Gretchen Bailey

Awake the Naive

I was born and raised in Louisville, KY and still live there sometimes, as well as in Maine and other various places, enjoying their varying benefits. I love magic, brass bands and being close to the land.



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February 26th 2012

I finally got to update, and so much has happened. St. Louis was a blast with the housemates. The City Museum was the obvious centerpiece, and is the number one thing that I am recommending for everyone to do, especially kids and the young at heart. It's just a giant art playground beyond my wildest dreams! Staying in a fancy hotel was fun, too. After bidding Sydni, Mariah and Jake adieu, Derek and I rode the train to Austin. We hung out with Jesse and Patrick and stayed in their one room granny cottage and cooked good food and spent lots of money on food trucks and cocktails etc. Jesse is such a joy as always and it was really interesting to hear about her work with Austin Interfaith. We met some friends through my friend ... read more



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February 13th 2012

In two days we will be leaving for St. Louis with our posse. This is the first step of the journey toward Oregon for my internship. Derek and I have been a little frantic trying to move everything out and close the book on our house, the Crucible. It was especially sad to leave Roberre the cat at Margaret's mom's house yesterday. We are excited and feeling pretty good! Goodbye Kentucky St.!... read more






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