My Old Kentucky Home, Magnolia Mountain, and Veronica

"From Nashville to Kentucky, my heart it draws the line/ Somewhere someone thinks of me/ I just wish it was somewhere I could find" = Nashville to Kentucky by My Morning Jacket

I went back to Murray, KY for the first time since I've been back from France to primarily visit my Grandmother (in photo below), but also to see college buds, visit my French professor, etc.

Both of my parents are from Murray; they met in 7th grade and were high school sweethearts.

 

My whole life, I visited the small town for family stuff. Then, I decided to move away from the big city and return to my roots for college at MSU-- GO RACERS! There, I fell in love with Kentucky in general.

One thing I do love about Murray are the huge, beautiful Magnolia trees. "I want to go to Magnolia Mountain/And lay my weary head down/ Down on the rocks/ On the mountain my savior made/Steady my soul and ease my worry" = Magnolia Mountain by Ryan Adams and The Cardinals

So, naturally, I decided to have a little photo shoot INSIDE of a Magnolia's foliage. But, first, meet my Longchamp bag that I bought in France the day before I returned:

Next, meet "VERONICA."  This is the name that my co-workers gave me years ago for my straight-haired "alter-ego." Supposedly, Veronica brings a different attitude with her than "Sarah" does.

Kentucky woman

She shines with her own kind of light

She looks at you once

And a day that's all wrong looks all right

And I love her

God knows I love her

Kentucky woman

If she get to know you

She goin to own you

Kentucky woman

Well, she aint the kind

Make heads turn at the drop of her name

But something inside

That she's got turns you on just the same

And I love her

God knows I love her

=

"Kentucky Woman" by Neil Diamond

(outfit details: bag=Longchamp; skirt=Vero Moda; shoes=Andre; shirt= Urban Outfitters; scarf= Grandmother's KY Derby vintage scarf).

So, I am now back in Nashville; and I had to say goodbye to Kentucky, the Magnolias, and Veronica. The humidity made her disappear pretty damn quickly.

If you haven't been to Kentucky, listen to The Kinks' "Kentucky Moon" song off of the Muswell Hillbillies album:

Living is fantasy, traveling mentally
Making up tunes in hotel rooms
bout places Ive never been to
Though Ive never crooned under a Kentucky moon
I had my dream, Kentucky moon
But its only moon dreams
From songs, films and TV

But I can visualize what Ive never seen
But I had my dream, Kentucky moon