Nibby Priest -Life On Purpose

Living at Mile Marker 803.9 of the Ohio River in Downtown Henderson KY

Christmas 2010-Things to do in Henderson KY

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This week a former resident of Henderson KY sent me an email and asked me about things to do in Henderson Kentucky this coming weekend for fun and to revive memories of living here in the past. Here is a short list of things for her to do that I came up with:

1. Watch the Merchants Christmas Parade live. If you are unable to watch live from downtown Henderson KY- go to DowntownHenderson.org and watch live the online streaming broadcast. The parade starts at the Main Street Rail Road overpass and circles around the block. The whole parade usually lasts around 2 hours. I would like to see this parade in future years moved to evening hours.

2. Eat at Downtown Diner on 1st street. They have just recently renovated and have a nice new buffet.

3. Shop at Simon’s Fine Shoes and buy some Smartwool Socks. Your feet will never feel so good.

4. Visit Memories Past and Present – an antiques and gift shop located at 324 N Elm St in downtown Henderson with over 9000 square feet of display area. You surely will be able to find something there!

5. Have breakfast with Santa Clause at the St Paul’s Episcopal Church on Center Street from 8am till parade starts. This is a benefit for Riverview School which is also located in our downtown.

6. Check out the Historic Holiday Display at the Henderson County Welcome Center at the foot of 1st Street on the banks of the Ohio River.

7. Eat at the newly renovated Wolf’s Tavern & Restaurant at 31 N Green. They just reopened under new management and a new menu. They serve lunch and dinner 6 days a week and offer a menu with quite the variety of food.

8. Buy some Safari Sunset Tea from Third Street House at 307 Third St.

9. Check out the “Christmas in the Park” light display in Central Park downtown.

10. Drive by Colonial Court (at the beginning of North Main St) and see a cute little neighborhood all decorated and lighted up for the Christmas Holiday. Probably one of the most spectacular views in the Downtown Henderson area.

11. Eat some fried chicken at Bon Ton Mini Mart 2036 Madison St Henderson KY.

12. Watch a movie at our NEW Movie Theater Showplace Cinema on US 41 North.

13. Hike the Trails at Audubon State Park then eat at Gene’s Restaurant.

14. Attend the Alice P Taylor Concert Sunday afternoon, December 5, 2010, at Holy Name of Jesus Catholic Church.

15. Spend the night in Henderson KY’s premier bed and breakfast The L&N Bed and Breakfast Ltd.

16. Check out my Peace Themed light display at my home 330 N Water St, Henderson KY

What would you be adding to this list?

Life on Purpose

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Why are we here?  What are we here for?

I wrestle with these questions every day.  Many years we spend trying to find ourselves and discovering who we are.

Today I am changing the name of my blog to just simply NibbyPriest.com | Life on Purpose this name describes me better and my blog.

Over the past two years of having a simple blog, I have really enjoyed the process writing and gathering my thoughts and ideas. 

I have been writing  about everything from food, church,  my community involvement (Henderson KY)  and  technology.

Nibby Priest is truly a want-to-be writer, and I am working hard to improve my writing skills and talk about many different topics.

Truly, I have been inspired by many other blog writers who have businesses and lead other large corporations and non-profits.  Their simple short writings (blogs) have enriched my life so much.

My first entry on April 20, 2008 was rather simple, but it set off quite a realization that I do have something to say and yes people do read what I have to say.   It is amazing how we all have the opportunity to become self publishers.

Hopefully, by April 2010 I will have a new look to my blog NibbyPriest.com – Stay tuned (can we say Word Press?)   Last year (2009) there were 44 blog posts.  My goal for 2010 is at least 52.  With your encouragement and readership, I know I can make it.

Thanks for continuing to read.

The Latte 15 Years Later

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It was the fall of 1993 when I flew out of Evansville Indiana into St Louis Missouri and met two other ladies that worked for the then AGENA Corporation. We flew from St Louis Missouri to Seattle Washington. The flight was long about 4 hours.

When we arrived in Seattle it was very late around 11 pm. We got in a cab from the SeaTac Airport and were on our way to a hotel close to the Bothell Washington offices of the then AGENA Corporation (know known as AMS Services).

One of the ladies (sorry but I can’t remember there names) had the cab driver stop at a place called “Starbucks”. I asked, “Why are we stopping here?” they said “to get a Latte”, for the rural Kentucky boy I again asked “What’s that?”

Well they showed me. I don’t think that I slept the rest of that trip. To start with I had a bad head cold and really couldn’t smell or taste anything—but I love that Latte.

While I was in Seattle for that trip I stayed over an extra day and ventured downtown Seattle to check out the city. One thing that was going on while I was in town is that there was a trade show going on for people in the Coffeehouse business. I had really never heard of such other than the coffee shop on the bottom floor of the Community Methodist Hospital in Henderson where my grandmother worked for many years on Friday nights.

So I ventured into this coffeehouse trade show in downtown Seattle. I learned about espresso, roasting coffee, what a barista was, and coffee flavorings—just about everything that was becoming the rage of the coffee business boom.

When I came back to Henderson I couldn’t wait to tell others about my findings. That same week Dave & Connie Walasky were preparing to open “Planters Coffeehouse” in downtown Henderson. I knew of the Walasky’s but did not know them well. From the first day they opened the doors of Planters till when they sold the business I was in there every morning purchasing my latte. Dave made my lattes for several years then he turned it over person whom too became another dear friend in life Donna Hatfield.

Well my love for coffee and especially the Venti Non-Fat Latte all began in Seattle some 15 years ago and this week I am back in Seattle.

Hats off to a great city that makes a great Latte! Thanks to Starbucks and the many great independent shops who too have made coffee and coffeehouses a great place for people to be and be seen just as they are!

The picture above is that of the very first Starbucks Coffeehouse across the street from Pike Place Market in downtown Seattle Washington.

Thanks Starbucks for many years of GREAT LATTES– and I look forward to many more and more trips back to Seattle to remind me how special they are!