tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1926303928655669842024-03-05T23:12:17.442-08:00A Week In Rural IllinoisEminence Grisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10865677890607379035noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-192630392865566984.post-50951579206891072982012-02-29T11:25:00.001-08:002012-02-29T11:25:34.534-08:00I've Moved!<span style="font-size: medium;">I've moved to a new site: <a href="http://mwgerard.com/">mwgerard.com</a></span><br />
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But don't worry -- this site will remain open and all of these posts and comments are on the new site too.<br />
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All of my writings and posts, including <a href="http://mwgerard.com/posts/book-reviews/" target="_blank">book reviews</a>, will be housed at the new site.<br />
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Please stop by!Eminence Grisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10865677890607379035noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-192630392865566984.post-29496686491658960572010-08-26T16:01:00.000-07:002010-08-26T16:01:34.570-07:00DAY TWO: August 23, 2010<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br />
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A swing around the halls to see some of the other entries and the ribbons.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Elementary school artwork</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Some winning photographs</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A flipflop quilt</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Winning green tomatoes</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Collection of ephemera from the Illinois State Fair<br />
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This year, my mom decided to enter in the floral exhibitions. And she did pretty well! Especially considering she used only roadside weeds and found objects for vases.</span></span></td></tr>
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<span id="goog_2012520776"></span><span id="goog_2012520777"></span>Eminence Grisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10865677890607379035noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-192630392865566984.post-26029309990029747932010-08-26T15:38:00.000-07:002010-08-26T15:46:06.399-07:00DAY ONE: August 22, 2010On Sunday, we dropped off our entries for the fair and then went to lovely party hosted by Cyndi, Jim, my mom and Gail. Then Monday, we drove up to Lake Mattoon for a few hours to see Josh's family cabin. We got a nice ride on their pontoon boat too. Beautiful lake.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 11px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Then Ross's friends invited us over for a very nice cookout.</span></span></span></div></span></span></div>Eminence Grisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10865677890607379035noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-192630392865566984.post-76240053824533447302009-08-31T19:48:00.001-07:002009-08-31T20:17:45.673-07:00Day Seven: Saturday, August 29, 2009Today was sadly the last day in Illinois. I stopped to take a picture of my favorite valley between Jewett and Ross's. <div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuj8l9YAIZnpGzeGU19Vtp05H1d3f-2nPuxViyAWbQrmgsLXwDO5_19Kk49ZQP7Ns9A7McRs8-M-GU6Z93_977-uvxVAPcWCScHMr5rEOFz8AoV6XcCH9G_v-rfTivCAF5lvXHAV3Bx2E/s1600-h/Valley01.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuj8l9YAIZnpGzeGU19Vtp05H1d3f-2nPuxViyAWbQrmgsLXwDO5_19Kk49ZQP7Ns9A7McRs8-M-GU6Z93_977-uvxVAPcWCScHMr5rEOFz8AoV6XcCH9G_v-rfTivCAF5lvXHAV3Bx2E/s320/Valley01.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376326146619202386" /></a><br />Then we went to the Historical Society Museum and Depot. We go every year, but it is always fun.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2YowV-YFXyGam7bsrfQYVKazm8t1GahoYMfM7cCEkB6HQNEgZ52e8rniNmuVqo3m-NZKduJ8lbez9Lde1nl_dFBjtCYMYUY-LAFm5TbZtliyXIJhimzVDggaP8ELThsp6lTN_K4nqKaE/s1600-h/Greenup01.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2YowV-YFXyGam7bsrfQYVKazm8t1GahoYMfM7cCEkB6HQNEgZ52e8rniNmuVqo3m-NZKduJ8lbez9Lde1nl_dFBjtCYMYUY-LAFm5TbZtliyXIJhimzVDggaP8ELThsp6lTN_K4nqKaE/s320/Greenup01.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376326746260457474" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOiHOVFhJPv3Yt8zkEfov-QLy0PgY0FQZMmPHwgvpx2FSrWZ6s2lnxaI2u23JyDINhjzd8d5UMNaOPAhO95qYkqUMglCeLeYNYPSDYdJaaX7YMNktXcBFGrBjuBnRQooAr5X-PB9EbncM/s1600-h/Greenup02.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOiHOVFhJPv3Yt8zkEfov-QLy0PgY0FQZMmPHwgvpx2FSrWZ6s2lnxaI2u23JyDINhjzd8d5UMNaOPAhO95qYkqUMglCeLeYNYPSDYdJaaX7YMNktXcBFGrBjuBnRQooAr5X-PB9EbncM/s320/Greenup02.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376326738104987394" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOwjOaNRednrtbvdl3rDT8vzzNlwynLJyEMafFcAdo7hxbkQzurmqyzg1lPTWqTTOfitJLL4tlZjN2DP1slL92hVpRIa6A-SZwUHoHCxWAA-LNkWFJTgGddj0LmMNyhE7dwz0yU0xDLPk/s1600-h/Greenup03.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOwjOaNRednrtbvdl3rDT8vzzNlwynLJyEMafFcAdo7hxbkQzurmqyzg1lPTWqTTOfitJLL4tlZjN2DP1slL92hVpRIa6A-SZwUHoHCxWAA-LNkWFJTgGddj0LmMNyhE7dwz0yU0xDLPk/s320/Greenup03.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376326729130829602" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs4dDopBSutpUUK0FyyxqeoIVMzyfeS8mkqNcPKlCzx6rG0tCn12sHis9ImtVNZYJBI0GlSmJfl46rLCHp3U2kHx2Ic1BBzo379O3pMlNQBlzKewKqhS9mF_j2DiWJLzJ0H3F6urSmdUk/s1600-h/Greenup05.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs4dDopBSutpUUK0FyyxqeoIVMzyfeS8mkqNcPKlCzx6rG0tCn12sHis9ImtVNZYJBI0GlSmJfl46rLCHp3U2kHx2Ic1BBzo379O3pMlNQBlzKewKqhS9mF_j2DiWJLzJ0H3F6urSmdUk/s320/Greenup05.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376326722934819970" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhgEHmdkHcGwPUc0JK7Kcgd6aeA7gH0GOyiib1NZbVuGIc5FcWIKE0bkx3B0N5HsvBp95sfJbMjVtN_z0kTCsFx3XfZgILhn5G9ymUbKO1nG-6BH3dpLsZgIhH0jbJzJG2cGmcKOFZ0jA/s1600-h/Greenup06.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhgEHmdkHcGwPUc0JK7Kcgd6aeA7gH0GOyiib1NZbVuGIc5FcWIKE0bkx3B0N5HsvBp95sfJbMjVtN_z0kTCsFx3XfZgILhn5G9ymUbKO1nG-6BH3dpLsZgIhH0jbJzJG2cGmcKOFZ0jA/s320/Greenup06.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376326716167974914" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">We went home for a little rest before the marathon of the demolition derby. Ross took Duncan and then myself on a four-wheeler ride.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWD1ruaCPZ3Qyb5ohChEi-WUvT83oOtB7iowLH982v9Dy93yhHk-WXWFljg346D2CH0xZL__ZckYFBtpuobZBjI2l6c8oPNLbJWxz3EokEHNU_744sOFfMG-bL_6JXbV8mha4HAWPPqWk/s1600-h/Meaghan4Wheel02.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWD1ruaCPZ3Qyb5ohChEi-WUvT83oOtB7iowLH982v9Dy93yhHk-WXWFljg346D2CH0xZL__ZckYFBtpuobZBjI2l6c8oPNLbJWxz3EokEHNU_744sOFfMG-bL_6JXbV8mha4HAWPPqWk/s320/Meaghan4Wheel02.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376327795851736226" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilhUti00PcJXhJT0wt8M4xh3hMJgPEHCnwOn9rhWwtGqqNRZdS-QTDDtrzYp-P3Y-udp9ttSbmvURKhxa7NqTIjgXQBW6X2A7FzheamFODdM72rS1SO7t6XfWzyyaya0gl-Ivqau81aes/s1600-h/Duncan4Wheel02.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilhUti00PcJXhJT0wt8M4xh3hMJgPEHCnwOn9rhWwtGqqNRZdS-QTDDtrzYp-P3Y-udp9ttSbmvURKhxa7NqTIjgXQBW6X2A7FzheamFODdM72rS1SO7t6XfWzyyaya0gl-Ivqau81aes/s320/Duncan4Wheel02.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376327786934422658" /></a><br />While waiting my turn, I sat out in the backyard with Keyser.