Another fine Sunday in Kentucky. You know the kind of day– warm, sunny, blue skies–the kind of day that just begs you to be outdoors. Sadly, I’ve spent it at home nursing one of those annoying summertime colds. I apologize for not getting to the farm this weekend, and thus for not having an updated blog [...]
Entries from May 2009
May 25, 2009
Sunday May 24, 2009
Welcome to summer! It’s hot, muggy, and did I mention hot?? It felt good, though, in a drippy, sweaty way! Even a lot of the horses were sweating just standing still and except for Pops, Ring and Awad, no one was moving too much. But, none of the people seemed to mind the heat too [...]
May 17, 2009
Saturday May 16, 2009
Ok, so I am cheating this week. I am not going to be at the farm for tours on Sunday. I’m actually going to the steeplechase races. Never been to jump races, so it’ll be fun. Anyway, since I won’t be doing tours this week, I took some time to visit with my own very [...]
May 11, 2009
Sunday May 10, 2009
After what seems to be weeks and weeks of rain (but was more like a few days, I suppose) today was a fine, sunny day in central Kentucky. The grass is really deep and lush and we had a gentle breeze, rather than a monsoon wind. All in all, who could complain? And Happy Mother’s [...]
May 5, 2009
Monday May 4, 2009
Ahh Monday… what a weekend! Yesterday, in a cool and drizzly rain, we had the annual Homecoming event at Old Friends. I actually think in many ways it was among our most successful. Lots of people ignored the weather to come out and support the horses and everyone seemed to have a great time. There [...]