The Kentucky State Fair ranks right up there as the best alongside Thanksgiving! As soon as we parked and stepped inside the West Wing, the overpowering aroma of frying country ham assaulted us. The table was crowded, people waiting for a sample. We bypassed that to go around to the sorghum table where samples of fresh, hot biscuit drizzled with sorghum/molasses (What IS the difference anyway?) were handed out. Of course I had one. We also bought some sorghum suckers for Rob and Cassie and they are on their way to New Jersey right now.
Just down from those two tables, I watched a bit as baby chicks were hatching, stumbling their way into life.
This one may sound strange but I like the smell of the cattle barn. Workers diligently keep the mess scooped up so all you get is the warm smell of the cattle mixed with hay. MMMMM. This year we only walked through the cattle barn and skipped all the other animals. We headed toward Freddy the Farmer and designated it as a meeting site, just like probably everybody else who attends the fair. I took off on my own while Jerry stayed in that area.
On my way to the fine arts and crafts displays, I stopped a while and listened to a large group from the Louisville Dulcimer Society playing...dulcimers...but also banjos, harmonicas, tub bass, and other instruments. The Society is just a group of older people who enjoy playing; they're not professionals but were having fun and were fun to listen to.
The commercial exhibit section of the fair presents a whole myriad of items, everything from Swifter-type cleaners, jewelry, fresh fudge, hot tubs, outdoor buildings, T-shirts with unmentionable sayings, and hand-made purses. The strangest I saw this year was a whole section devoted to caskets. Yep, you could purchase your very own casket right there at the fair!!
I got an overdose of UGLY when viewing the "Ugly Lamp Contest" sponsored by Lynn's Paradise Cafe. Some of the more obnoxious ones are shown.
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