Awhile back I read an article about the things in Kentucky people have to explain to everybody else. So, I wrote one about the things in western Kentucky because that’s so much different than Kentucky. Well, then I decided we needed a list from Fancy Farm too. Honestly, this doesn’t even touch the tip of … [Read more…]
A rewrite of A Visit from St. Nicholas with sincere apologies to Clement Clarke Moore T’was the night before the Picnic, when all through the town Not a politician was stirring, not even an aide; The aprons were hung by the door with care, Knowing that the next morning they’d be grabbed with other … [Read more…]
I don’t understand why I’m not rich and famous. When I win the lottery… I don’t understand why God won’t trust me with wealth. I have asked time and again. I have prayed about it. I have hoped for it. I have wished for it. I just don’t understand why. It’s not that I’m poor. … [Read more…]
17 Reasons why my heart will always be in Fancy Farm: 17. Deep breaths. You can breathe in western Kentucky. There is nothing but clean air. Yes, you might get a whiff of a chicken house, the hog market or a barn being fired but that just makes it smell that much better. 16. Kittens … [Read more…]
We have horses. We have beautiful horses. They’re draft horses. Jimmy always said that if he sold the milk cows he was going to get horses. And he did. We got a team of sisters, a pair. They were a year a part. They were part haflinger and part Pershing. They were brown with black … [Read more…]
So here I sit at dusk, in the middle of a strange field, waiting for Jimmy to measure how much ground he has broke so he can figure how many tobacco plants he’s going to need to grow for how many pounds it will yield. I am in utter awe of him. If you meet … [Read more…]
Our community lost a treasure this week. Fr. David Willett was born in Fancy Farm, he was raised in Fancy Farm, joined the military, became a priest, rejoined the military and retired as a Colonel in the U.S. Army. When he retired from the military for the third time he moved home. A lot of … [Read more…]
You know how you get really excited that Christmas is coming? Or maybe you get really excited the night before you go on vacation. It's all about the anticipation, right? Well, it's no different in Fancy Farm as we prepare to spend the weekend with 10,000 of our closest friends and relatives. We can't wait. … [Read more…]
I am fortunate to live in a community that is full of history. Everywhere you look you can put your hands on things that are 200 years old or more. There are many places where we know our great-grandparents and great-great-grandparents lived or farmed. History is everywhere we look. And our community is more than … [Read more…]
My youngest daughter got her driver’s license last week. Actually it is her restricted license. Now she can go where she needs to and she can run errands for me. I think she has been to Hobbs Home Center at least twice a day every day. I have been through this before. My two older … [Read more…]