dreamer. It is amazing how many places were used to film Dreamer. My family and some other friends all went with me. It was kind of gloomy and cold when we went. We started at the Thoroughbred Park.

Thoroughbred Park has many statues of horses which is neat to see because they are life size and very realistic. Our next stop was Triangle Park.

There was a visitor's center in Triangle Park so we stopped and looked around and then went outside. There was a little park shaped like a triangle in the middle. It was cold so we didn't stay long. Our next stop was the Stable of Memories.

I am unsure of what the Stable of Memories is exactly but I really loved the structure. It was a unique shape for a building. I got out and looked around but I didn't go inside. Next we drove past the Red Mile Harness Track.

We made a quick stop at the beautiful Calumet Farms. I couldn't get over how gorgeous the structures were. They didn't even look like stables.

We saw a farm from the road and pulled over to watch the horses run across the field. It was so amazing to see, especially in front of a barn that looked so gorgeous. After looking at the farms we drove past the Keeneland Race Track and the Manchester Farm.

Our next stop was the Castle Post. I believe it is a hotel but it seemed very up tight. I stood on the outside of the fence to take some photos. 

To be honest, I loved the gate details. I love things like that anyway so I had to take photos of it. The gates were closed of course. 

The detail of the gate of the castle tells me already how amazing it must be inside. Why is it so closed up? It is such a beautiful place. If it is a hotel then why close it up like that? No one is going to want to stay there if it is going to be closed up.

I wanted to get a shot of the castle but at the same time I wanted to get a shot of the gate, so I got both, I wish I could have gotten closer to the castle but I guess people will be people.

We did find another road to the castle and it seemed to be closer and you could see more of it. There was a gate and a sign that said "No photography beyond this point" So I stood behind the sign. I love the structure. I did hear that it caught on fire a while back... I think?

After driving past Castle Hill Farms and KESMARC, we get to Ashford Stud. Very beautiful place! I wish I could have seen more of it but I understand why they would keep it all closed off. 

After driving past Gainsborough Farms we got lazy and just went to the Kentucky Horse Park, which is also part of the Dreamer Driving Tour. 

There wasn't much going on at the horse park. It was cold and rainy and there was barely any horses around which is very surprising. I was actually very disappointed.

There was a Paso Fino show going on which was probably the best part of the horse park considering nothing else was going on. We did go to the museums which were warm inside. We didn't finish the trip and everyone wanted to go home. I got so upset because I thought I made everyone miserable by planning the trip and that it was a miserable day. I thought everyone was upset with me. But I guess it went okay. I guess I just want everyone to be happy.

Stockport Mill Inn

STOCKPORT, OH - September 11, 2015

This place made you feel like you were on the beach. This evening especially. The air was nice and cool and breezy. The Inn was very unique and very interesting. The lady at the front desk was nice enough to let us go check it out and explore. 

The upstairs showed the workings of the mill. The machinery looked very old but well preserved, The floors were squeaky so you could tell it was very old. 

Despite the place being old, I think it would be fun to stay there and explore. They had lots of old things such as old household machinery.

As we looked around we saw that there was neat things for the guests such as a library and a massotherapy room. Some of the furniture in the sitting areas looked very antique.

One of the floors had a Singer Sewing Machine that was in incredible shape. It looked brand new and I was very surprised considering how old fashioned it looked.

In the lobby was a gift shop area, In the gift shop area was a place where guests could go out on the balcony and relax and eat food from their restaurant or just relax and enjoy the view. I honestly loved the style of the place and think it would such a neat place to stay.

Miner's Memorial Park

MCCONNELSVILLE, OH - September 11, 2015

My family and my friend and her family were heading to the Stockport Mill Inn when all of a sudden we see this huge thing from the road. We stop and check it out. The gates were closed so we parked the car and walked around the gates. We didn't realize how massive this thing was until we got closer. It was a huge bucket used for coal mining. It was called the Big Muskie Bucket. We went over and looked around inside of it. It is impressive how huge it was.

Stone House Museum

CAMBRIDGE, OH - September 11, 2015

My family and my friend and her family decided to go check out the Stone House Museum. When we got there that evening it was closed, so we just explored the grounds.

When we turned around we saw the lake which was very nice and calm. We went down and looked at it from the docks. 

Some of the things around the house we weren't exactly sure what they were used for. I know that there is an outhouse and it is a death trap. My friend tried to use it and she about passed out from the smell. At least it wasn't close to the house.