A Meaningful Visit!

Danville, Kentucky, U.S.A., is the finest of small towns.  I spent a good part of my life there, from 1969 to 2000, so I have quite a history there with my family, friends, church, neighborhood, schools, and civic clubs.  Today I met some dear friends there for a lovely, lively lunch.

From left: Rosemary, me/Jan, Linda, Noella, Harriet, and Leone.

Five of us raised our children there and have remained friends even though Leone lives in Louisville and I live in Lexington.  Noella is a Catholic nun formerly involved in Music Ministry at Sts. Peter & Paul church.  She invited us to visit her in Holland, Michigan.  We plan to rent a van and travel there together next year.  We always have to catch up on the news about our children and grandchildren.  Over the years we consoled each other when several of our parents died.  Then there were the crazy-busy years when most of us were working.

Everywhere I look in Danville brings back memories to me.  We ate at the "Cue" restaurant.  It is relatively new, a former pool hall when I lived there.  A friend of mine from our Homemaker Club's husband owned the pool hall.  I passed the house where my beautician worked, the houses where Linda lives, where Harriet lives, and where Leone used to live.  And on and on!

Danville and Boyle County, Kentucky, have a population of less than 30,000, with most in the city.  Centre College is a prominent part of the city.  The county is mostly farmland but there are plenty of industries in the city.  It is a quite vibrant community, a great place for families and children.

I visited my church, Sts. Peter and Paul, where six of my children were baptized and two daughters were married.  It was founded in 1807, one of the oldest institutions in the county.  Across from the church is Constitution Square, where the State Constitution of Kentucky was written in a log building.

Over the years, I discovered every nook and cranny of the church, from the rafters to the basement.  Today, while on our way back to our cars, Rosemary, Noella, and I visited the church again.

Sts. Peter & Paul, May 24, 2014, the original part of the church.

Main altar at Sts. Peter & Paul.

Before we said "good-bye," we scheduled our next outing which will be in Lexington.