My favorite things at the fair were the quilts, the needlework, other handicrafts, and of course, the world-famous Butter Cow.

I’ve since relocated to Texas. The fairs just aren’t the same down here.

On the other hand, the fair is usually divided up into two parts, the rides and games of the carnival, and the exhibits of animal raising, art, photography, and crafts. All of which is immersed in food, food, and more food.

We work the fair in Orange County, California which has been able to walk the line between the giant fairs of San Diego and LA County and the old time country fairs of yesteryear pretty successfully. Still the illusion of the older exhibit oriented fair that J.D. showed us in his film is what I find myself buying into each year as we set up and work our booth right next to the farm lot and down the street from the carnival.

J.D., you’re obviously not responsible for the specific ads being served up, and as I said, I have already contacted Google, but I wanted to warn any other Canadian visitors that if they see that ad here, it’s NOT from the real bank.

The canned goods were very interesting. These are truly works of art. It seemed that every vegetable was beautifully placed in the jar. You really have to appreciate that the mundane chore of preserving food until the next growing season can be raised to an art form.