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCWqtO2CH7EPNZj6bH82YpVR9BlkSTPCvZzBTq-xH0BdfMP1qh9hOdluGWFV5wl7xyvvHIsNqNk8_Lo4b44E9b8KgGmLSEa5T5TyXJ-KC4RFNOVjYJw8K5JfcR_rj7QklfDq8tG2u95Rg/s1600-h/Keyser03.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCWqtO2CH7EPNZj6bH82YpVR9BlkSTPCvZzBTq-xH0BdfMP1qh9hOdluGWFV5wl7xyvvHIsNqNk8_Lo4b44E9b8KgGmLSEa5T5TyXJ-KC4RFNOVjYJw8K5JfcR_rj7QklfDq8tG2u95Rg/s320/Keyser03.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376328188151722402" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">I made Rachael drive to the fair so I could snap pictures along the way.</div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsAVtyNk3HzZsHeD53cpUqQSYMFy5Z9vsCuvyxEdrp1zU16stLRgX8nEwzAiDmAW0VmEUK93CZSNptAgnZ4U9Eh9pS3l2AQnpIYsF8J1iMKZmTchz1hJUxYPlCSLPPRQLYzvmML0uI9cA/s1600-h/Pasture03.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeoPD0KgCJiL5SguT4rqFp27F6gQuhnz7xNxMkegR9LoveF-2dC_qjUlieS8GEilip_QMfy0gURr1_hgil4T0hEq8-tzmshmS66XjwdPpjsi3YoKdDoEimmLVtjqG_1s35jjf8KzCO2Lo/s320/DemoDerby01.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376329339440630386" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>This was the first year they added the lawnmower demo derby. It was kind of a funny idea, but it took WAY too long for the last two two duke it out. </div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5pL72S1duHV3WD99mBI5a6YAvtnVbt4R-ppWBaNwWBjgeINz47ChPaz9raUfj-7VHES3C1OriifP08x9txxEQUag6KXnoG91XQTwONLeIinkdcg6jlFkhjR8CRkywEhWDvd9cMBmChIw/s1600-h/MowerDerby01.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5pL72S1duHV3WD99mBI5a6YAvtnVbt4R-ppWBaNwWBjgeINz47ChPaz9raUfj-7VHES3C1OriifP08x9txxEQUag6KXnoG91XQTwONLeIinkdcg6jlFkhjR8CRkywEhWDvd9cMBmChIw/s320/MowerDerby01.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376330228648997634" /></a>Sunset over the grandstand, then fried oreos to go.</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9IusSJX1oRxQ6hvWAFiN4GEMejqtXoDCYERy7xyWJHAYEihxsXsXeB1a0yihaRMRUYa95NpEUTEOKv_u_j9qvkSwUw6OY__5wQK8vL1WeG_ByGOykYytU30PJR5rSGH79W1IIuBpzbQ4/s1600-h/Sunset01.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9IusSJX1oRxQ6hvWAFiN4GEMejqtXoDCYERy7xyWJHAYEihxsXsXeB1a0yihaRMRUYa95NpEUTEOKv_u_j9qvkSwUw6OY__5wQK8vL1WeG_ByGOykYytU30PJR5rSGH79W1IIuBpzbQ4/s320/Sunset01.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376331042288136802" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFuNln7iFAzMmt4Le9ipKPD1Cvfc0hMzbEuHO2NWem35jx0hJj8t7Wfoj9p-oGmvLWn5f-Y6A8iUktyeL5lZpCxiiheFPvSvejnp0BQ-XwvQjw8mydM7CrVyX1t5xjCPMSOcCC5Li56a0/s1600-h/DuncanGlow02.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFuNln7iFAzMmt4Le9ipKPD1Cvfc0hMzbEuHO2NWem35jx0hJj8t7Wfoj9p-oGmvLWn5f-Y6A8iUktyeL5lZpCxiiheFPvSvejnp0BQ-XwvQjw8mydM7CrVyX1t5xjCPMSOcCC5Li56a0/s320/DuncanGlow02.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376331034203963170" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1H4PsXZdWA7Gh1EgCxGPUzEiAb-hzuPh47Sl3qdkMo9LLmrv6OwAaX8TrTspZfIylsCN7L1b8zYmno_KKkOvUSy2TPzsjQn2DKQzO7rE9dqW-G8USwngzvNWjDmYFEXGQsAfOew65lU4/s1600-h/FriedOreos.JPG"></a><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1H4PsXZdWA7Gh1EgCxGPUzEiAb-hzuPh47Sl3qdkMo9LLmrv6OwAaX8TrTspZfIylsCN7L1b8zYmno_KKkOvUSy2TPzsjQn2DKQzO7rE9dqW-G8USwngzvNWjDmYFEXGQsAfOew65lU4/s1600-h/FriedOreos.JPG" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1H4PsXZdWA7Gh1EgCxGPUzEiAb-hzuPh47Sl3qdkMo9LLmrv6OwAaX8TrTspZfIylsCN7L1b8zYmno_KKkOvUSy2TPzsjQn2DKQzO7rE9dqW-G8USwngzvNWjDmYFEXGQsAfOew65lU4/s320/FriedOreos.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376331055444962290" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">And I will have to wait another year, to re-visit this perfect summer idyll. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG5rzp4LTnQKpZZ9P2vjysI9Us4rH88Li9UaPnMDhJIJXogtIucBgRPVZYhqNYf5EE4XSr4sL59ic_ETLZRbQOaxRy_jLCONV0bshf-BoR-WvE-tnMzmWt-DhQWG8vyhE2FyZ2OIH0F4c/s1600-h/Pasture05.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG5rzp4LTnQKpZZ9P2vjysI9Us4rH88Li9UaPnMDhJIJXogtIucBgRPVZYhqNYf5EE4XSr4sL59ic_ETLZRbQOaxRy_jLCONV0bshf-BoR-WvE-tnMzmWt-DhQWG8vyhE2FyZ2OIH0F4c/s400/Pasture05.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376331804818570642" /></a>Eminence Grisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10865677890607379035noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-192630392865566984.post-37909578306801327972009-08-31T19:43:00.000-07:002009-08-31T19:47:25.663-07:00Day Six: Friday, August 28, 2009<div style="text-align: center;">Today was a very low key day. We were all worn out and slept too late. But it was vacation after all. We saw a few more harness races before heading up to Mattoon for another movie. I got better pictures of Toledo on the way back.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu2VVfIHigcyXpHe3RLPKudEeDT9Nzv4qZUbR_WeF4MoL8WLOboI2WdCTl-4LZ7liBExMCURWy9el94nxmuTfc098GxCq9gW9NgJLAa2ykxjGXCsVUUh7ZDqE_o-aXknydcOvAkXd9a4c/s1600-h/Toledo03.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu2VVfIHigcyXpHe3RLPKudEeDT9Nzv4qZUbR_WeF4MoL8WLOboI2WdCTl-4LZ7liBExMCURWy9el94nxmuTfc098GxCq9gW9NgJLAa2ykxjGXCsVUUh7ZDqE_o-aXknydcOvAkXd9a4c/s320/Toledo03.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376324945185076018" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9UHv-LT8D6w_BHDVEhHyWE1oeT4aWwzITn8_4-H-sKEadpapgrMUj8-tS1untzBUpI8-WKiuxRcX14WCg288gg4xRzoVhQJ5_dX4EQ3D6LvlKVAxCazL5y4xOTBMGAAoPgdhdKA2-f9c/s1600-h/Toledo01.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9UHv-LT8D6w_BHDVEhHyWE1oeT4aWwzITn8_4-H-sKEadpapgrMUj8-tS1untzBUpI8-WKiuxRcX14WCg288gg4xRzoVhQJ5_dX4EQ3D6LvlKVAxCazL5y4xOTBMGAAoPgdhdKA2-f9c/s320/Toledo01.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376324939841672066" /></a></div>Eminence Grisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10865677890607379035noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-192630392865566984.post-21782141390144291212009-08-31T19:35:00.000-07:002009-08-31T20:16:20.162-07:00Day Five: Thursday, August 27, 2009Thursday we got moving rather slowly, for some reason. But we got over to Grandad's house to take hike through his pasture. He owns about 75 acres (next to the house) and it is beautiful land. Meadows, wildflowers, woods -- and the very loud buzzing of happy bees.<div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp9F6I8rSVq5QWvL3EyDTpOSM95Q7P4g-WeeGoiZrJoNv0NvTIvEVE8UnLIw7-y5bmtGESNJJZva0EP96cIm4BHSESm0mGGHDye3mqYOvOFt0GvZyImo_Ez4_nylsIV_ozAWb0gLUlz-Q/s1600-h/Pasture03.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp9F6I8rSVq5QWvL3EyDTpOSM95Q7P4g-WeeGoiZrJoNv0NvTIvEVE8UnLIw7-y5bmtGESNJJZva0EP96cIm4BHSESm0mGGHDye3mqYOvOFt0GvZyImo_Ez4_nylsIV_ozAWb0gLUlz-Q/s320/Pasture03.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376323235953059218" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPKy2S9OU6Q_6EsIdJK2yPj7tZPzijo7IByP7ZtycvTPzk1yCxlQ54uXVYrHbLV7YzT7XtuUkd9N6T_-yGm_PX46kyRsUPTrLQjm62_dNIhMcZQNphvJjWG4DODfCOIUxSrXy7T2JK6t4/s1600-h/Pasture19.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPKy2S9OU6Q_6EsIdJK2yPj7tZPzijo7IByP7ZtycvTPzk1yCxlQ54uXVYrHbLV7YzT7XtuUkd9N6T_-yGm_PX46kyRsUPTrLQjm62_dNIhMcZQNphvJjWG4DODfCOIUxSrXy7T2JK6t4/s320/Pasture19.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376323228259000530" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOugEgPJJKQsDAzmLvWXXZdfrXW8RXBt_FTnWxU5oh4Hs_zdVwo-zR6jGWXP6uiw1ld3tFgO3eZ1dmg4ePqhaTmnarLeQjr2AVFTShemQFhymHncDWrQiQ_RrQwKdLV0yMSZvZAqcvVVU/s1600-h/Pasture11.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOugEgPJJKQsDAzmLvWXXZdfrXW8RXBt_FTnWxU5oh4Hs_zdVwo-zR6jGWXP6uiw1ld3tFgO3eZ1dmg4ePqhaTmnarLeQjr2AVFTShemQFhymHncDWrQiQ_RrQwKdLV0yMSZvZAqcvVVU/s320/Pasture11.