December ~ A time when we do our best around here to slow things down a bit all in the honor of friends, family, and traditions. Over the years we’ve come to know what we like best. What brings back the fond memories, what makes us the most comfortable, and what makes us the most grateful.
December is also a time to celebrate & shine. This year the Thoroughbred Club of America here in Lexington was ready to bring a fresh look to their treetops, tabletops, and time-honored traditions. I am honored that they asked me to bring that fresh look to their beautiful club for Christmas.
It was an absolute pleasure!
With my photographs & the sentimental prose of Edgar Albert Guest ~ I'm happy to share the results with you!
"When Friends Drop In"
It may be I'm old-fashioned, but the times I like the best
Are not the splendid parties with the women gaily dressed,
And the music tuned for dancing and the laughter of the throng,
With a paid comedian's antics or a hired musician's song,
But the quiet times of friendship, with the chuckles and the grin,
And the circle at the fireside when a few good friends drop in.
Though I sometimes like an
opera, there's no music quite so sweet
As the singing of the
neighbors that you're always glad to meet;
Oh, I know when they come
calling that the fun will soon begin,
And I'm happiest those
evenings when a few good friends drop in.
There's no pomp of
preparation, there's no style or shame or fuss;
We are glad to welcome
callers who are glad to be with us,
And we sit around and visit
or we start a merry game,
And we show them by our
manner that we're mighty pleased they came,
For there's something real
about it, and the yarns we love to spin,
And the time flies, Oh, so
swiftly when a few good friends drop in.
Let me live my life among
them, cheerful, kindly folks and true,
And I'll ask no greater
glory till my time of life is through;
Let me share the love and
favor of the few who know me best,
And I'll spend my time
contented till my sun sinks in the west;
I will take what fortune
sends me and the little I may win,
And be happy on those evenings when a few good friends drop in.
Edgar Albert
Guest
Many thanks to everyone at the Thoroughbred
Club ~ I wish you all a very Merry Christmas & a joyous new year!
Merry Christmas & thanks as well to
Joseph
& Shannon Hillenmeyer for the fireside chats in the pouring rain,
beautiful Christmas trees & heavenly greens!
Photo | Longshadow
A very special thank you to my assistant Taylor for making the hustle & bustle so much fun!
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