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Who knew all this would happen afterwards! The tallest tree with lights in Black Mountain NC. At the Peri Social House on State St, US 70. (Taken through car window with a bit of reflection!)

Monday, December 1, 2025

A Stop in Berea KY etc.

 I gave a brief photo of this little pocket park in Berea, where I stopped to stretch my legs on the way north. But I want to share these while I’m already on my drive back home.





The sign is a bit difficult to read, but speaks of the early efforts for integrated education in the area…which was outlawed in 1903 in Kentucky, then finally became legal again in the 1950s.




The town is known for art festivals and the private liberal arts college, Berea College, founded in 1855. The arts and crafts community is known throughout the south.

Someday maybe I’ll tour more of the town and college!

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Today’s little goddess has accessories!



From the State of Michoacan culture -
Late Preclassic Terracotta
Thanks Jenny Mendes Ceramics
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"Igikai" is a Japanese word for 'your reason for being'.
Ikigai: the intersection of passion, mission, vocation, and profession.

It's where what you love meets what you're good at, what you can be paid for, and what the world needs.

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'From all kinds of flowers,
Seek teachings everywhere,
Like a deer that finds
A quiet place to graze,
Seek Seclusion to digest
All you have gathered. . .'
~ Namkhai Norbu

Image: 'Forest Spirit' by Lauren Kelly Small: https://www.artbygingerkelly.com/

Happy December everyone. I’m sharing foxes instead of rabbits to wish you good fortune!

I noticed people who read my blog on their phones miss seeing the headers. So I’ll add them as footers!



22 comments:

  1. I'd like more about Berea, if you've got it. Including the source of its name?

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    1. No idea, I just drove into town, walked around, then drove on my way.

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  2. Happy December to you Barb! I love your header photo!
    The sculptures are wonderful, looks like a nice place for your stop.
    Take care, have a happy day and a great week!

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    1. Happy holidays...my goal to share joy with others, at the season of darkness and the political status of turmoil.

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  3. ...we have a skittles game made at Berea College.

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    1. I don't think I've ever played skittles. Isn't that a candy?

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  4. Great picture. Berea College is also known to have good financial aid for disadvantaged kids making it possible for them to go to college.

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  5. That is a delightful picture of you, and what an interesting goddess today.

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  6. That is the cutest picture of you! I love it!
    I have heard of Berea State College. What an interesting school!
    I see from that goddess that our culture is not the only one which prizes and prized large and very firm looking breasts. Oh my!

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    1. I made a sculpture of a mountain nude, where she was like the Grand Tetons, once. It was really hard to make the breasts small enough to be believable. I've since tossed it, because it just didn't look realistic.

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  7. We used to drive from Lake Erie to Renfro Valley (the exit past Berea) Kentucky for bluegrass concerts. Our first visit to Berea was in the winter and we loved it. There are lots of craft stores during the Christmas season and I remember a railroad depot. During summer visits we would walk the campus and eat in cute restaurants. It is a fun place! I don't remember the statues, I will have to go back through my pictures.

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    1. Oh that's great, so you should share more photos from Berea! And I am glad to hear you had a fun time in different visits there! Wish I had more time this visit.

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  8. Safe driving home. Oh, maybe you've arrived there already. Is Berea College an HBC? It sounds familiar to me but maybe it's a college we played when I went to Wooster College in Ohio.

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    1. Sorry, I don't know what an HBC means. Thanks for good wishes. Since I got home this afternoon, I just put the laptop back on the desk, and am about to read blogs, and comments here!

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  9. Fun photo of you, Barbara! Love your cozy warm looking coat. The Berea School was before its time with its wonderful history!

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    1. I was really glad to bring my puffy coat north with me, for several times when it was either freezing or blowing cold out there! I have always heard good things about Berea College, and now have learned a bit more about it's beginnings.

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  10. Berea is a gem of a town in Kentucky with some great history.

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  11. The little Michoacan goddess is a treat!

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  12. I’ve heard of Berea College and it’s famous graduates. That’s a neat little goddess!

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