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376323219449045554" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy3_UUICpNYbCvM_ZNpFCIU29GQ2W2DHaEPNRtwDTpmxFZAoFhyphenhyphen__RUa3giAAuZWJ9ERJdVGxAMJB8jCp9myA8G1KQegkrS9qedanjWNW0BCtQNMMg7X31BAqV-gpie-1F-E4qFQmv_j8/s1600-h/Pasture06.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy3_UUICpNYbCvM_ZNpFCIU29GQ2W2DHaEPNRtwDTpmxFZAoFhyphenhyphen__RUa3giAAuZWJ9ERJdVGxAMJB8jCp9myA8G1KQegkrS9qedanjWNW0BCtQNMMg7X31BAqV-gpie-1F-E4qFQmv_j8/s320/Pasture06.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376323215167354482" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuE66mlMOPGXgxNekO161heTmEohlAYY6asvFGz6h1GC7EQO1VJrzhNksOPA_ZsIhXa6yOOrwZJ0a9vYyGpdlZUN4RNjyyW_vInQsrdLleol7IvwePelIXJdYe-Di-an-1Jd-_8N14Crg/s1600-h/Pasture02.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuE66mlMOPGXgxNekO161heTmEohlAYY6asvFGz6h1GC7EQO1VJrzhNksOPA_ZsIhXa6yOOrwZJ0a9vYyGpdlZUN4RNjyyW_vInQsrdLleol7IvwePelIXJdYe-Di-an-1Jd-_8N14Crg/s320/Pasture02.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376323204902764242" /></a><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">It was very hot and difficult walking. So we returned home for some cool showers, fresh peaches and naps. Then we went to Mattoon to see a movie. On the way back, I tried to take a quick picture of the Toledo courthouse.</div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_E7RuApQvPTLupw_uRtIsZFNAng8nY4jQGpjwc7N9ufyqwQtnl1_3EYAlrzgaPtue52g9hR8R3VI7AshvGISjaH39mZbD19JbXY-ZrjFEyh0cLdMb0nm8IXINrlPQDk5d1BeHudXmhRg/s1600-h/Toledo02.JPG" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_E7RuApQvPTLupw_uRtIsZFNAng8nY4jQGpjwc7N9ufyqwQtnl1_3EYAlrzgaPtue52g9hR8R3VI7AshvGISjaH39mZbD19JbXY-ZrjFEyh0cLdMb0nm8IXINrlPQDk5d1BeHudXmhRg/s320/Toledo02.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376324043998535954" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">We got supplies at the IGA and returned to Ross's, built a fire, made S'mores and told stories under a perfect starry sky.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqzZeEOWrjIa800cyY1C6cu7esdMB3y-T58FV36M_gzZrLugrm7uEqU772-kQUG4B4gBsc8SLXq8nUo4fcZ6cQU04wkB84pKQGhr441EQlu5cDP71AfjwRW_Yuwd4gicWxYVu0CVMxflA/s1600-h/Campfire03.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqzZeEOWrjIa800cyY1C6cu7esdMB3y-T58FV36M_gzZrLugrm7uEqU772-kQUG4B4gBsc8SLXq8nUo4fcZ6cQU04wkB84pKQGhr441EQlu5cDP71AfjwRW_Yuwd4gicWxYVu0CVMxflA/s320/Campfire03.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376332466098013346" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH3cytWa75P89PgoC9GQKlNacUdPyHa4LsGoqpLRxYUkvrS5daPzQZakluC-O4dcWws1-bZojTZ09E8AGkwxCBkYRXJUUPJdVGX6gyL5vXV4Q6dIsPGhc28L3Y3g_0VQ_pJU-HIIvlOPw/s1600-h/Campfire02.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH3cytWa75P89PgoC9GQKlNacUdPyHa4LsGoqpLRxYUkvrS5daPzQZakluC-O4dcWws1-bZojTZ09E8AGkwxCBkYRXJUUPJdVGX6gyL5vXV4Q6dIsPGhc28L3Y3g_0VQ_pJU-HIIvlOPw/s320/Campfire02.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376332461509503650" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUu-Sb3wRDq05iogV87OsdZFMWwv5iD-__MgCGz84scBlnJZfOyTGI8TqbHAP9KMytQklNi1L3Ynyuyl9aqI5JsWeQOFs-cwkaLp5jm6T8Sg_xL-cnhyDERK3i3i4xwa_Qg545WPt3IFY/s1600-h/Campfire01.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUu-Sb3wRDq05iogV87OsdZFMWwv5iD-__MgCGz84scBlnJZfOyTGI8TqbHAP9KMytQklNi1L3Ynyuyl9aqI5JsWeQOFs-cwkaLp5jm6T8Sg_xL-cnhyDERK3i3i4xwa_Qg545WPt3IFY/s320/Campfire01.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376332449532516322" /></a></div>Eminence Grisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10865677890607379035noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-192630392865566984.post-50835792721253066262009-08-31T18:53:00.000-07:002009-08-31T19:35:00.658-07:00Day Four: Wednesday, August 26, 2009<div style="text-align: center;">We piled in the car to go to Moonshine for lunch. On the way, we stopped in at the hardware store. Steve asked me to show him the grain elevator that I had shot the day before and we went for a little walk. Then he pulled out a little box and proposed. </div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidN4r8WOFjXIAKw-0_9Cj9vaTtjxk0hrFO6nKJNq2lMkkOpyPIzXc4QgeMzMJgOgso5lksOui0CwzGpT1yy0Zfb5D4AAtptF38bUB1mNPMKDYEce_rwsCEjEjk_Q8_evIFZk6CygX-ECw/s1600-h/Ring01.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidN4r8WOFjXIAKw-0_9Cj9vaTtjxk0hrFO6nKJNq2lMkkOpyPIzXc4QgeMzMJgOgso5lksOui0CwzGpT1yy0Zfb5D4AAtptF38bUB1mNPMKDYEce_rwsCEjEjk_Q8_evIFZk6CygX-ECw/s320/Ring01.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376312227611677570" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">So newly engaged, we still went to Moonshine for burgers and Boylan's soda.</div></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8n3FayGVuK9MSIMa7iNvafqFPigjcSrBZPPkNRpaLwFeJUGC3GQQneJofpz5mmW5RrxT0C6LCKrzVeMW53hHIZ46YyWrZat82yT-ZX34ehIzsje4OHyQ8I0xdmfOtr85iDCVKtDCkx6I/s1600-h/Moonshine02.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8n3FayGVuK9MSIMa7iNvafqFPigjcSrBZPPkNRpaLwFeJUGC3GQQneJofpz5mmW5RrxT0C6LCKrzVeMW53hHIZ46YyWrZat82yT-ZX34ehIzsje4OHyQ8I0xdmfOtr85iDCVKtDCkx6I/s320/Moonshine02.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376313579353176770" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPg0TinMC4CulUWQfiNcISn5ljTk_esP_CfmpaKiGBY_0COERrjOlubXYRLzIIAKAOy-mjjX4ucQ-R6qZyEM1XxRAJjRIa5G8vm6BVVuOa9-vBjH-zqaq6T20tIqV2WVymgpOav_Nk8tI/s1600-h/Moonshine01.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPg0TinMC4CulUWQfiNcISn5ljTk_esP_CfmpaKiGBY_0COERrjOlubXYRLzIIAKAOy-mjjX4ucQ-R6qZyEM1XxRAJjRIa5G8vm6BVVuOa9-vBjH-zqaq6T20tIqV2WVymgpOav_Nk8tI/s320/Moonshine01.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376313574885318706" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">On the way back from Moonshine, we stopped a junkyard/car repair place to take pictures, especially of the very cool vintage fire truck.</div></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij9K3pWr24Y2KrkPfg0Y2FhLLSmS3UCln9t5j3zv2ptYTkH8OqUS2e4DO1VtyjCGpwTxdtzI1w0VOsyqqKOdMBKDHW5cKdR5gOZB3hSacH2lZc985vkKDpUIYFQiOU4EQAAkzb3CyT10E/s1600-h/FireTruck01.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij9K3pWr24Y2KrkPfg0Y2FhLLSmS3UCln9t5j3zv2ptYTkH8OqUS2e4DO1VtyjCGpwTxdtzI1w0VOsyqqKOdMBKDHW5cKdR5gOZB3hSacH2lZc985vkKDpUIYFQiOU4EQAAkzb3CyT10E/s320/FireTruck01.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376318071759119538" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMG_70nkU4jXIF1IbzQxDLKKuFjnTf6bIq2iSkPd3784jf1k9AyO5fWTvPnA_xXlSfZt192ijlfMbzmRo-E8_TsH4gcHmt5LOKEdZZeWzKykz3ac4gFAW3D-ZBIU_lEIweGD-2D7IKWqM/s1600-h/FireTruck02.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMG_70nkU4jXIF1IbzQxDLKKuFjnTf6bIq2iSkPd3784jf1k9AyO5fWTvPnA_xXlSfZt192ijlfMbzmRo-E8_TsH4gcHmt5LOKEdZZeWzKykz3ac4gFAW3D-ZBIU_lEIweGD-2D7IKWqM/s320/FireTruck02.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376318354316664594" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMSk7SA0I-_kpFaMmJ-hrhubq3sIRlXImhOLkUNV0xhN1CdRTE2wNeEJ8WeapkCPShc5vGcBgHeQW01BEGU6VHEQODYmigVuR72ko697pFc6GgIc2XETGt1hMvTdxOjEhPdP4-iTfTBno/s1600-h/FireTruck06.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFotvrBMM-t-I2E9lB72dHZUdATYvkZsBWSw5OFmJhEky0vuVhdj5-X2lV7Auq_HZqxHPSsNa0bPo1-JMbfxls8jUaTA23-HvyV1oRVrT_I3TftW4BTptnRwJ_Ru9Qi8RJ5_3X_RoVky4/s320/Junkyard02.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376318618368205778" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">We stopped by the fair to see who had won ribbons. And catch some more harness racing. Grandad set it up with Stan Hosapple so we could ride in the start car. </div></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh403i3jV1wBpVTVJGtsHi0SMXTVfrDx574MlIp8-2JizYPHgMKoAuktWT_JkDWtlzHwFZw_G1MhDwr_MsH5HsBEfa44YsZF3X8OMcjGVUqwzlEhKP7vBMJz9O9rHow3W3EpDc2DvyFJB4/s1600-h/StartCar13.