The Ghost Across the Street-Hope He Likes Cupcakes...

Taking a break from painting and cleaning, we noticed several people gathered across the street snapping pictures and looking up at The Southern Turf building, a quaint four story building built in 1895. As it turns out, there's supposedly a ghost named Ice Johnson. Ice was the manger of the building and saloon. When the saloon was closed in 1916, Ice shot himself in the head, dying instantly. He left behind a note stating he would rather die than ever leave the building. Since that time, he's been seen dashing from window to window, scaring away would be tenants. Over the years he's learned to respect visitor's to the building, and till this day can still be seen looking out his third story window.

Hmm. Don't be surprised if you see an Ice Johnson cupcake on the menu...

Read more about Nashville Ghosts-
http://books.google.com/books?id=PsZNX_HnGmcC&pg=PA24&lpg=PA24&dq=southern+turf+ghost+nashville+tn&source=bl&ots=0TCYZ2_lYt&sig=NuoZwJmiIXII8Ahh2m7c8AzL0IM&hl=en&ei=x0NIStj2OYKltgfN0-SCBw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1

Down to the business of The Painted Cupcake. With the help of great family and friends, we got so much accomplished this weekend. Denise and Daniel Palma were so great to help us with painting. I wish you could have seen Daniel standing ON TOP of the ladder painting and dancing-in FLIP FLOPS!!! Not to mention, I've never seen someone paint wall after wall with so little paint. And If you're ever in search of someone to trim out, Denise is your lady! Thanks to you both for your help! Janetta Davenport is one amazing striper (not stripper)... Once I figured out how to make a 12.5 ft straight line using a laser level, things moved along so much faster and, obviously straighter... And I could not have done it without her help!!! After putting the first coat of paint on our display cabinet, I was not at all happy-too glossy/shining. Thanks to Angela York for coming downtown to help repaint with a satin finish. Much better!!! It's a good thing I am not in the painting of walls business. I would go crazy...okay...crazier...