Entries from August 2008

August 24, 2008

Sunday August 24, 2008

There is an old song by Buster Poindexter called “Hot Hot Hot.”   It ran through my head all day today, because it surely was hot, hot, hot!  Tours were a little light today, no doubt because of the heat.  We had sightseeing tours at 10:30 and 2:30, and a fairly large group at one o’clock.  [...]

August 17, 2008

Sunday August 17, 2008

I know fall semester is starting at the local colleges and universities, because we had several incoming freshman and their families visit today.  They had mostly all seen the People article, so we were on the “things to do in Kentucky” list.   My unofficial assistant tour guide Emma was in town as well, so it [...]

August 11, 2008

Sunday August 10, 2008

What a great weekend in Kentucky!  I don’t think we can complain one little bit about our summer weather this year.  The fields are still green, albeit a completely different green that what we see in springtime.  Summer grass is less intense, more muted, leaning toward an avocado or army green.  Still, the horses are happy [...]

August 4, 2008

Sunday August 3, 2008

Wow, I just cannot believe that it’s August 3rd.  What a great summer day we had today, in the low 90s, not much humidity and clear skies.  The sun sure was hot, though.  We tried to spend as much “talk time” in the shade as possible!
 
Today was a fairly uneventful day, with the usual mix [...]