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh403i3jV1wBpVTVJGtsHi0SMXTVfrDx574MlIp8-2JizYPHgMKoAuktWT_JkDWtlzHwFZw_G1MhDwr_MsH5HsBEfa44YsZF3X8OMcjGVUqwzlEhKP7vBMJz9O9rHow3W3EpDc2DvyFJB4/s320/StartCar13.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376319435371211170" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKILYK4FXn7dk6ugWMAbe94W6tLdtujkXiVD_dHTY6i8crjy_7csJ0b_V-k7zhJX9DH107eEavlRTHqAFsj137VKkbI5Y3LprGWOYxcm5mhvaZFyENOarri2MdsFnVnmnUXjx307du2qE/s1600-h/StartCar10.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKILYK4FXn7dk6ugWMAbe94W6tLdtujkXiVD_dHTY6i8crjy_7csJ0b_V-k7zhJX9DH107eEavlRTHqAFsj137VKkbI5Y3LprGWOYxcm5mhvaZFyENOarri2MdsFnVnmnUXjx307du2qE/s320/StartCar10.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376319431464591538" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIPW3Fe-g6SuPSdK673iyK1geZGJrQV9ryF3KyNdQQYA6p4rsS0OyQgv6RAOXzuxKEjLY57gDrxTr5WTXE76gHNZ8gQyIUtRhxegETwSHbmRM_v_B5wpt6lXAYRC2Wg9K94b1SDmYOeVE/s1600-h/StartCar21.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIPW3Fe-g6SuPSdK673iyK1geZGJrQV9ryF3KyNdQQYA6p4rsS0OyQgv6RAOXzuxKEjLY57gDrxTr5WTXE76gHNZ8gQyIUtRhxegETwSHbmRM_v_B5wpt6lXAYRC2Wg9K94b1SDmYOeVE/s320/StartCar21.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376319461961106978" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB1MMfQEn-u4-BRvQE49V1_3mUO0MxWb4FxZO4JhRafrcqOPVLJ9mbjd5fZCU198v5b-EO-Qru67rGnLFmW92sYV4xgFTTmKMWmlyYAjGvFL1O_aOi0VqVhWY9_aANwWHV-y7JuO9ywG4/s1600-h/StartCar16.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB1MMfQEn-u4-BRvQE49V1_3mUO0MxWb4FxZO4JhRafrcqOPVLJ9mbjd5fZCU198v5b-EO-Qru67rGnLFmW92sYV4xgFTTmKMWmlyYAjGvFL1O_aOi0VqVhWY9_aANwWHV-y7JuO9ywG4/s320/StartCar16.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376319450003884818" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjdLr0tE_MPDbLzeKW6_K5vjeG-KdmVgffYofkc2X-m4ujyhDHrL-lqyPiv4G-c-q1HjNQz0PZKRHvh1AzE3Ot4w-x8W5dDX2AofPB6bAW5zNZs4o6HHVeh3U4XscnETxewgg7RH0l5NE/s1600-h/StartCar15.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjdLr0tE_MPDbLzeKW6_K5vjeG-KdmVgffYofkc2X-m4ujyhDHrL-lqyPiv4G-c-q1HjNQz0PZKRHvh1AzE3Ot4w-x8W5dDX2AofPB6bAW5zNZs4o6HHVeh3U4XscnETxewgg7RH0l5NE/s320/StartCar15.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376319441387725474" /></a><br /></div><br />We decided to forego the third night of tractor pull. We stopped at the Green's excellent garden to collect supplies and I made dinner. Rachael drove and I snapped some pictures from the car.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbEvQwrSmMw-c5Fd57cfS1ughNd2WYwBKOYahrdTcoPV_6HKOTowZy971pGOxlW8XoyoLT7NrcC5jf0E0zaPPLKuDUieWxGQ8GOf2auMNJQGPkdYAYr5qXh730mAPT0OKOYeeaPZJ-Nx0/s1600-h/GrainBin04.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbEvQwrSmMw-c5Fd57cfS1ughNd2WYwBKOYahrdTcoPV_6HKOTowZy971pGOxlW8XoyoLT7NrcC5jf0E0zaPPLKuDUieWxGQ8GOf2auMNJQGPkdYAYr5qXh730mAPT0OKOYeeaPZJ-Nx0/s320/GrainBin04.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376320956236281474" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeSh8hpPbEO4YC8cICLJdnxJfBsXLnARIhLqzEAOzx25vaGsMsgamaxYeybjsd00IH8vQXPn7A6FYTo6cug9D6tS3889aP5ul6J8SdJQnV0Yy_ATx-AJccZpDLDd-sWrdDPJ5yDFP9UWI/s1600-h/GrainBin03.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeSh8hpPbEO4YC8cICLJdnxJfBsXLnARIhLqzEAOzx25vaGsMsgamaxYeybjsd00IH8vQXPn7A6FYTo6cug9D6tS3889aP5ul6J8SdJQnV0Yy_ATx-AJccZpDLDd-sWrdDPJ5yDFP9UWI/s320/GrainBin03.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376320949947190530" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRqrT-h3gnaWLCzpVDeN_P7szKv-_r_i873cOc3C9vwZfoZ7kTjmGzIlAowvB9evVGINlB860ZYdCQW0KL_qQVlhKEKehS7TIjy9FFYbHweB77oG2AIDDXv9cBWktjG7ZHGKCNds37Qao/s1600-h/Blur07.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRqrT-h3gnaWLCzpVDeN_P7szKv-_r_i873cOc3C9vwZfoZ7kTjmGzIlAowvB9evVGINlB860ZYdCQW0KL_qQVlhKEKehS7TIjy9FFYbHweB77oG2AIDDXv9cBWktjG7ZHGKCNds37Qao/s320/Blur07.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376320942640058258" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNI1bsiHJnXVJIucFBHAMmFZsnguMlXTJml4sf8scc-Bhp4Dvf5eCfiR_p-7jxcY45qKmh_QvSsl5O88K0zw9b17Dtttaw2VmtdztOnstq4n4EzGLsBq1dwXbwDkIAhzBCa8B23rE1mY0/s1600-h/Barn02.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNI1bsiHJnXVJIucFBHAMmFZsnguMlXTJml4sf8scc-Bhp4Dvf5eCfiR_p-7jxcY45qKmh_QvSsl5O88K0zw9b17Dtttaw2VmtdztOnstq4n4EzGLsBq1dwXbwDkIAhzBCa8B23rE1mY0/s320/Barn02.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376320927747116930" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAYi04ipgJklIlPuSVqsQnrlUJjHZePHqQQtycHAEX-vQkyzR534rbeKgYezAfGtcpmIUhOQJf53nnS30Gt4MUcM6uEoDir-xt1pVgAkIQAYIqXB6Z6f8nOGfMDZmajof0Haime3N87e4/s1600-h/Mailbox01.JPG"><br /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAYi04ipgJklIlPuSVqsQnrlUJjHZePHqQQtycHAEX-vQkyzR534rbeKgYezAfGtcpmIUhOQJf53nnS30Gt4MUcM6uEoDir-xt1pVgAkIQAYIqXB6Z6f8nOGfMDZmajof0Haime3N87e4/s320/Mailbox01.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376320920458713362" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"> Dinner while watching sunset over the corn.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-HrbvkOAICPUxp8kK3THuYAHyp9F65ucR55eToyUHpvYhaWW11p2R1EZhSIdDL5hkOiHyiKwnBilDKWkl6uasRHyC5cZZpm_CvLCA0zob29A0xag-g28zAE7rLbCgfvgmiwCBaNt7IM8/s1600-h/Sunset02.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-HrbvkOAICPUxp8kK3THuYAHyp9F65ucR55eToyUHpvYhaWW11p2R1EZhSIdDL5hkOiHyiKwnBilDKWkl6uasRHyC5cZZpm_CvLCA0zob29A0xag-g28zAE7rLbCgfvgmiwCBaNt7IM8/s320/Sunset02.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376321750806333810" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Eminence Grisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10865677890607379035noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-192630392865566984.post-39550191017990521312009-08-31T18:34:00.000-07:002009-08-31T18:53:08.705-07:00Day Three: Tuesday, August 25, 2009<div style="text-align: center;">Rachael and I were up before most of the people in the house so we went to Hidalgo and did some photographing of the grain elevator (in service into the 1980s) and the abandoned store across the street. It looks like the merchandise is just sitting there, from the late 1950s. 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margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px; text-align: center; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6-i1ldBuDygQV8Y5aGn2Q-Z24yifammFoQPGpKvEL21MezKIkdYZV_nyK1sKS10HAyGiHFPWJZV8tH31-OZGBgaqlPgdMsE-pp4Kt0JvuzwX9HLUD95wCHXBprm7qOACjCLmGx-znhDc/s320/HidalgoStore05.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376308725344994834" /></a><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">We stopped at the Candy Kitchen for lunch. It is a vintage hamburger, ice cream and fudge shop. Delicious! It reminds one of Leopold's in Savannah.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIv6fITDNK6lQhBXSeJ0vVZkGxoahZdBYeadbN-kskjkIa9DVvsFnD-Pm2QR714s_wxIsUMS6DIBfGaQPShDe0oh-7Diyd2zrI5fiAkFSiTy0Siw9ZYj0erV8megHQvlhd5kMyH6RvKck/s1600-h/CandyKitchen03.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIv6fITDNK6lQhBXSeJ0vVZkGxoahZdBYeadbN-kskjkIa9DVvsFnD-Pm2QR714s_wxIsUMS6DIBfGaQPShDe0oh-7Diyd2zrI5fiAkFSiTy0Siw9ZYj0erV8megHQvlhd5kMyH6RvKck/s320/CandyKitchen03.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376309499645137538" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCjfRwnwPCAwjPENxlxjM-WCuJEWnueXbE9MGYMr-K2wq_AtG5Xb_E9Q8mhsYO6bwn4SvHtgCBE378gns3i6AgY6jGt08llfFR-d0DOBP8vLTY91XGHYUyJW-CTEoAjRXkuEToiY4Eors/s1600-h/CandyKitchen02.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCjfRwnwPCAwjPENxlxjM-WCuJEWnueXbE9MGYMr-K2wq_AtG5Xb_E9Q8mhsYO6bwn4SvHtgCBE378gns3i6AgY6jGt08llfFR-d0DOBP8vLTY91XGHYUyJW-CTEoAjRXkuEToiY4Eors/s320/CandyKitchen02.