I'm a mom, a newlywed, and a photographer in the Bluegrass. This is my one year challenge to live life with more romance and adventure. More →
The groves were God’s first temples. ~William Cullen Bryant, “A Forest Hymn” Last Sunday, 60 ft above the earth, a little yellow butterfly landed by my foot on the bark of a giant red oak tree. Yes, I was 60 ft in the air…and I was climbing a tree like I had only done in [...]
In my early twenties, one month before my short-lived career as a flight attendant, I flew to Italy to spend two weeks monastery hopping– kinda like hostel hopping, or bar hopping, but not really. Actually, not at all like hostel hopping or bar hopping. Those two activities being very rowdy and social in nature, monastery [...]
Surely, the strange beauty of the world must somewhere rest on the axis of pure joy. -Louise Bogan As the weather around us gets hotter and even more beautiful, and the call to summer vacations get louder and louder, Mr. Cecil and I made a decision that will greatly effect our summer plans: We decided [...]
Lexington has it’s own slice of Americana, right off Richmond Rd. When we heard the Lexington Ice Center had one of the Travel Channel’s Top 10 Most Unique Miniature Golf courses in all of the United States, we wondered why no one had told us about this place before. These guys have been featured on [...]
Last Friday, before the torrential down pour hit, we skipped town at headed to the Red River Gorge for a true Bluegrass Romance family adventure. My husband has been rock-climbing for over a decade. I have not. I even admit to a slight fear of heights, but the Cat Woman/Lara Croft Tomb Raider in me [...]
We’ve lived in Lexington for little over a year now, but have not done much to plug into the beautiful horse world that surrounds us. Shame on us, right? Everyone knows the World Equestrian Games are coming to Lexington this fall–and we are psyched, but our personal excitement about the games stems from the hope [...]
I know why those Europeans kiss so much– being around great art is romantic. Visiting the Cincinnati Art Museum reminded me that I don’t have to travel far to find one of the things I love most about Europe– an appreciation and celebration of masterful art. A little more than on hour up the road [...]
Is it strange that one of the most alive places in the city is a cemetery? By alive, I mean alive with Spring, of course. Tulips and daffodils are in full bloom at the moment and I hear we only get a window of a few weeks to enjoy them. So get out if you [...]
(This post really deserves video for the full experience…. But since I only have pictures to share, I recommend those of you with kids make it to the next event. Check out their Facebook page for the schedule). This might be one of Mr. Cecil and my favorite family-friendly events in Lexington: The Rock-n-Romp. This [...]
What if I I told you there was a place in the Bluegrass that smells and feels like Hawaii? There is. Welcome to Krohn conservatory: The venue for mini-mission No. 11, where exotic plants grow year-round and transform indoor places into magical Palm, Tropical, Desert and Orchid houses. The official date for the start of [...]
