It's Time for the Fair!

And here I thought I'd win this one! LOL Looks like you got both of us beat!

When I lived in Ohio during my high school years...I went to the Ohio State Fair 3 times every year! Once with my family and we looked at all the farm animals and outdoor things, plants and some hand crafts, once with my boyfriend and we looked at whatever he wanted to look at... I didn't care, just fun to be with him...and I went with my girlfrieds..and we looked at everything but the farm animals and outdoor stuff..mainly the hand crafts, the cooking/baking stuff and the area with all the things for sale booths. It was so much fun! Been in CA for 35 years now and have been to the LA County fair maybe 3 times...maybe in the first 5 years of being here. After that, it just got to crowded and to congested and more "stuff for sale" than stuff to look at. Haven't been to the Orange Country fair but once in those years..again...way back 30 or so ago. The CA ones are junk compared to that Ohio one. But then again I guess is is a different group of people in the states. I would love to go to a smaller county fair that is there for the reason it is supposed to be there. WHile in Ohio, We also went to the Strawberry Festival, and the Circleville Pumpkin SHow and pretty much hit most within our basic area...it was so much fun and I sure miss that. I wish they'd have them here... but they dont! I'd love to have an entry in to a craft exhibit or a baking exhibit. You should do it just for the sake of being able to do it!

The last state fair that I went to was in Minnesota, probably 1995 or thereabouts. I hope to get to the Ohio State Fair this year too, but it's about an hour or so away, and I hate leaving the dogs all day.

I will definitely post on my blog, and I could post a picture here too when all is said and done. I don't expect to win, but I think it'll be fun seeing something I've done out there on display for everyone to see.

I grew up in NH and there were three fairs that we went to every year in nearby counties. Loved the animals the most, and I doubt back then as a kid I bothered to look at any craft type things. I'm almost done the baby blanket that I think I'm going to enter this year.

Oh wow, I'll bet your entry was awesome. I love to read calligraphy, but I've never attempted it myself. I doubt I'd be very good at it.

I make a lot of things as gifts and also sell some of them, and donate to charity. When you make something to enter into the county fair, you get it back when the judging/fair is over. They don't keep it.

I used to have a link to your blog, I think I lost it. I am not really good at crocheting or knitting, but am improving and I would like to follow your blog.

Aww, thanks. I haven't been posting much, but here's the link: http://www.crookedyarn.com/

Awesome! I used to do a lot of cross stitch, but finally sold all of my supplies on eBay a number of years ago when I was moving and had to downsize (and needed the money). I remember when my boys were small they wanted to learn, and my older son even tried to sketch out his own simple patterns. He was always drawing something, and went on to be an architect.

As I posted above, I haven't been to a state fair since about '95 or so, and that was in Minnesota. I need to get out more and might try to get up to Columbus for the state fair here this year. We'll see.