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376309491217360402" /></a><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">At the fair, it was an afternoon of harness racing. And hanging out with Grandad, who works in the grandstand.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8r943YASjpKHOnrK_Z1naoNuQBzbgDgFqTGzcGA_M39U4vemxYJ9IlGPWyBtTvvbYqKf5r89U8Isw_8LfdO5IZQdQVTyZX5InBnAlZ5VRpiXU79Tc4PidmkQx6sxOUwtcwdLQFv_7v8Q/s1600-h/Grandad01.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8r943YASjpKHOnrK_Z1naoNuQBzbgDgFqTGzcGA_M39U4vemxYJ9IlGPWyBtTvvbYqKf5r89U8Isw_8LfdO5IZQdQVTyZX5InBnAlZ5VRpiXU79Tc4PidmkQx6sxOUwtcwdLQFv_7v8Q/s320/Grandad01.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376310089147274226" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNaw8b0AEwefmBN9wOpRqmp3ysF9101fTIZOfqcFtVBRbcpIFhp0R5zznU5mzLO6e71CjVyjGiUCQUvTze2AZeJfdVQ5iIWlCFu-7bvaKN0OHe68uC8OmVDRGhmBIw-H1ek9kbXc0-Hl4/s1600-h/Harness01.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNaw8b0AEwefmBN9wOpRqmp3ysF9101fTIZOfqcFtVBRbcpIFhp0R5zznU5mzLO6e71CjVyjGiUCQUvTze2AZeJfdVQ5iIWlCFu-7bvaKN0OHe68uC8OmVDRGhmBIw-H1ek9kbXc0-Hl4/s320/Harness01.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376310071092493122" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZPKntjyeJBWa5G2vvficlFPgIEPrzFK8Hq_FH7rNkLKJzErpBONAdMDomRdFmZ1yAB4enqVDC2sfkJCg2S92Hw9xJg62nsNo794MnnlLpplBy_9PglLbMTCSk1E_Sd9UdmT3MkADXtJs/s1600-h/Harness02.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZPKntjyeJBWa5G2vvficlFPgIEPrzFK8Hq_FH7rNkLKJzErpBONAdMDomRdFmZ1yAB4enqVDC2sfkJCg2S92Hw9xJg62nsNo794MnnlLpplBy_9PglLbMTCSk1E_Sd9UdmT3MkADXtJs/s320/Harness02.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376310082025485634" /></a><br />On the way home, we stopped by the covered bridge. Duncan re-enacted "Bridges of Madison County."<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRU9jwZTy2rVVY9z9ytnNbm18Q-2xUoVD67BKT6zyvBUL4aiXYMT_fF2dBM4SWJBCm3NgLsLKk4xzsIzswmfI4TQvUGRHMnWCaSHDs6Pby8dH3rKprkP1Ec8TtdeuUQQD_GO8XrocUysY/s1600-h/MadisonDuncan02.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRU9jwZTy2rVVY9z9ytnNbm18Q-2xUoVD67BKT6zyvBUL4aiXYMT_fF2dBM4SWJBCm3NgLsLKk4xzsIzswmfI4TQvUGRHMnWCaSHDs6Pby8dH3rKprkP1Ec8TtdeuUQQD_GO8XrocUysY/s320/MadisonDuncan02.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376310710977309058" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicZbotVUE5o_vGXmX05aL_1YkpyPslmrcCTdKujVL2JroLruoZHW4vOeDEeHdVghjHzl5yWFI5RkFYqAS1mWrxi3PhrOGlJI1fIRe5HNiBg25rUqEDMARdbxJyRjW00AUjvy-z_uUjPw4/s1600-h/Bridge01.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicZbotVUE5o_vGXmX05aL_1YkpyPslmrcCTdKujVL2JroLruoZHW4vOeDEeHdVghjHzl5yWFI5RkFYqAS1mWrxi3PhrOGlJI1fIRe5HNiBg25rUqEDMARdbxJyRjW00AUjvy-z_uUjPw4/s320/Bridge01.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376310704899071874" /></a>Eminence Grisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10865677890607379035noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-192630392865566984.post-11929373242729887332009-08-31T17:59:00.000-07:002009-08-31T18:32:43.841-07:00Day Two: Monday, August 24, 2009<div style="text-align: center;">Today was the first real day of the fair. We tried to get there early enough to see the llama show but the fair book printed the schedule incorrectly. So we took a few minutes to check out the various barns. </div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYYdsDHgq_QZXsdLcoMtiEwcp725bd-ZaVs6entChObTUGiFXIYrJOcNkzmjQQkXBRIbJD2Ud4vru4iR-uofrR-0IayaodyguWM6zCfm0xJCv4DcuWbT_JPO2DGRffUn2BgPvi3L86V10/s1600-h/SteveLlama02.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYYdsDHgq_QZXsdLcoMtiEwcp725bd-ZaVs6entChObTUGiFXIYrJOcNkzmjQQkXBRIbJD2Ud4vru4iR-uofrR-0IayaodyguWM6zCfm0xJCv4DcuWbT_JPO2DGRffUn2BgPvi3L86V10/s320/SteveLlama02.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376298766274557458" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisxhQHze-oI1s7nuaHvCx6qDBt02qFIDxgwG9rkCjAUXMYW9gMa-hAHpTVyIihhvdGkwGakoOjRemZmaF1egVnMZwXXat4eNL_Ym2ruuEkeGjC2pqvf1lwdym2SfHKs_VcGItJ_gQe0Zg/s1600-h/Llama01.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisxhQHze-oI1s7nuaHvCx6qDBt02qFIDxgwG9rkCjAUXMYW9gMa-hAHpTVyIihhvdGkwGakoOjRemZmaF1egVnMZwXXat4eNL_Ym2ruuEkeGjC2pqvf1lwdym2SfHKs_VcGItJ_gQe0Zg/s320/Llama01.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376298764697136322" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFisthCHK7CQBFtpUhkKVyLYqlA2p9CW_AQ-OgZ-YpSBTSSxu1ImjcmPuEB1juT3i7bJtl_UlGyAcrVPJ5fofSWfPLYEpeRYFBWxyvsU8cTlPvnRLONDSp9Q9VUZiNO-qVgBHHCgDVa9I/s1600-h/DuncanCow01.JPG" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFisthCHK7CQBFtpUhkKVyLYqlA2p9CW_AQ-OgZ-YpSBTSSxu1ImjcmPuEB1juT3i7bJtl_UlGyAcrVPJ5fofSWfPLYEpeRYFBWxyvsU8cTlPvnRLONDSp9Q9VUZiNO-qVgBHHCgDVa9I/s320/DuncanCow01.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376298754787389234" /></a><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFisthCHK7CQBFtpUhkKVyLYqlA2p9CW_AQ-OgZ-YpSBTSSxu1ImjcmPuEB1juT3i7bJtl_UlGyAcrVPJ5fofSWfPLYEpeRYFBWxyvsU8cTlPvnRLONDSp9Q9VUZiNO-qVgBHHCgDVa9I/s1600-h/DuncanCow01.JPG"></a></div><div><div><div style="text-align: center;">The cow just licked Duncan.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><br /></span></span></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzMLn2lae586hhRNvdKFctTyLjxPfN-Xn-7kGNPhOTrnRXUjCdDVVMZcDjicn6HcZTumQm-6n3zHai92AFpaSUY7G3gibD9SUzo_C-1x1qJXkss5w6XoL-A7gA9YLYka9d5kT3iRl9k9I/s1600-h/Cow02.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzMLn2lae586hhRNvdKFctTyLjxPfN-Xn-7kGNPhOTrnRXUjCdDVVMZcDjicn6HcZTumQm-6n3zHai92AFpaSUY7G3gibD9SUzo_C-1x1qJXkss5w6XoL-A7gA9YLYka9d5kT3iRl9k9I/s320/Cow02.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376298748058839826" /></a></div></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdIJNpIS6pu9OIxqWIjX9pntf8VXCKGIO9LmYYoqcVMUDlYlXidTNH_HjBiXLR9S8BgwxSYse5_dQhHCL4hgX5yszNgg9P8NV11Bn8uwCOzuPmS2Nx2o3BWqW5AZHygsHfMh_cgU9EClc/s1600-h/Hay01.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdIJNpIS6pu9OIxqWIjX9pntf8VXCKGIO9LmYYoqcVMUDlYlXidTNH_HjBiXLR9S8BgwxSYse5_dQhHCL4hgX5yszNgg9P8NV11Bn8uwCOzuPmS2Nx2o3BWqW5AZHygsHfMh_cgU9EClc/s320/Hay01.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376299401898975954" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>All the thoroughbred races were combined into one day this year. It made it a longer day of racing but I by the end of the week I was ready for more riding races. Here are some shots from the races, including the Cumberland County Derby, part of the National Road Triple Crown.</div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHkkijkKuaqCRJ76NtDRwqkZ1sqAO7mI6dC4IXIgYLtSLJOX30OUiq6AeOlgyFq04s3XXfZjET7L-Yn-SiydTmY8klAG6dzdTEX7y3Ex6Be259YaLqWOFKsXr01Mz3W2dLDpzsqqhWc_w/s1600-h/Race18.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHkkijkKuaqCRJ76NtDRwqkZ1sqAO7mI6dC4IXIgYLtSLJOX30OUiq6AeOlgyFq04s3XXfZjET7L-Yn-SiydTmY8klAG6dzdTEX7y3Ex6Be259YaLqWOFKsXr01Mz3W2dLDpzsqqhWc_w/s320/Race18.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376300541850605746" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN9wFfSWpBQCpsMdtADPei7HCGxkp7-NyeTFgqtpMaGdarfDpXE9YxyEn4U114gLMhJGFYAj8SVPQ-cnPmK__Y7l7NthMwtOYOw9FBu8YBLgUUCVSRr3zZB5nHRUAOCLXgJ_RGPv5SDtE/s1600-h/Race14.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN9wFfSWpBQCpsMdtADPei7HCGxkp7-NyeTFgqtpMaGdarfDpXE9YxyEn4U114gLMhJGFYAj8SVPQ-cnPmK__Y7l7NthMwtOYOw9FBu8YBLgUUCVSRr3zZB5nHRUAOCLXgJ_RGPv5SDtE/s320/Race14.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376300530689876514" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdhudib7LeHivzevLjSO_T7wjCMQfqOFePI3-ckp8athgf0mPvboCBZ22-y1XtK8Kbwim2TqPxWftpf3jZMyO0DkPtZnBmIfT5DbfYUZgv19pel3bIrvzAes1H-F10X8nxGl7EBkLZbMk/s1600-h/Race06.