Fair Feast - Day 3!

Another great 9-hour day at the fair! But yes, I’ll admit it. I’m getting a little pooped. I don’t remember being this worn out last year. But I’m not sure we did 9 hour days last year. Nor did last year involve a quick day-trip to California right before Fair or a house being painted in the midst of it all. I sure hope this isn’t an early sign of aging, this exhaustion thing. Cuz that would mean heartburn is just around the corner and that would be, well, nothing short of devastating. Not that I wouldn’t forage ahead, mind you. I’d just have to do it armed with Costco-sized packs of Prilosec.

A friend tonight told me he got a stomachache just seeing pictures of all that I am eating at The Fair. With that in mind, get out the Tums and settle in for the pictorial tour of Food Toni Ate Today:


Another day, another ear of corn.















Louisiana Link on a Stick, served on a bed of jambalaya. Add some Tabasco and, YUM!! That's pineapple between the sausage hunks.











A grape and lime Hawaiian Shave Ice while waiting for the afternoon Demolition Derby.












The much anticipated Elephant Ear. It is deep fried dough smothered in butter, cinnamon, and sugar. It does not get much better than this.















An Irish Sundae for dinner while waiting for the evening Demolition Derby. A baked potato with butter, cheese, sour cream, sausage, bacon, and chives. Normally, I would have ordered it only with broccoli and artichoke hearts. But Fair Week -- veggies need not appy.













Yup, that there is one tasty deep fried Oreo cookie.

















A late night snack of fries and ketsup to balance out the uber sweetness of the deep fried Oreo. Apparently the sugar left me a little energetic.










Non-Food Highlights:

• Running into a number of friends. I love that. I love that our area and our fair are both small enough that I can be looking at 4-H rabbits or jumping dogs or smashing cars and run into people I know. Just makes me happy and cozy.
• One of the best Demolition Derby days ever! We went to both the afternoon and evening shows and both had bigger crashes, faster straight-line hits, and more cars over the logs than I’ve ever seen. And one radiator busted in an Old-Faithful-like geyser. Awesome! And yes, I know I sound like I should be wearing something with a NASCAR or beer logo on it. Git r done!
• Guinea pig talent show. One wore a piece of carrot on its head. Another sat on its owner’s head to imitate a wig. Slightly more advanced: two cavies jumped into a box on command. The winner: the guinea was placed on its back, little feet wriggling. The tween owner stroked the pig’s chest and it calmed down and then lay totally still. It played dead – quite convincingly – until the owner touched its tummy. At that point, the guinea pig sprung back to life, wriggled, and flipped over. I might try this with our next cat, if not convincing it to wear carrots.

We have one last set of pre-bought entry tickets. Not sure if we’ll use them on Saturday or Sunday. Guess it depends how we feel tomorrow when we wake up and how much the paint fumes are annoying us. Either way, stay tuned for deep fried corn on the cob!