Mon Memory 138~ My First Out of State Trip Alone AG: Cardinal Quilt & Fabric Store

 

I finally exhaled a bit,

put on my big girl pants,

forgot about all the bad news crazies out there,

and went on my first out of state, After G road trip.

I know, it was only less than 2 hours away

and just across the Ohio River,

but I'm counting it.

Right off I missed him not driving

so I could take my drive by shots.

I pulled over to take some pictures, like these.

I had google map on "Off Highway"

like Mr. G and I usually did,

and as a result it took me by Kentucky's BIG auto race track.

I was taking pictures with my Nikon,

which has a view finder

that's impossible to use while driving.

So, I set it on "action" shots,

held it up toward the direction I wanted

and held down the button while it 

took about 12 shots automatically 

and I get what I get,

while I looked ahead to see where I was going.
Then, the good thing is

I used Photoscape!

and get this:

 

No way could I take a picture

with my phone and drive.

Some farmer was getting good use of the parking lots.

 

 Over the Ohio!

Indiana!

 

G and I always loved driving the north side of the Ohio.

A much better view than the Kentucky side.

Talk about a ton of fabric choices.

 I bought 3 yards for a new patriotic yard flag.

ALL fabric except backing fabric is 5$ a yard!!!!!

The lady helping me check out,

said the owner says 

people around there don't have a lot of money

and she wants them to be able to buy fabric.

The first thing you're probably saying is 

it is low quality fabric.

You are wrong. 

First touch, I knew it is high quality.

Several brand names in this store

if that's what you look for, unlike me, I don't.

I hope to return someday.

It was a very interesting little town.

If you are traveling the Interstate between

Louisville and Cincinnati

just exit on highway 1039 N

Cross the Ohio River,

turn left. 

As of August, when I went,

Google Map takes you to old location,

although the address for Cardinal Quilts and Fabric is correct.

So type in that address.

Lots of shops in this town,

and a couple of places to eat.

I think it would be worth checking more of them out.

I like the nostalgia of this town,

don't care about buying more stuff.

Actually, I know there are several towns on the north side of the Ohio River in Indiana and Ohio with shops. 

 

I headed back south to Frankfort

where I went to an afternoon matinee

with a barrel of popcorn

and still had supper at a pizza place

before heading home.

Took off my big girl pants,

and thought of the memories I made

without Mr. G.

Miss him.