We took 2 weeks off for Breyerfest prior to COVID and decided to spend the weekend in Virginia Beach since we wouldn't be heading to Kentucky next weekend. We stopped by what's left of The Meadow where Secretariat was born on our way home. We couldn't actually go into the barns because tours were cancelled due to COVID but we could still drive up to view them. The land that The Meadow stables was on has apparently been turned into fairgrounds. Only few original buildings remain, including the foaling shed and the training barn. It made me sad to think that at one time this beautiful piece of land was once home to hundreds of racehorses frolicking through the grass. At least they were able to preserve it rather than turning it into a housing development like so many other properties. My plans for purchasing extra Breyerfest items than I had typically planned on getting was foiled when we hit a deer coming back through Pennsylvania. Thankfully nobody in the car was seriously injured all but some minor whiplash and hubby had marks on his arms from the air bags. The poor beast was a large 200+ pound buck that unfortunately didn't survive the ordeal and did quite extensive damage to our car. Our car is in the shop getting repaired and that means that my Breyerfest savings will be mostly depleted. I'll have enough to buy the pre-orders for people, special runs and the store specials I wanted but I'm not sure how much more than that. If you're wanting anything from the Breyerfest store and couldn't buy tickets, pre-sales are the way to go since I probably won't buy any extras to have available after Breyerfest thanks to the collision. I'm offering pre-sales up until Thursday of this week through MH$P.
Ugh! Why does this have to happen a week before Breyerfest? Comments are closed.
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