Well, no Triple Crown this year, but that had very little impact on how much fun we, as a family, enjoyed during this year's Derby Day party.
Because of Covid, we limited the afternoon of watching Derby action and accompanying feature stories to just family.
The living room is fairly small, so all windows went wide open, TV volume revved up to high (muted during commercials) because some sat on the deck while others sat inside the house.
Masks, crafted by Crystal Green from West Virginia, stayed close by and were pulled over faces whenever people were in the house AND for photo ops, of course.
I decided just last Saturday afternoon to move ahead with plans to have this year's party, which has become an annual fun and funky affair here at the Lovestead.
So, I started looking for masks and found some available on ETSY. When the site showed that I could communicate with the mask maker/supplier, I asked her if she could get me a batch by Derby time and even offered to pay extra mailing.
Crystal happily put them together over the weekend, dropped them in the mail Monday morning and I pulled the package of masks from my mailbox Wednesday noon.
When I walked into the house with the mail, I had a notification on my phone from ETSY, letting me know my package had arrived.
Now that's impressive, as are the masks, which I gave away to guests as keepsakes.
We hope there will never be another Derby Day when masks are required.
The best part of the mask purchase: Crystal and I have become friends from afar, and I'm learning about West Virginia while she's learning about our area.
Once the family guests received their masks yesterday, some decided they needed to put them into action so they left the house area, returning a few minutes later.
And so, this is what happened on Facebook:
Masks, crafted by Crystal Green from West Virginia, stayed close by and were pulled over faces whenever people were in the house AND for photo ops, of course.
I decided just last Saturday afternoon to move ahead with plans to have this year's party, which has become an annual fun and funky affair here at the Lovestead.
So, I started looking for masks and found some available on ETSY. When the site showed that I could communicate with the mask maker/supplier, I asked her if she could get me a batch by Derby time and even offered to pay extra mailing.
Crystal happily put them together over the weekend, dropped them in the mail Monday morning and I pulled the package of masks from my mailbox Wednesday noon.
When I walked into the house with the mail, I had a notification on my phone from ETSY, letting me know my package had arrived.
Now that's impressive, as are the masks, which I gave away to guests as keepsakes.
We hope there will never be another Derby Day when masks are required.
The best part of the mask purchase: Crystal and I have become friends from afar, and I'm learning about West Virginia while she's learning about our area.
Once the family guests received their masks yesterday, some decided they needed to put them into action so they left the house area, returning a few minutes later.
And so, this is what happened on Facebook:
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Annie, Lefty, Debbie---Liam in the background, wishing he could join them. |
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Annie, Lily and Debbie |
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Annie, CB and Debbie |
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Annie, Foster and Debbie |
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Later, after the race, Debbie and Annie decided we needed a true "Winner's Circle," so CB, who had just returned from a month of school, got the nod to come up from pasture and pose with us and our masks. BTW: I ordered six masks, and when Willie showed up (I thought he might be fishing), he wore his own version. |
As with tradition, there was on-site betting. We dabble in small change with a $20 in the pot and a dollar more per bet going to the winner.
Sister Barbara took home the cash yesterday.
Throughout the afternoon, we were struck with reminders of the sobering aspects this Pandemic has inflicted on our world, beside the obvious tragic illnesses and deaths.
No choir singing "My Old Kentucky Home"; instead, the bugler, who played a dual role this year with his call to the post and then the traditional song.
Of course, the relatively empty stands, as is the rule at all sporting events these days.
An observation by my sisters also revealed just how long we've been at this change of normal lifestyle.
They noticed our new stove and refrigerator, which arrived during the summer. Yesterday was the first time they had set foot in our house since February, probably the last time we all got together for a ZAGS game.
Will that happen this year or early next? We sure hope so.
GO, ZAGS!
It was truly a day of making lemonade out of lemons following no particular recipe.
And, that's what made it fun.
Kentucky Derby, 2020: a laid-back, spontaneous, creative and another great memory.
Happy Sunday.
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