April 29, 2010

We spend the afternoon and evening with Curt and Judy Roper. We had a nice buffet lunch and then visited some of Berea’s many craft and art shops.

This was one of our favorite places. Here we watched Janet Northern of Mt. Vernon, KY making baskets. Her unique baskets were made with drift wood, honeysuckle and hickory bark.

Another favorite was the woodworking shop of Warren May. He explained the art of dulcimer construction and demonstrated by playing and singing. We learned a dulcimer made of walnut has a different tone than one made of cherry or other woods. Curt liked the sound of the walnut dulcimer while Judy, Char and I liked the cherry dulcimer’s tone better.

After strawberry shortcake at our motor home, we returned to the depot for a jam session by local musicians. There were fourteen participating musicians and a few non-playing singers tonight. They get together every Thursday evening from 7:00 – 9:30 P.M. yearlong and play outside when the weather permits. This definitely will be on our list of things to do again in Berea on future visits.