Blogs from Lexington, Kentucky, United States, North America - page 4

“Redbud Season” in Kentucky is like “Leaf Peeping Season” in Vermont. Special tours, designated routes, photo ops galore! This is our fourth time to stay at the RV Park at Kentucky Horse Park. Obviously, it suits us. The actual Horse Park will be the venue for the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games from Sept. 25- Oct. 10. Equestrians from around the world will compete in eight sports including jumping and a 100 mile cross country endurance ride. The horse park is worth a visit just for the exhibitry, which includes daily live appearances by New York Bred Derby and Preakness winner, Funny Cide, who was born at McMahon of Saratoga, making Joe & Anne McMahon the breeders of record . We had a surprise visit by our great niece and nephew, Madison and Aiden McMahon ... read more

Our last day in Hendersonville we hiked nearby Triple Falls in the Du Pont Forest where they filmed the Last of the Mohicans and then we drove out to the area my ancestors settled in the 1700's (Candler, NC named after Zachariah Candler my great grandfather back 8 generations). We found some old family graves I had looked up last year while doing geneaology research. It took hours to find them since they were from the 1700's and not even in a real cemetery---people own the property now that was once my relatives' land 200 years ago and the family plot is unmarked and on the property above a meadow---we had to ask many old locals who sent us from one place to another until finally one elderly lady about 80 years old told me she ... read more

Its late, I have been getting little sleep, working lousy shifts and by god I need a vacation... and its Angela's birthday, I have an excuse! Chicago here I come! Left Lexington at five-ish heading to Cincinnati in Angela's electric golf cart, I mean car... Had dinner at an excellent Chinese restaraunt, visited with her brother and sister, took a nap and then off to the bus stop. Megabus is our ride, $13 round trip for two, sure beats the heck out of driving or flying as least as far as the pocketbook goes. (If you have not heard of Mega-Bus it is a really cheap commuter bus with hubs in Chicago, LA, and some place out east...) So at 1:25 am on Sunday July 6th we are on board and squeezed into tight quarters praying ... read more

Lexington, Kentucky Horse Park and Keeneland Race Course Kentucky is beautiful in the spring. Returning to the Horse Park RV Park feels like home. Diner at Le Deauville, in downtown Lexington, is very French and VERY delicious. Niece, Kate McMahon, who sells stallion seasons for Darley Stables, picked up the tab for seven of us (since we all around the table have “shares in mares” I guess we are her clients). Great company, great dinner escargot, moules & frittes, Chateau Neuf de Pape, and so much more! Merci beaucoup, Kate! Sunday is the first time we have seen the sun since leaving Florida almost a week ago - It is a beautiful day for the races at Keeneland. That McMahon hospitality picks up right where Kate left off with Michael having five of us as his ... read more

We sort of got to sleep in today. I guess Ruthie came in around 8 asking Sarah if they were allowed to be awake yet. Vegged. I actually took two naps before going to work. Yea! We finally had a show today! So exciting. Not really a real show, but a church show in a real church. I’ll put pictures up soon. Tonight, I was learning quiet humility as I asked the house techs intelligent questions and getting answered like I had never done lights before in my life. But I was actually good! I just listened and was kind and moved on. The show went well. The us. (How do you spell that word? You know, the first syllable of “usual”?) Use? Usch? That. It was great seeing all the kids today; it seems weeks ... read more