michellebenningtonMay 315 minCelebration! A Book Release and More!Hey everyone! I just wanted to announce that today is a BIG DAY for me! My first ever book is being released by Level Best Books! I have...
michellebenningtonMay 265 minWalking the Bourbon Trail: A Bourbon Distillery Tour, Part 1I love bourbon. Ironically, I rarely drink. And though I love the taste of bourbon (straight, neat), and the various foods flavored with...
michellebenningtonMay 27, 20215 minRemembering the Simpsonville MassacreIn April, on one of our many trips to Louisville for my husband’s medical concerns, the headstones and American flag on the side of the...
michellebenningtonMay 21, 20216 minA Bourbon Ball is Born!I have just a few more Kentucky-related posts and I swear I’ll move on because there’s a whole world of Mystery and History out there to...
michellebenningtonMay 10, 20216 minA Real-Life Kentucky Derby MysteryI know, I know, the Kentucky Derby ended two weeks ago, but since we’re all still waiting on the 2021 Belmont Stakes (June 5), I figure...
michellebenningtonMay 3, 20214 minThe Sad Fate of the Kentucky Derby's FounderMeriwether Lewis Clark Jr., also known at "Lutie" among his friends and loved ones descends from American "royalty," so to speak. His...
michellebenningtonApr 23, 20213 minMadam Helena ModjeskaAfter writing about the famous Kentucky candy, Modjeskas, I became curious about the woman who inspired the caramel-covered marshmallow...
michellebenningtonApr 15, 20212 minSweet HistoryI was planning on writing about writing with this blog, but life offered up another plan and another idea. So my next few posts will be...
michellebenningtonApr 9, 20213 minA CelebrationApril is national poetry month! It's stating the obvious to say I love literature in general, but I think poetry might be my first love....