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdhudib7LeHivzevLjSO_T7wjCMQfqOFePI3-ckp8athgf0mPvboCBZ22-y1XtK8Kbwim2TqPxWftpf3jZMyO0DkPtZnBmIfT5DbfYUZgv19pel3bIrvzAes1H-F10X8nxGl7EBkLZbMk/s320/Race06.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376300522828825170" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7SzgpcDoU3WiAkZv4X-4_RjLDeW_12oUw0LCMhUcEa8xi95Wp_XHAsumcjP0SIlRHhxY8YkP2gcqj4Yj8JDtA6XBc6w61b8wMg5UvyKPiNXlPVmZzZtJsUttrUgf0YS37gN8HqXrQYFI/s1600-h/Race02.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7SzgpcDoU3WiAkZv4X-4_RjLDeW_12oUw0LCMhUcEa8xi95Wp_XHAsumcjP0SIlRHhxY8YkP2gcqj4Yj8JDtA6XBc6w61b8wMg5UvyKPiNXlPVmZzZtJsUttrUgf0YS37gN8HqXrQYFI/s320/Race02.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376300521358160162" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">To kill some time between the end of the races and the beginning of the tractor pull, we checked out the barns to see what everyone else brought in to be judged.</div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBMp1BAZReVesxe6jwzFe1WAVWoh8jH6T0b6tIG-bYZWKzFtwREJjhmlBvBGWKYZtVwmOVdeJYn3-HGZj2o_Tt68cFdrcgaV_DS7f-le1LZM6qVbOJsdws0F9lQM9oeElFE25IA2AMKho/s1600-h/Jewellry.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBMp1BAZReVesxe6jwzFe1WAVWoh8jH6T0b6tIG-bYZWKzFtwREJjhmlBvBGWKYZtVwmOVdeJYn3-HGZj2o_Tt68cFdrcgaV_DS7f-le1LZM6qVbOJsdws0F9lQM9oeElFE25IA2AMKho/s320/Jewellry.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376301508871521602" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGqYoyv9zgR0TiLsG1vgpwcP6Bt0N_CzCTHRh6TW5gA1YS2ufD07-6rH9xTcCLyEKQ-mK5exODMwvnV1wzYmg733JkWp-56Tom9z-a98IbeZGy4I6baTtgfM0GzGls_5E4L5_uYqnZ48o/s1600-h/Turtle.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGqYoyv9zgR0TiLsG1vgpwcP6Bt0N_CzCTHRh6TW5gA1YS2ufD07-6rH9xTcCLyEKQ-mK5exODMwvnV1wzYmg733JkWp-56Tom9z-a98IbeZGy4I6baTtgfM0GzGls_5E4L5_uYqnZ48o/s320/Turtle.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376301497744036722" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvcC3VfpqWwmiteJ2lxmsgmuKkzxDz94Pl95ci-qh9n8NsgBsY5G169nyi5pIvllir2H718avn0jA0bnzSYyqpyeJ1-3HCTiSZpV3pCcSwCSs0BJBaR1-Rk-PxtkyN02RkoWwDq2hyjpI/s1600-h/FrakCabbage.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvcC3VfpqWwmiteJ2lxmsgmuKkzxDz94Pl95ci-qh9n8NsgBsY5G169nyi5pIvllir2H718avn0jA0bnzSYyqpyeJ1-3HCTiSZpV3pCcSwCSs0BJBaR1-Rk-PxtkyN02RkoWwDq2hyjpI/s320/FrakCabbage.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376301490934067570" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2XoeQIsQbhz5oNxM3nphNMJJqsbMRGjtWgMFfEpIgVbuth_1aDQJyzRqt1iz7XcwM4LWxxTuwmQ9Qms89Ej1NP7OTi5xSPwIn7Rfw7gnizqJiBlIGsVn5lgeL7MrBieeaFHS8HTu70ok/s1600-h/Buttons.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2XoeQIsQbhz5oNxM3nphNMJJqsbMRGjtWgMFfEpIgVbuth_1aDQJyzRqt1iz7XcwM4LWxxTuwmQ9Qms89Ej1NP7OTi5xSPwIn7Rfw7gnizqJiBlIGsVn5lgeL7MrBieeaFHS8HTu70ok/s320/Buttons.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376301483365496242" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">It was then we noticed a new addition to the regular midway offerings. There was a "musuem" that was charging $1 to see various war artifacts. It looked a bit suspicious and then we found out that they had "raised" money for Relay for Life last month but never gave it to the organization. So we decided not to let our curiosity get the best of us. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggURkKTIIpGMEM0jgRhuih99KTlJGDVz2UsEHtqwt_Fd3qSodVdJhxcEx7nv4A7szlvofDLjr9a29MAEb7y6Vj47FP5Bf6z2g6SmYcY_I84dodcKQRi4SvuHqcMpi327Nfd324mZRZ2fs/s1600-h/Musuem02.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggURkKTIIpGMEM0jgRhuih99KTlJGDVz2UsEHtqwt_Fd3qSodVdJhxcEx7nv4A7szlvofDLjr9a29MAEb7y6Vj47FP5Bf6z2g6SmYcY_I84dodcKQRi4SvuHqcMpi327Nfd324mZRZ2fs/s320/Musuem02.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376302836705960978" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvVb4V5T_vBweE6ARxPGWMKWcmdr53nLNYrloHx7vS5Q6pcDUOT_0VJ1_dxMGvJuTRisP_IjtIkLgl9jfELf6sxzFUonBzvYjlSDT-wrAOBq8zwKUMoaLkNhnXxFGxZKj9txMxKG5xZFk/s1600-h/Musuem01.JPG"></a><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvVb4V5T_vBweE6ARxPGWMKWcmdr53nLNYrloHx7vS5Q6pcDUOT_0VJ1_dxMGvJuTRisP_IjtIkLgl9jfELf6sxzFUonBzvYjlSDT-wrAOBq8zwKUMoaLkNhnXxFGxZKj9txMxKG5xZFk/s1600-h/Musuem01.JPG" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvVb4V5T_vBweE6ARxPGWMKWcmdr53nLNYrloHx7vS5Q6pcDUOT_0VJ1_dxMGvJuTRisP_IjtIkLgl9jfELf6sxzFUonBzvYjlSDT-wrAOBq8zwKUMoaLkNhnXxFGxZKj9txMxKG5xZFk/s320/Musuem01.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376302832587197618" /></a>Then it was time for the tractor pull (the first of 3 nights). We like the first class best, the antique tractors. It's the best because they are actually tractors that do real work, but can also haul very well. Our favorite brand won again: Minneapolis-Moline.</div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5UrzdA3JOfXA7cAcCTlq4VG0SGTbHsvgCyi72XPPWsxC1LefUQG6d2iMWtFzB5kvbfrdxcMRF_-JhwjhoLPpRM5-GuY-jbUOrYZQoIahJqDISt2baFtVa0_Zt3CR86eue9ChDyVV3_lk/s1600-h/Tractor03.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5UrzdA3JOfXA7cAcCTlq4VG0SGTbHsvgCyi72XPPWsxC1LefUQG6d2iMWtFzB5kvbfrdxcMRF_-JhwjhoLPpRM5-GuY-jbUOrYZQoIahJqDISt2baFtVa0_Zt3CR86eue9ChDyVV3_lk/s320/Tractor03.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376304270124889554" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihFSDnBCA74dbGL6A7Ps-rXXd8TQ99mGQ7aBKe0iV_gX59xFrNLv5g14sLAu-V_zUCjBqskh5m0RQnG3ZFhc1FkfipL0eILjf5nAdGM5YGK40tHg3YYcdtmGwI7QGm1HwfcsmIDdvCKQ8/s1600-h/Tractor02.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3x1WOlUodJtN7xhyphenhyphen_hJSVXyFJO-mk-lq9YSE3yNmH4uu6fk-axZLAVggrA0pLl5i_NlVb9avMgmPWQzQeWeXGY3CUx5SQX2oBmmkrn9zsQWGNSVGGNU69ZB9KRy3-AKJWE5D_nfL06U8/s320/Carnival01.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376305378954185874" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>... and Duncan got a fried Snickers bar.</div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh333Ul4788q-wbFTAKB0EUA1BiE7y3emv10le1dDha4cVXlqdrFtnkUUyV-tGWtSRfzDogcMqbXjHH2EG3Vr8xI-T8TF6jlEzEe8PUH2Jim_gAFWzszr6AuVhEXs63rwu9iADInEiHV9c/s1600-h/FriedSnickers.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh333Ul4788q-wbFTAKB0EUA1BiE7y3emv10le1dDha4cVXlqdrFtnkUUyV-tGWtSRfzDogcMqbXjHH2EG3Vr8xI-T8TF6jlEzEe8PUH2Jim_gAFWzszr6AuVhEXs63rwu9iADInEiHV9c/s320/FriedSnickers.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376305775735249698" /></a><br /></div>Eminence Grisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10865677890607379035noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-192630392865566984.post-5254686422134604442009-08-24T06:33:00.000-07:002009-08-24T07:44:12.623-07:00Day One: Sunday, August 23, 2009<div>We arrived late in the evening on Saturday after a very easy trip. Driving long distances apparently gets easier as you get older. My cousin Ross graciously put us up again. And after a happy reunion with Keyser the dog, we went to bed and slept well. It's been in the low 60s at night, a much refreshing change from Savannah. <div>I woke up feeling rested, ate some cereal with the dog and headed out to the chicken barn, where I had taken so many interesting pictures last year. A second visit turned up new treasures, that had also been left to rot by their owners. Very frustrating, but I got some shots.</div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAQQAUez7bqKfXUNaR-mOQu59ozvQn35bXK16ApS4B6n5EqD8ETwIheXkOzvDEwXagqfyJz3qvG3xcxiLbGK5uzZs7hghRYCuaFfXBLPON6D8MjDNX4BCj4ETy5g6RPqpWRbqh8Beiy-s/s1600-h/Barn14.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAQQAUez7bqKfXUNaR-mOQu59ozvQn35bXK16ApS4B6n5EqD8ETwIheXkOzvDEwXagqfyJz3qvG3xcxiLbGK5uzZs7hghRYCuaFfXBLPON6D8MjDNX4BCj4ETy5g6RPqpWRbqh8Beiy-s/s200/Barn14.