So yesterday Cheri, myself and my m-i-l went to the California State Fair. My m-i-l had never been, although she has been to the Los Angeles County Fair many times. (The L.A. County Fair is kind of the “state fair” for the southern part of California, mainly because Sacratomato is 400 miles away and a bit far to drive.)
So what did we go/see…first we scouted food possibilities, and went back on our reliable standby of the BBQ place at the west end of the main food area. Then we saw the…
Oops, the wild turkeys are going up the street. BRB.
Back. Then we saw the county exhibits. I think this year only 36 counties of the 58 turned out. Placer once again had a good exhibit, and they were giving away stickers. But based on the design (and jumbach you’ll see what I mean) they might be used in a risqué manner or two.
From there it was to the exhibition halls where the jellies, quilts, industrial design, etc., are. My m-i-l really wanted to see the quilts and other decorative arts. I’m always amazed by the entries of children and teenagers – there are definitely some talented kids out there. In the small livestock room the Capital City Bird *mumble* was there, showing different types of birds (lomaprieta and tattermuffin, I thought of you two), and, as I already commented in lomaprieta‘s journal, I almost created a budgie pancake, but I still have good reflexes, despite my advancing age. (The budgie flew off a shoulder and right into my path.) Quail chicks = the cute.
We then ate at the aforementioned BBQ place, then we wandered over towards the livestock pens. But then we were distracted by the upcoming “Cavalcade of Horses” show, which featured…vaulting. (Repeat tattermuffin mention.) It was mostly pretty good, although there was one sort of lame musical show featuring badly made up impersonations of singers. The trick riding by members of Sally Bishop’s Sure Shot Productions was excellent, and similar to the stunts my great-great-uncle Johnnie Mullins (or Mullens…he changed the spelling of his last name when he went into show business…copies of 1978 obituaries) did in Hollywood during the 1900’s through the 1930’s.
After the show, the livestock had been put away, so we wandered back through the small agriculture exhibit (and, boy, was the corn tall!), got some ice cream at the “Marble Top Creamery” (hmmmm….copying anyone?), then headed home.
Off to work…
the rantings of a mainframe assembler programmer 
