Month: August 2014
Yee Haw, Cowboys!
The Bareback Riding competition of tonight's rodeo just ended. For the first time I have ever seen, every rider got a score! All the guys stayed on their bucking horses […]
The Bubble Show is a blast!!
We just saw the Bubble Show. It's new to the Fair this year and HOW FUN!! I wasn't sure what to expect. What we got was some explosions, some science, […]
I was so much better at this in 1984
We just discovered the video games inside the ToyTopia exhibit. Although they don't have my favorite Centipede, they have other classic arcade games from the '80s. Totally tubular, dude! Rob got […]
Updates to Prior Posts
Good morning! I am coming at you from my comfy living room, slowing getting myself in gear to attack The Fair again today. And speaking of gear, I noticed yesterday that […]
Fair Food Feast Parade ~ Day 4
And the Feasting continues! […]
Jugglemania is a ball!
My favorite juggler is back! I became a Jugglemania fan last year. Rhys Thomas’s show is hysterical. His humor is like a really good lasagna – lots of layers. He’s […]
So much to learn!
I just had a fascinating conversation about corsets with a young woman hanging out in the clothing exhibit in the Big Air Conditioned Building. All I did was spy a […]
Note to Fair Management: Give Marilyn her bling back!
Every year I look forward to seeing a very particular lady with a blonde ponytail driving around the Fairgrounds in her decked-out tractor. I'm not sure what her real job is, […]
Fair Food Feast Parade ~ Day 3
Today's Fair Food Feast Parade is dedicated to three friends who won't be seeing it. They have each told me that they are avoiding my pictures in an effort to […]
Jerry! Jerry! Jerry!
Rob and I finally caught a show of our most favorite hypnotist. We are sort of Jerry Harris groupies. He does two shows every night of the Fair. We always […]