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373538766241004066" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF87tPH_2GTsTivmAtPmMWV9NqNpIMkA-biikEFreKUo9k0HaJu4lHLXcZsvyzbMqLBV36jpJmzHHrkxtVh4n1sZF70Hb09EtMyX4ZrxVLlQXZP9s1X18rGNsRK_tgbOgsFz9NrxvQPBY/s1600-h/barn08.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF87tPH_2GTsTivmAtPmMWV9NqNpIMkA-biikEFreKUo9k0HaJu4lHLXcZsvyzbMqLBV36jpJmzHHrkxtVh4n1sZF70Hb09EtMyX4ZrxVLlQXZP9s1X18rGNsRK_tgbOgsFz9NrxvQPBY/s200/barn08.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373538750615736034" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis-_sQB5IJ7aHVHFPCzu9iImta9CXcdZXt0ecI45W8XocS9iVqdLwMW0Ja5sgEJWeLc_HrgZ0JGZgy-EF22x_eHDhfXh0Se8fzuIi8_J4-u-F8t9nHD-WPFE-Q-7dRb-CIHGVqOO5unBg/s1600-h/Barn04.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis-_sQB5IJ7aHVHFPCzu9iImta9CXcdZXt0ecI45W8XocS9iVqdLwMW0Ja5sgEJWeLc_HrgZ0JGZgy-EF22x_eHDhfXh0Se8fzuIi8_J4-u-F8t9nHD-WPFE-Q-7dRb-CIHGVqOO5unBg/s200/Barn04.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373537865696719282" /></a><br /></div><div>Then we went to Bob & Gail's to collect entries for the fair. Rachael had several art entries, and we helped bring in some veggies from the garden. There was one particular tomato plant that produced nothing but mutant tomatoes, so we go the 3 best ones of those and entered them as well. </div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI65dMlm9jE_AB0PY4sYH8X8xYvQ7WdqxaZU1eX1xixI4vlnEtxc9UoBNX783w2M0dZh0y6HwgLa4pXtCk24GQYYbSYl-AeRkBv3I2V9D_aJE31_102v0WvyiuJLvbre_Rjt8ARtDr4ak/s1600-h/Tomatoes01.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI65dMlm9jE_AB0PY4sYH8X8xYvQ7WdqxaZU1eX1xixI4vlnEtxc9UoBNX783w2M0dZh0y6HwgLa4pXtCk24GQYYbSYl-AeRkBv3I2V9D_aJE31_102v0WvyiuJLvbre_Rjt8ARtDr4ak/s200/Tomatoes01.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373540315941290178" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUzVXQYXrdp1OFpwTG-tWOieqbPKaZE9GiymaF20qNSY14NR7ghIGBlvLO_gs7zHyzaBsI3At8SghakQiYf754lHencRs2HR14w7yoDdP-IA5XWjqROsv1HpmiIc35IrZvvvWvGdQPXHs/s1600-h/SteveInGarden02.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUzVXQYXrdp1OFpwTG-tWOieqbPKaZE9GiymaF20qNSY14NR7ghIGBlvLO_gs7zHyzaBsI3At8SghakQiYf754lHencRs2HR14w7yoDdP-IA5XWjqROsv1HpmiIc35IrZvvvWvGdQPXHs/s200/SteveInGarden02.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373540303183912322" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcbQiaTktb02QhYG7RhITYmLBUbegrmAZw5gc8r6O1eSijQyoFRy9m0uQ-s8DExZCzyvvE-s4x2YRjzPbkeqtfue1cgn5yOduD31E2j4Vpxk9vk3OmMMNdESoajpyJ0y0OQ7QmMcg4VCo/s1600-h/DuncanTomatoes02.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcbQiaTktb02QhYG7RhITYmLBUbegrmAZw5gc8r6O1eSijQyoFRy9m0uQ-s8DExZCzyvvE-s4x2YRjzPbkeqtfue1cgn5yOduD31E2j4Vpxk9vk3OmMMNdESoajpyJ0y0OQ7QmMcg4VCo/s200/DuncanTomatoes02.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373540289290797858" /></a><br /><div>We sat down for a delicious lunch at Gail's table before heading down to the fairgrounds to enter the items.</div><div>The fair was already beginning to take shape. The midway rides were in place, and looked much newer than before. There had been some talk of hiring a different company and it looks like they did. We stood in the fair office and listed off our categories, got a huge pile of tags and began the task of matching the tags with the entries. Then the lovely ladies who run the halls helped us put them where they needed to go.</div><div>We then stopped at Grissom's orchard to pick up a box of peaches and a big of apples to enjoy this week. They were delicious. The evening ended with Ross grilled great burgers, then lyingon the deck and watching shooting stars. </div></div>Eminence Grisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10865677890607379035noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-192630392865566984.post-38039555071100717532008-08-27T15:07:00.000-07:002008-08-27T16:01:28.296-07:00Day Six: Saturday, August 23, 2008Saturday morning we drove back from Tuscola, and packed in a lot in one day. We stopped by <a href="http://www.cameowine.com/">Cameo Vineyards and Winery</a>, right next to the fairgrounds. There have been grapes grown in the area for over 100 years but this particular family started up the business about 15 years ago. They make delicious, very good wine. Their shop is built from reclaimed barn timbers and sits on a hill, with a great porch. <div> <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB_9yjPpglfmYj7Wps0gLxxU4A-T5_Eim8LJ0qclAdY64_K0kEO-xImBI-aBO03BCdgFNTxPYKEuneRxpeYsS-LWNX4zQ2pK1ZR5oMEckYBq6dIctHBvmGeh965BkhRZSQZJKqZqUaRAQ/s1600-h/Cameo01.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB_9yjPpglfmYj7Wps0gLxxU4A-T5_Eim8LJ0qclAdY64_K0kEO-xImBI-aBO03BCdgFNTxPYKEuneRxpeYsS-LWNX4zQ2pK1ZR5oMEckYBq6dIctHBvmGeh965BkhRZSQZJKqZqUaRAQ/s320/Cameo01.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5239324359275634626" /></a><br />We stopped by Grissom's Lost Creek Orchard to get the most delectable peaches you can imagine.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5WN06TW0Uhb0JL6Vxf2dGGi0rgP8mSInwLWNYy6nMhPh4IZ-ZE-MoOg9WsyeuqyqhFpFN0zug29I5L4n3eu5B8AUJeSicSHZl6AaSNYfus7r8Zo4dQ0yXdprWgu62mji1tQI4WpaskXQ/s1600-h/GrissomPeaches01.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5WN06TW0Uhb0JL6Vxf2dGGi0rgP8mSInwLWNYy6nMhPh4IZ-ZE-MoOg9WsyeuqyqhFpFN0zug29I5L4n3eu5B8AUJeSicSHZl6AaSNYfus7r8Zo4dQ0yXdprWgu62mji1tQI4WpaskXQ/s320/GrissomPeaches01.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5239325027469770962" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDwhEhFNBPEdutz2Z_20vE34FjlRQ2IE0klZiG0p4MIMuigRXztzLcCvY6ZfVCFyrWrAv2iwFpC8eBwqDV_SA3N1i83ICwXa4K8Wf9fOkPzAiAcxfJeBUZtR7vkgwN484Y_Dablzc-FDY/s1600-h/GrissomPeaches02.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDwhEhFNBPEdutz2Z_20vE34FjlRQ2IE0klZiG0p4MIMuigRXztzLcCvY6ZfVCFyrWrAv2iwFpC8eBwqDV_SA3N1i83ICwXa4K8Wf9fOkPzAiAcxfJeBUZtR7vkgwN484Y_Dablzc-FDY/s320/GrissomPeaches02.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5239325031479084738" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghSYtN_8h6LXN4crMJ8nxn4cCZhbsjZQxsI84ED5WH3pZZcwVTLjZnwKQvtqYCSjPh-q6w544GWPVHFEXb5P8CP-yoDWWG0xB-iC-2aN6180SemaZi6Ihav-hpw_tYYnd8Zk7tv8B-9yc/s1600-h/GrissomPeaches03.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghSYtN_8h6LXN4crMJ8nxn4cCZhbsjZQxsI84ED5WH3pZZcwVTLjZnwKQvtqYCSjPh-q6w544GWPVHFEXb5P8CP-yoDWWG0xB-iC-2aN6180SemaZi6Ihav-hpw_tYYnd8Zk7tv8B-9yc/s320/GrissomPeaches03.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5239325042829118786" /></a>Saturday is also Derby Day at the fair. 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We were back in time for dinner, but this is not what I had...</div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl9HDWXDdPHT6LIQFcJxGRnfBhMTyNzd_AUZjn8j9Mm8dnJof4in6vsDlbRhBxCgRio-OQNQOQIuPKo036IZ060cB3nwokdKTtTT9NVjGC4kx6h-WCoYWkeUUgGHzsOaj8IyAC9fNBHD8/s1600-h/FairAmishCheese.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl9HDWXDdPHT6LIQFcJxGRnfBhMTyNzd_AUZjn8j9Mm8dnJof4in6vsDlbRhBxCgRio-OQNQOQIuPKo036IZ060cB3nwokdKTtTT9NVjGC4kx6h-WCoYWkeUUgGHzsOaj8IyAC9fNBHD8/s320/FairAmishCheese.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5239332654414854066" /></a><br /></div><div>I have a cousin who always puts a car in the derby (the son of the woman who hosts the pagaent). His is #4, black station wagon. 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I snuck a picture of my cousin Ross with Roger's Fresh Cut French Fries.<br /><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq2sStBmIEt0l6TUxXFrMDUi9w9tPW_HzY82I_dsD3Pw3740NDrhL_2E060Zyv_QTgjT3a9vm-2leHJFrAOXNweH4enF5kpvNsHmKXa3g68X35VR14cKoDmZfIpPQ_8EGohZb7xQnA_AM/s1600-h/RossEatingFries02.