Baskets of Dreams

Hello, Deep within our minds we have formed ideas. These ideas take shape and grow like a seed into the mighty oak tree. Many of these ideas are what we would like to do in our lifetime. These are our DREAMS or goals. To live a full life we must nurture and enjoy each of the steps that we take to fulfill these dreams. There will be stumbling blocks that help you build your character and appreciate you accomplishments. Along this path you will add more dreams to pursue the broading of your horizons.

Most of my life I spent in central Kentucky. Georgetown is where I grew up and learned my values. There on a grassy hill above Boiling Springs is a monument where the first fort was built in Kentucky, Fort McClellan. (It was abandoned because of the Indian raids it suffered.) One of my father’s hobbies was genealogy and in his research there is an interesting name, John Mitchell. This name is on that monument and is a relative of mine.

My husband and I had always dreamed of moving to Florida when we retired and we realized that dream. In realizing this dream I began writing. JESS my protagonist in my novel “THE BLUEGRASS DREAM” also had a dream. Her father had promised her that when he returned from his hunting trip to Kentucky that he would take Jess and her twin brother James back to Kentucky to live. This did not happen. Her father was killed by an Indian’s arrow. Upon hearing the news Jess was devastated but determined to full fill his dream and her’s. Uncle David would not take her with him when he decided to go the land of the hunter’s dream. She dressed in James’ clothes and tried to follow David. Jess found herself alone in the wild wilderness full of hardships. In this vast forest Digger and Hutch, two long hunters stumbled upon her camp. Jess traveled with them until she realized Digger guessed her true identity. In the middle of the night she slipped away from them and continued her journey to the Bluegrass. There in the Bluegrass with its gentle rolling hills and lust bluegrass she made a new life but not without its problems, loves, hardships, and dangers. You will find my book “The Bluegrass Dream” by Ruth Thompson on Amazon. The ISBN number is 1-59800-770-X.