Kentucky: a State of Mind Book

Shake hands with "Mousie" Crouch, who understands chain saws as well as Einstein made sense of universal time and space. Trace the waterways of Hell Fer Sartin. Sit and stay awhile at Ralph Marcum's "Old Town" in Hooten Holler.

The authors, David and Lalie Dick, have spent the past twenty years crisscrossing Kentucky from the Big Sandy to the Mississippi, the Cumberland to the Ohio, seeking the essence of individuals as unique as the spirit of Sister Kate, the Asparagus lady, and critters named "Bozo" and "Horny."

Come along and walk the Daniel Boone National Forest with Tim Taylor. Stand beneath "Three Hundred Springs," rub your hand along the millstone grooves, and step inside "The Jewell Box."

Whistle for the dog named "Cat," the double-glass-eyed Catahoula Cur import from Louisiana. Recall the baloney sandwich, the meat-cutting machine, and the hungry, flea-bitten dog. Cry with the passing of Jake, but rejoice in other wagging tails and puppy kisses.

Monkey's Eyebrow is an eye-opening neighborhood!

In Cynthiana, Uncle Jed has a roomful of herbal remedies. In Winchester, J. Don Witt will repair your family heirloom watch. In Bath County, Roscoe Cassidy's ninety-six years makes him a senior, preeminent whittler of cedar on the front porch of Blevin's Grocery.

Taste springtime at the straw-bale house, lick your lips at candy-making, and savor twilight time on Plum Lick. Sit at the breakfast table with Jasper P. Theopolis Spunk who'll explain the miracles of life, love, and the Great Hereafter.

Their third co-authored book among 10 they've produced since 1992 from their home on Plum Lick, David and Lalie Dick believe, Kentucky's state of mind is filled with laughter, joy, respect, dignity, and imagination.

The people of the Commonwealth of Kentucky are rooted in the rich possibilities of a memorable state of mind.