My Old Kentucky Home

Dear Blog.  It's Kathy. Sorry I didn't get a chance to post about our visit to the farm. It was a very busy visit. We arrived on Thursday, May 3rd. It was a beautiful drive from Tennessee. The day before we left, we visited with Dave's Uncle Howard and his wife, Ralphie just outside Nashville, Tennessee.  They took us to a great little Mexican restaurant. It was fun catching up.

We left Newport, TN and arrived in Rineyville, KY around 4:00 p.m. with plenty of time to join Aunt Dot and Cousin Bill for dinner. Bill's wife Rosie and their friend, Sue, came over with Sue's dog, DJ.  Here we are in the office (a/k/a sun room) at the back of the house.

On Friday, everyone had to work, so Dave and I took ourselves on a hike around the farm. The cows were out in the pasture with their little babies. Normally, you can walk right by the cows and they don't pay you no never mind. Not this time, they stood and stared at us - very creepy. Then they started bawling and creating a ruckus. We made it through the pasture alive and had a nice hike in the woods hunting for Indian arrowheads and geodes.  On the way back through the pasture, we walked as far away from the mad cows as we could get.

Saturday was Kentucky Derby Day. Apparently, Derby Day is second only to Mardi Gras when it comes to eating and drinking and partying.  There are weeks of celebrations leading up to race day.  We had no clue when we scheduled our trip that we would be coming to Kentucky during the partiest time of the year. Hey-it's better to be lucky than smart. Like true Kentuckians - Bill and Rosie had plans to host their own Derby Day Party.  So, Saturday morning, Dave and I made deviled eggs and a huge spinach salad to contribute to the pot luck.

As the guests arrived, Rosie saddled up their horses and took some folks riding around the homestead.

Dave and I opted out of the riding. It was too hot and we both were wearing shorts. We spent the rest of the afternoon hanging out eating and drinking and getting ready for post time. Bill organized a raffle for the names of the horses running in the Derby.  There was a $5.00 pot ($100) and a $3.00 pot ($60.00). All the horses I drew had odds of at least 50 to 1, so I knew I wouldn't be wining anything that night.

On Sunday, it was off to church and then grocery shopping. We had a picnic in the car on the way back from the store - munching on chicken strips and potato wedges - awesome! Bill took us to the construction site of their new pig barn. When it is complete, they'll be able to house over 2,000 hogs.

You just never know what critters you'll run into down on the farm. Here is Bill putting an alligator snapping turtle back into the pond. The old man was sunning himself on the road in front of Dot's house.  Be careful where you walk!

We took a few more pictures. If you want to see them, you can follow the link to Flickr.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/scranton21/sets/

Monday morning came too soon.  We packed up, hitched up and headed to Ohio.

Bye Blog.  It's been fun chatting with you.

Kathy