Mustard Seed Hill...

As 'Empty Nesters', Claude and I like to treat ourselves to some nice Christmas outings during the month of December. This year a half-page ad came in the Georgetown NewsGraphic about a Christmas event in Millersburg, Kentucky. It was to be held at a place called Mustard Seed Hill. I have pasted some of the history of this beautiful facility from their website (http://mustardseedhill.events/) below in brackets:

"The recorded history of the Mustard Seed Hill property dates to 1852 when William Nunn established his impressive, Greek Revival home, commonly referred to as the Allen House.

"In 1920, the citizens of Millersburg purchased the dwelling so Millersburg Military Institute (MMI) could return to the town. They added a number of buildings, including Moffett Hall, Rankin Hall and a gymnasium. MMI was an icon of Kentucky private education for 113 years.

"In 2016, Community Ventures purchased the property, which was abandoned and in rapid decline. Today, extensive restoration has prepared the grounds for a new life and unbounded growth including weddings and corporate retreats. "

We arrived at Mustard Seed Hill and were directed to a parking lot on the premise. Then we walked through a part of the light display to find the outdoor market area.

Each vendor had their own tent (with a heater!). These were all top-of-the-line vendors. We didn't purchase anything. All our Christmas shopping is done. We did enjoy browsing through the vendors.

After visiting the market area, we walked around the outside of the Allen House to the back door. This is where you entered the Allen House to view the Gingerbread House display. There was a $5 per person charge for this. However, if you brought the ad from the local newspaper, they let you enter for free. We brought the ad. Claude would make a nice contribution to Mustard Seed Hill before we left this event.

These are pictures of the interior of the Allen House decorated for Christmas with a gingerbread house or more in each room. Some of the houses were made by children, some by families, some by organizations and some by professionals. I was particularly fascinated with the light fixtures in some of the rooms. Enjoy these pictures of the interior of the Allen House and the gingerbread houses on display.

The nice lady who welcomed us as we entered the Allen House answered my question about the history of the property. She told us that last year they had a few lights. This year they added more lights, the market place, the gingerbread displays and a hospitality tent with live entertainment. The entertainment was a man playing a guitar and a woman playing a fiddle. They sang bluegrass music and they were very good. We left the Allen House and went to the hospitality tent and enjoyed our evening meal with this lovely entertainment. Then we took a few more pictures as we went back to our car.

This was a very relaxing, enjoyable evening. I would love to go back next year to see what they add next. This was a excellent evening of Kentucky Christmas celebration.