Oaks and hats Monday, May 7 2007 

General Louisville info Anne Mayhugh 9:41 am

No, I didn’t go to Oaks, I planned to but couldn’t find a hat- more on that later.  It didn’t matter because I ended up showing houses in Indiana that day to a client from West Virginia who didn’t really care about the Oaks.  Sold him one, so it all worked out.

Now back to that hat thing.  I went to a fundraiser and thought I’d successfully bid on a fabulous Frank Olive hat by Gabriel Amar.  Alas, alak, I was wrong- I lost my hat on a technicality- next time I need to fully understand the event’s quirky bidding process.  Anyway, went out to try to find a similar hat- only to discover the best hats cost about what I pay for my daughter’s car insurance every six months.  Therefore, I had no hat, but my daughter gets to keep driving!  Anyway- it all worked out because I had to work and it rained for Oaks.  Next year, though- keep an eye for me.  I’ll be the one in the great big beautiful hat!  If you went, I hope you stayed dry and had a great hat!

 

A Thunderous good time Monday, Apr 23 2007 

General Louisville info Anne Mayhugh 6:27 pm

Ok, so I didn’t stay for Thunder.  I did drive downtown, fight the mob, and watch part of the fabulous airshow.  However, I hate crowds and with the final tally at over 800,000 people, it was just too much for me.  Next year I’m getting a room in one of the nearby hotels and enjoying the festivities sans the multitudes.  The fireworks were fabulous (even on TV, and I’m told if I find a friend with HD it’s almost like the real thing) but the airshow this year topped all my expectations!  If you were among the crowd, I hope you had fun and got home in less than 3 hours!

 

Thunder’s coming Wednesday, Apr 4 2007 

General Louisville info Anne Mayhugh 3:50 pm

Well here we are again, ramping up for Derby.  Brightside is working hard to make the city look its best, even McDonald’s is jumping on the Thunder bandwagon.  For anyone who doesn’t know what “Thunder” is-here’s a brief synopsis.  It’s simply the world’s largest free air show and fireworks presentation in the world.  Usually about 3/4 of a million people congregate into a rather small area to watch the event. Lots of food vendors and beer make it a real party atmosphere.  Thunder is the Saturday 2 weeks before the Derby and kicks off the Kentucky Derby Festival, two weeks of fun filled events such as the Great Steamboat Race, the Pegasius Parade, Balloon Glow, The Great Balloon Race, and many free concerts and other family events.  Needless to say, the real estate market usually slows considerably for those two weeks.  That means this week and next will be busy if the weather is nice.  Go ahead and start to make the yards look nice, but don’t get those bedding plants out yet.  Remember our frost free day is usually about the same as Derby.