Life...Fun and Kentucky Real Estate

Today, I spent a lot of time on the road with some clients that wanted to look at a few homes off the beaten trail. The home tour took us through some of the most beautiful horse farms, creeks, rock formations and colorful blooming trees and flowers.

As my clients looked around each listing I wandered around and took some random photos with my razor phone.

Here's a bit of what I saw today in Versailles, Nonesuch and Nicholasville, Kentucky. On the way home I crossed over the Kentucky River on the Valley View Ferry to get back to Richmond.

What a a fabulous day it was for my relocation clients to get a look at what Central Kentucky could offer as a new home. Many of my clients have lived all their lives in northern states, then suddenly decided to sell everything and retire here. It really is a gorgeous place to live. 

Enjoy my Kentucky eye candy...

Brushy Run Road, Nonesuch, Kentucky

Brushy Run Road, Nonesuch, Kentucky

 Pollard Pike,Nicholasville, Kentucky

 Pollard Pike, Nicholasville, Kentucky

 Pollard Pike, Nicholasville, Kentucky

 Pollard Pike, Nicholasville, Kentucky

 Pollard Pike, Nicholasville, Kentucky

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Lizette Fitzpatrick - Principal Broker with Lizette Realty in Richmond, Kentucky.

Rated number #1 featured Kentucky Realtor®  on Activerain.com and Localism.com. Publisher/Author for the only Central Kentucky email newsletter on local real estate listings and sold properties, Kentucky relocation, local events, homeowner information and fun! For more information on Lizette, Kentucky Horse Farms, Prudential Don Foster, Madison County, Fayette County, Richmond or Lexington, Kentucky click on Lizette.us.

See for yourself what Lizette's extraordinary clients have to say about their Kentucky real estate experience.

Spring Meet at Keeneland Race Track...Priceless!

In Kentucky there is nothing like a nice warm Spring day at Keeneland Racetrack. The current Spring meet is April 4 - 25. Next meet is in October.

I plan to spend my day there tomorrow with fellow AR member Connie King from Tenessee. She is coming up for a visit and to spend some time enjoying the weather. It will be her first time at Keeneland.

Kentucky locals go to Keeneland race track to watch the people...out of towners go to watch the horses!

It's like Kentucky Derby without all the hoopla and cameras. The grounds are absolutely beautiful and I would say it is the grandest track in the world for elegance and charm. An owner's showcase for 2 and 3 year old Thoroughbreds before going to Churchill Downs and the Kentucky Derby.

The picture below is of the paddock area at Keeneland where owners are giving last minute instructions to the jockeys. They are helped into the saddle and escorted by ponies to the track through a tunnel. The old clock in the bottom right is a Rolex. Cool huh?

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Lizette Fitzpatrick - Baby Boomer Real Estate Relocation Specialist with Prudential Don Foster in Richmond, Kentucky.

Rated number #1 featured Kentucky Realtor®  on Activerain.com and Localism.com. Publisher/Author for the only Central Kentucky email newsletter on local real estate listings and sold properties, Kentucky relocation, local events, homeowner information and fun! For more information on Lizette, Kentucky Horse Farms, Prudential Don Foster, Madison County, Fayette County, Richmond or Lexington, Kentucky click on Lizette.us.

See for yourself what Lizette's extraordinary clients have to say about their Kentucky real estate experience.

UPDATE NOV. 3, 2008:

Rita won 1st place in the election.

She will be joining the other 3 top voted candidates as our new city commisioner.  Go RITA!! 

Rita Smart of Bennett House Bed & Breakfast, Richmond, Kentucky is asking for your vote in the May 20^th primary election in Madison Co.

She is running for the position of City Commissioner. The last day to register to vote if you are not registered is April 21.

Absentee voters may vote up to 10 days ahead of the election at the Madison County Court House in downtown Richmond.

As professional home economist for over 30 years, local Bennett House Bed & Breakfast owner with husband Richard Smart and author of  Bennett House Cookbook, Rita has been involved Madison County and Richmond City at many different levels over the years.

Her unwavering involvement in downtown historic revitalization issues make her an outstanding candidate to make a difference in our community. As a lifelong resident of Central Kentucky she has watched with pride as Richmond has become one of the fastest growing cites in the state. Her southern hospitality and long established bed & breakfast  business on Main Street for the past eight years has given her the insight to welcome change while preserving the past.

Rita says, "The success of a community is everyone promoting each other. I want to engage the citizens of Richmond to become involved. People want a safe place to raise their family and to work. Richmond needs to be consumer friendly."

Rita has done her research and has visited other communities to gather fresh and energizing ideas to share.

Anyone interested in assisting with Rita Smart's campaign for Richmond City Commissioner

please call 859-582-3472.

Campaign volunteers at all levels are welcomed and appreciated!

Berea Rain Barrel Festival - Berea Kentucky

Last year's drought in Central Kentucky really did a number on some of my trees and shrubs.

Even if you did get to water them, the chlorinated stuff you get out of the end of the water hose didn't help plants grow...merely kept them alive. A rain barrel is the answer to the watering problem. Keep your own rain water...it's free!

Not only will it save you money,but when there are watering restrictions you will be able to ignore them!

In one of last year's newsletters, I wrote about installing a rain barrel  on your house. Here's another chance for you to get one this year. 

The 2008 Berea Rain Festival  on April 26 from 11am - 4pm will have 55 hand painted rain barrels by Kentucky artists for sale in a silent auction. Unpainted rain barrels will be sold also for $55.

Want to make your own?

How to make a rain barrel.  

Don't miss out on the Berea Rain Barrel Festival in Berea Kentucky!

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Lizette Fitzpatrick - Lizette Realty in Richmond, Kentucky.

Rated number #1 featured Kentucky Realtor®  on Activerain.com and Localism.com. Publisher/Author for the only Central Kentucky email newsletter on local real estate listings and sold properties, Kentucky relocation, local events, homeowner information and fun! For more information on Lizette, Kentucky Horse Farms, Madison County, Fayette County, Richmond or Lexington, Kentucky click on Lizette.us.

See for yourself what Lizette's extraordinary clients have to say about their Kentucky real estate experience.