While Melissa and I were out taking some fall photography we stopped by Midway. Midway is this very small town just off of I64 between Frankfort and Lexington. The town got its name because it was the railroad midpoint between Lexington and Frankfort. This small little town is pretty awesome and if you are in the area or traveling by, you really need to stop in and have some food and visit the stores. Here is a picture of about 1/2 of downtown Midway.
Getting back to my story — as Melissa and I were driving around we were near Midway and we saw a sign for Violet’s Bakery. It was in the middle of the afternoon and we decided to stop in and get a snack. The bakery is in downtown Midway. We parked and I grabbed the above photo before we went in. It is a great little bakery shop. There were several people in there all looking at the showcase having a very hard time deciding among the various treats. There was a young lady and young man behind the counter. Both had a familiar look to them. I was especially intrigued by the young lady as she was behind the counter and seemed very eager to service the next customer — but the indecisive customers were not noticing her. Her looks and actions reminded me of a young Helen Hunt. So being the photojournalist that I am, I raised my camera and took a shot. UGH — the camera was still set for outside shooting so the lack of indoor light cause the shutter speed to be slow and the image turned out a little blurry. I am somewhat embarrassed to post this, but what the heck — I will just consider the motion blur and artsy type photo. 
Melissa and I were waited on by the young lady. We purchased a Macadamia cookie and an oatmeal raisin cookie. When we went outside and before I could tell Melissa that they looked familiar, she said “you know who that was don’t you?”. And I said no, but she does look very familiar. She said the she was the lead in Oklahoma. It hit me like a ton of bricks that was indeed who she was. So I went back in and asked her if she was the lead. And she said yes! Wow what a treat to actually meet a local celebrity like her. She also informed me that John, the young man next to her (John Killie – I looked it up in my playbill), was in Babes In Arms. I think he was also the stage manager for Oklahoma. Well before I left I asked if I could get a good picture of her and she graciously agreed. Again my camera wasn’t set properly as I was excited in the heat of the moment But this one turned out much better. Here is a picture of her in the store and her picture on stage.
She is very photogenic. Hopefully I will get an opportunity to take photos of her again in the future. I asked if she was going to be in future Maskrafter performances and she is considering trying out for next summers performance of Kiss Me Kate. Hope she gets a major part as she was awesome in Oklahoma. I still don’t know her name — I need to find the old Oklahoma playbill somewhere! I found it! Her name is Samantha Tackett.
Here is a picture of John on stage from Babes In Arms.
What strikes me funny is when I see people in different settings than what I expect, my pea brain has a very hard time placing them. Oh well, maybe senility is setting in early for me.
After we ate our cookie on the street, Melissa decided that she needed some coffee to go along with it. So she stepped into the Quirk Cafe. It is a newly remodeled building. Here are a couple of photos from inside. The 1st one is of Melissa ordering her coffee.
And here is a picture of the steps to the lower level. The main level is the coffee house and the lower level is a book store.
And finally here is a picture outside of one of the newer buildings in Midway.
Midway rocks and you never know who you will see there. So go visit it!
