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Our Technicolor Life

Jeff and Carrie Ketterman

Welcome to Our Technicolor Life! We are a husband and wife team that lives a vintage lifestyle in full color. There's never a dull moment with our many adventures through our tea room, travel, entertainment, and art.

A modern day Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz,

Jeff and Carrie Ketterman's host TEA parties at

The Old Capitol Tea Room, TRAVEL in The Not So Long Trailer, ENTERTAIN with two bands Rosie & the Rockabillies and The Tin Pan Alley Cats, create ART and share our LIFESTYLE.

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Tea

The Old Capitol Tea Room

Step back into a simple & peaceful time at The Old Capitol Tea Room. Located in historic Corydon, Indiana, we host vintage afternoon tea parties.

Travel

The Not So Long Trailer

A fun-loving redhead & her musical husband discovering the USA in our traveling homage to Lucy & Desi, The Not So Long Trailer.

Entertainment

Two vintage themed bands - Rosie & The Rockabillies is a 1950s cover band while the Tin Pan Alley Cats features a 1920s-1940s vibe.

The Lucy and Desi Tribute Show

The Music That Helped Win the War Tribute Show

Art

Carrie Cooke Ketterman Art

because life is too short for boring art. Original oil paintings, children's books, coloring books, and mural services.

Lifestyle

Vintage lifestyle features our love for the past & all things vintage.

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SOLD OUT Let’s Do the Time Warp Again: A Rocky Horror Picture Show Sing-Along Tea Friday October 16th at 7pm

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SOLD OUT The Twisted Tales of Poe Tea Party Sunday October 18th at 7pm

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SOLD OUT Hocus Pocus Tea Party - Tuesday October 20th at 7pm

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🎶Mr. Pancho’s Patio with the Tin Pan Alley Cats! 🎶

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SOLD OUT Dracula Radio Show Tea Party Friday October 23rd at 7pm

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SOLD OUT Hocus Pocus Tea Party - Tuesday October 27th at 7pm

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Watkins Glen State Park

Carrie & Jeff

Jul 29, 2022

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Whew! SO much fun that we are getting SO far behind on posting.

These are pics from our Tuesday in Watkins Glen, NY! This small village of just over 2,000 is known for its contributions to auto racing. Watkins Glen is where US road racing got its start! Today, Watkins Glen International Raceway hosts several races throughout the year, including a NASCAR Cup

Series event in August and the Vintage Grand Prix event every September!

Watkins Glen is at the southern tip of Seneca Lake, the largest of the eleven Finger Lakes in mid-state NY. The weather was perfect on our Tuesday and we spent the morning hiking in Watkins Glen State Park. The ”gorge trail” is amazing! it’s only a mile long, but it is all uphill, which makes the mile coming back a breeze! 😁 There are 19 waterfalls on this trail! NINETEEN! It’s almost like traveling thru a fairy land. I would love to do a mermaid photo shoot here. ❤️

It really warmed up in the afternoon and we decided to cool off in Seneca Lake, which was right across from our campground. Later in the evening we walked from our campsite at Clute Park up to Lafayette Park for a picnic and great little concert by a local husband & wife jazz duo.

Watkins Glen or Bust…Literally

Carrie & Jeff

Jul 26, 2022

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Well, most everyone knows of our bit of bad luck on Monday driving from Niagara down to Watkins Glen. Just 8 miles from our campground for the next four days, we lost a wheel on a little trailer. The whole wheel - sheared off.

So, our day was a bit stressful and tiring. Once we got to our campsite and tackled some of the issues at hand, thanks in huge part to our neighbor, Garret, we decided to just drive around the area to get a feel for what was in the area. We managed to get a few photos in from our visit to Taughannock Falls and Ithaca.

In looking back on those photos, you can see the strain and stress from that day in our eyes and expressions. Whew. That was a rough one.

But, we are sure excited about the possibilities for adventure that lie ahead in Watkins Glen!!

A Day in Niagara

Carrie & Jeff

Jul 26, 2022

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This was our fourth visit to Niagara Falls, and each visit is special and different in its own way. This visit was our longest in the park to date! We explored areas we honestly didn’t know existed. Why did we just now discover Terrapin Point?! It is spectacular!

We also visited The Three Sisters islands for the first time. We were able to spend an entire day and stay into the night. We had our second Maid of The Mist boat tour on this trip, and it was SO much fun! Honestly, I can’t believe they can take a boat filled with people SO close to the falls! If you have never done it, put it on your to-do list! It is unlike anything else you will ever do.

We started the day with a visit to Erie’s (PA) Bicentennial Tower before heading out to Niagara. We stopped along the Lake Erie coastline in NY briefly at the Barcelona Lighthouse. This nearly 200-year-old structure is undergoing some renovation work to restore the original wooden staircase.

The rain held off until after the light show. We saw the light show from the Canada side a few years ago, and this time saw it from the US side. Both ways are special and beautiful in their own way.

Our Monday takes us to Watkins Glen, NY - the heart of the Fingerlake Region.