One more plus a sunset
Somehow I missed this final photo of Mom and my day at the fair. As we were leaving the fair I decided to climb up up up the many steps of the Giant Slide. I love the Giant Slide. Except... It was me and these three little girls. But I wasn't gaining any speed. I'd go a little and then slow down, and finally, finally...right there on the right, that's me, where I just stopped. Very irritating. I had to pick up my piece of burlap and walk down off the slide. I should have asked for a refund or better yet, a do-over, but I was just too tired. Oh well, there's always next year. The next night,...
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Final thoughts on my first day at the Fair
After the excitement at the Hobbies, Arts & Crafts building Mom and I wandered around a bit. We stopped at the Dairy building, of course, to get a picture of the butter cow. A high-diving show...
Hobbies, Arts & Crafts building, Part Two
As Mom and I worked our way through the HA &C building on Friday August 9th, I didn't stop to catalog everything quite as thoroughly. I thought this prize-winning pillow was very cute with the...
Addendum to Lost in the Woods
The good news - I read online that the bow hunting isn't going on continuously til the end of the year; there's a break from Nov. 16 - Dec. 16th. The bad news - everybody who lives near the hunting...
Lost in the Woods
I know you're sitting on the edge of your seat, anticipating the exciting conclusion to our fun at the Hobbies, Arts and Crafts building at the Il State Fair, but I have to interrupt my tale. I was...
The Hobbies, Arts and Crafts building at the Illinois State Fair
After Mom and I left the Illinois building on the first Friday of the fair we headed over to the Hobbies, Arts & Crafts building. But first we stopped off at the Village of Cultures, formerly...
The State Fair!
Mom and I went to the fair on the first Friday,August 9th, something I can't recall doing before. It was a beautifully not too hot day, which is rare and fabulous. We started off at the Illinois...
Early August
One evening in early August, Amy texted me to say that a deer was heading over to our front flowers. I looked out and there she was. I've done a decent job this year of keeping them from chomping...
Happy 18th Anniversary to Us!
Yesterday we celebrated our 18th wedding anniversary and it's amazing that it has been 18 years. Time has flown by, and I must remember to spend every day trying to enjoy the ride. Yesterday...
Winner Winner Winner
That's right, Kevin was the First Place winner! in three different categories at the 74th IL Secretary of State Vehicle show last Saturday, Sept. 7th. We'd entered it once before a couple of years...