When my dad was alive, my family used to gather in Hot Springs each year for the Arkansas Derby. It always fell close to Easter Sunday, but we never were much for going to church. We had our Easter Sunday on Saturday at Oaklawn Park. Some of us would even get dressed up for the occasion. The Derby was the only occasion other than Christmas or Thanksgiving that brought me back to Hot Springs each year. And for some of the Hills, it was the only occasion that brought them back. A number of my kinfolk I only really even knew and talked to at the Derby each year. You know how family can be, especially when stretched out across the country the way we all are now.
The muscle game
The muscle game
The muscle game
When my dad was alive, my family used to gather in Hot Springs each year for the Arkansas Derby. It always fell close to Easter Sunday, but we never were much for going to church. We had our Easter Sunday on Saturday at Oaklawn Park. Some of us would even get dressed up for the occasion. The Derby was the only occasion other than Christmas or Thanksgiving that brought me back to Hot Springs each year. And for some of the Hills, it was the only occasion that brought them back. A number of my kinfolk I only really even knew and talked to at the Derby each year. You know how family can be, especially when stretched out across the country the way we all are now.