Last week ending Saturday was our little Counties annual Fair. Back in California I remember the "Orange Show" in San Bernardino was a week, the L.A. County Fair in Pomona was two weeks, our Fair, 4 days, Wednesday to Saturday.
This year as in 2007 I decided to enter some photos. I entered six and had five win! Pretty pleased actually, one was first place and "best of class", two second and two third. The winnings really aren't much, small county and all, so I just kept the ribbons and let them keep the money! You always have a choice when you win at the fair to keep the ribbons with any winnings or turn them back in to be 'recycled' for next year as they don't date the ribbons. The winnings for my photos would have been about $4.00 so I donated it back to the fair. They don't charge to enter projects and there's no cost to enter the fair so it's OK with me.
When Stacy and I went to see the fair Saturday evening we checked out all there was to see in about 30 minutes to give you an idea of the scope of the fair here. We visited with some people we know that were there with their Llamas and Alpacas, looked at all the livestock on hand and entered some of the many raffles of all kinds that were more evident this year than I remember ever before. But here it is Monday and we never got called so I'm guessing we didn't anything. Would have liked the BBQ a local fired department was raffling off, oh well.
While we wandered around, we like so many others were fighting off the wasps that were drawn to all the sodas and food all over the place from the vendors to be spilled or stuffed into the overflowing trash cans. While I was watching a guy getting dunked in a dunk tank, that's when I had a wasp go up my sleeve and get me twice on my left upper arm. Didn't feel it until the sting, then of course too late. Still hurts, still swollen, still on fire hot and achy, although no as badly swollen as yesterday. We located a nurse Stacy knows giving blood pressure readings and she took a look but said that unless I was having trouble breathing not much could be done except get the Benadryl topical and internal and take it easy, so we left a few minutes later and I did. Not good for me though because I've gotten pretty allergic and try to avoid stinging things of all kinds. Hopefully one sting last year and once this year will be it for a few years!
Yesterday we had to go to the fair grounds and pick up my photos and after that we went to the garden and went through picking veggies. Corn is coming in now and we had four grocery bags of squash, cucumbers, future pickles, beans and corn. After about an hour there we spent about two hours at home taking care of all the stuff. Stacy did some prep work for some squash bread next weekend as well as the pickles and stuff. I'll put up some photos tomorrow, I left my camera at home today.
Dropped the Solstice off this am at the dealers body shop for repairs discussed in last weeks post. Estimate came out to $336.00 for some body work where the neighbors dog "Andy", had scratched the car up pretty badly in two spots and in his frenzy to 'get the kitty' and put bite marks in the left front wheel well. Most of the cost is to fill those little teeth holes and buff out the scratches. Luckily they should all buff out. Hope they do! Should get it back Wednesday or Thursday.
Guess that's it for now, Sandy is in India until Wednesday and we haven't heard from anybody else lately which must be a good thing right? Not hearing from should mean everybody is doing OK!
Till later, Tad
This year as in 2007 I decided to enter some photos. I entered six and had five win! Pretty pleased actually, one was first place and "best of class", two second and two third. The winnings really aren't much, small county and all, so I just kept the ribbons and let them keep the money! You always have a choice when you win at the fair to keep the ribbons with any winnings or turn them back in to be 'recycled' for next year as they don't date the ribbons. The winnings for my photos would have been about $4.00 so I donated it back to the fair. They don't charge to enter projects and there's no cost to enter the fair so it's OK with me.
When Stacy and I went to see the fair Saturday evening we checked out all there was to see in about 30 minutes to give you an idea of the scope of the fair here. We visited with some people we know that were there with their Llamas and Alpacas, looked at all the livestock on hand and entered some of the many raffles of all kinds that were more evident this year than I remember ever before. But here it is Monday and we never got called so I'm guessing we didn't anything. Would have liked the BBQ a local fired department was raffling off, oh well.
While we wandered around, we like so many others were fighting off the wasps that were drawn to all the sodas and food all over the place from the vendors to be spilled or stuffed into the overflowing trash cans. While I was watching a guy getting dunked in a dunk tank, that's when I had a wasp go up my sleeve and get me twice on my left upper arm. Didn't feel it until the sting, then of course too late. Still hurts, still swollen, still on fire hot and achy, although no as badly swollen as yesterday. We located a nurse Stacy knows giving blood pressure readings and she took a look but said that unless I was having trouble breathing not much could be done except get the Benadryl topical and internal and take it easy, so we left a few minutes later and I did. Not good for me though because I've gotten pretty allergic and try to avoid stinging things of all kinds. Hopefully one sting last year and once this year will be it for a few years!
Yesterday we had to go to the fair grounds and pick up my photos and after that we went to the garden and went through picking veggies. Corn is coming in now and we had four grocery bags of squash, cucumbers, future pickles, beans and corn. After about an hour there we spent about two hours at home taking care of all the stuff. Stacy did some prep work for some squash bread next weekend as well as the pickles and stuff. I'll put up some photos tomorrow, I left my camera at home today.
Dropped the Solstice off this am at the dealers body shop for repairs discussed in last weeks post. Estimate came out to $336.00 for some body work where the neighbors dog "Andy", had scratched the car up pretty badly in two spots and in his frenzy to 'get the kitty' and put bite marks in the left front wheel well. Most of the cost is to fill those little teeth holes and buff out the scratches. Luckily they should all buff out. Hope they do! Should get it back Wednesday or Thursday.
Guess that's it for now, Sandy is in India until Wednesday and we haven't heard from anybody else lately which must be a good thing right? Not hearing from should mean everybody is doing OK!
Till later, Tad
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