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq2sStBmIEt0l6TUxXFrMDUi9w9tPW_HzY82I_dsD3Pw3740NDrhL_2E060Zyv_QTgjT3a9vm-2leHJFrAOXNweH4enF5kpvNsHmKXa3g68X35VR14cKoDmZfIpPQ_8EGohZb7xQnA_AM/s320/RossEatingFries02.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5239335033855003874" /></a><br /></div></div></div>Eminence Grisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10865677890607379035noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-192630392865566984.post-673216168997893292008-08-27T14:49:00.000-07:002008-08-27T15:20:50.173-07:00Day Five: Friday, August 22, 2008Friday we went over to my grandad's shed to poke around. 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Steve read the racing forms and I just looked -- I always picked the winningest horse. We're getting pretty good! Then we hopped in the car and drove up to Tuscola to hang out with my cousin. <div><br /></div></div>Eminence Grisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10865677890607379035noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-192630392865566984.post-89680590860034550772008-08-26T15:20:00.000-07:002008-08-26T16:13:52.401-07:00Day Four: Thursday, August 21, 2008Thursday was a bit of a road trip day. We drove north of Greenup about 16 miles to Coles County to visit the Lincoln Log Cabin historical site. The home was built by Lincoln's parents, but after he had moved away from home. There is reason to believe that Lincoln visited them while they lived there. Now it is a living museum with livestock and gardens and people dressed up who pretend its 1840. They're not too freaky. 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It was move-in day for the freshman so we went across town to the old downtown. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvWdCz2pnIrIfs3CCJUMsn5VyKfWR49I_T5fNAKh-pspVT96NlauyZLyF9YH-wjxtxJF0zF4za8WNjf9IY4SL6f9tPmq-z1DvQGF829rN6IeT-ZxvPhSDN-UTHqxfKp_YwB5Kedsdxn1I/s1600-h/Charleston02.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvWdCz2pnIrIfs3CCJUMsn5VyKfWR49I_T5fNAKh-pspVT96NlauyZLyF9YH-wjxtxJF0zF4za8WNjf9IY4SL6f9tPmq-z1DvQGF829rN6IeT-ZxvPhSDN-UTHqxfKp_YwB5Kedsdxn1I/s320/Charleston02.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238960424863642434" /></a></div><div>We ran into a young couple who had just pulled up in the u-haul from Augusta, GA. He had just gotten a job as a music teacher at the college. And as we chatted on the sidewalk, the landlords came down to meet them and it turns out they also run a small black box theatre. </div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpIntZ3sgJ0LAVH4uTa96uZClinpTC6CSKPiKPUfPfiOTrbaOjaFz1VVGBWyZ2iP9mnEw2q2FzOJ8wB2aRqmL_jPw81SD-LJRcNEdK5Hpbo-rerDLFCTCFIGv6mgruBNhHrT2y8budXMk/s1600-h/Charleston04.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpIntZ3sgJ0LAVH4uTa96uZClinpTC6CSKPiKPUfPfiOTrbaOjaFz1VVGBWyZ2iP9mnEw2q2FzOJ8wB2aRqmL_jPw81SD-LJRcNEdK5Hpbo-rerDLFCTCFIGv6mgruBNhHrT2y8budXMk/s320/Charleston04.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238960215435349298" /></a><br />Across the street was a beautiful old theatre that had managed to hold on and plays first run movies.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ08uP4TCEVxlRw2Y9n4xy9deNfI1m20zJ2oGyvWjrlWqWp5KCP2D7h8fzUbkizc_nxiVcIt7fVawBo_thKhJ2wpxHzcKn49PMlVqmvkMTwZtiheZCjjalsvr7T_vYq80hL_pippUk1tw/s1600-h/WillRogers01.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ08uP4TCEVxlRw2Y9n4xy9deNfI1m20zJ2oGyvWjrlWqWp5KCP2D7h8fzUbkizc_nxiVcIt7fVawBo_thKhJ2wpxHzcKn49PMlVqmvkMTwZtiheZCjjalsvr7T_vYq80hL_pippUk1tw/s320/WillRogers01.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238961274182662994" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQZ-Sy8QPySO_OrDcuiGrcEuhAw2RuCshEPyKibsdSKHASYbCYMnEeVTwePgK6D1PiTyNozMq5UK3JPm8RPFaYplpO3l9Mau7cVFsXSUC7HY60_RqsIkUMa2_hdO0vCQxpYuA9lL7H3k4/s1600-h/WillRogers02.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQZ-Sy8QPySO_OrDcuiGrcEuhAw2RuCshEPyKibsdSKHASYbCYMnEeVTwePgK6D1PiTyNozMq5UK3JPm8RPFaYplpO3l9Mau7cVFsXSUC7HY60_RqsIkUMa2_hdO0vCQxpYuA9lL7H3k4/s320/WillRogers02.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238961288602680210" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj35zTlx39-VKPwsqw-aSgAi5fUml1nJixvgCum6oXqUnmwYcjP74OoG6UKsC6_tK8xDQQsKgi32uGZJpPH8gQ38szc699glvrT3LS0NGyhsqbA3bwblCOyt20y8nzJTcSr0egNeASyZgw/s1600-h/WillRogers03.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj35zTlx39-VKPwsqw-aSgAi5fUml1nJixvgCum6oXqUnmwYcjP74OoG6UKsC6_tK8xDQQsKgi32uGZJpPH8gQ38szc699glvrT3LS0NGyhsqbA3bwblCOyt20y8nzJTcSr0egNeASyZgw/s320/WillRogers03.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238961293602821922" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWFQzg7kQoSnE7en0aj5iedUjTaXUEE6v4cQk_jO4mgbcMZakb9orEGa_cH_o8dRjPgF16DktEONeVRE86KQraZ2NbfnVNwPok6W4ZKgY6MwGVHphwvDbqBkmfxMrYMtVMSfESV9EbMlo/s1600-h/WillRogers04.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWFQzg7kQoSnE7en0aj5iedUjTaXUEE6v4cQk_jO4mgbcMZakb9orEGa_cH_o8dRjPgF16DktEONeVRE86KQraZ2NbfnVNwPok6W4ZKgY6MwGVHphwvDbqBkmfxMrYMtVMSfESV9EbMlo/s320/WillRogers04.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238961297946578050" /></a><br />Next, we made a left and went 10 mines to the east to Mattoon and wandered around trying to find the big ice cream cone-shaped ice cream place. <div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYG9_Hb5-92HtT-Crdv6NfSVI11Qw7Y3Sre9G3RHSkobYfRBp1dULsLsG1fjRHELckrrz43lV-R3MdDGY8MIUC6gowEdP0f92r2Qs7ORPdGMF9R2O2p7Kcy-S1HeU2t38f6B6WYQ4hUW0/s1600-h/Mattoon02.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYG9_Hb5-92HtT-Crdv6NfSVI11Qw7Y3Sre9G3RHSkobYfRBp1dULsLsG1fjRHELckrrz43lV-R3MdDGY8MIUC6gowEdP0f92r2Qs7ORPdGMF9R2O2p7Kcy-S1HeU2t38f6B6WYQ4hUW0/s320/Mattoon02.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238962292367600482" /></a>We ate our ice cream in the park across the street and I caught this guy cooling his feet in the fountain. Turns out he had just got off of 12 hours of working on concrete.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXvVuFBto5voeUTG6wJm1-AZp7128a28Ro-87qsdKklzdrCV_4jlUNHLu7CCkz8Awc4bVm5QDlpKJzBmAgYgWCIW7WlICP1wtu-ZILkY3q_X1w2KUnKmtI6nUGJzqOPoF6LuPlUVcEgmc/s1600-h/Mattoon03.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXvVuFBto5voeUTG6wJm1-AZp7128a28Ro-87qsdKklzdrCV_4jlUNHLu7CCkz8Awc4bVm5QDlpKJzBmAgYgWCIW7WlICP1wtu-ZILkY3q_X1w2KUnKmtI6nUGJzqOPoF6LuPlUVcEgmc/s320/Mattoon03.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238962294828244130" /></a>But we couldn't stay out too long. That night at the fair was the Junior Miss Queen Pagaent! The theme was Fairytale Dream and my mom's cousin did a great job hosting it. I think my favorite part is always the question and answer. <div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFOEdSBZRbfY2jJ1BwQ-zuPwP8OnAOSp4_05WeDmHP1hcGFRQ11CNAWZ7uxSqZAR2ZRIv6U9t31yKiUVfk8mk_Ya81IVtXSV1vw6QtM75OkZBRJJvuc1IOqV9yE1JGhmSo4N-RCEqEKZQ/s1600-h/FairPagaent02.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFOEdSBZRbfY2jJ1BwQ-zuPwP8OnAOSp4_05WeDmHP1hcGFRQ11CNAWZ7uxSqZAR2ZRIv6U9t31yKiUVfk8mk_Ya81IVtXSV1vw6QtM75OkZBRJJvuc1IOqV9yE1JGhmSo4N-RCEqEKZQ/s320/FairPagaent02.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238964198322620530" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_NvuZGqoNufZ1kBxNhXyiG63bol4G7u7s_RM-_2mxnos2IJ7xK1jyUwCgEkumQ-IQlwbrmd9uXtbgXmYpwbcos29nKHj44JkIJ_bwT8kqALE86HL5GJSVRUlEXHxpzkSzCQesGL4iCl0/s1600-h/FairPagaent03.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHwtMB3e_d3ql-AGdrQZPS0Sk53HbYeicW_tBj6mZ5VGkK_n5mvKi6Pjdiwe3omGtLLC8MbyQAIedtMsSTCFYE1MnZ14SpGlCfBEHexTPaZ59d0qLGBZLhem5NznKNWvnXMBQi1MSPEOc/s320/FairMidway03.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238967438905748306" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQzsc_E4moX2zCbFvozkOVafvZYvjsiECHduCZnXGUYDFCpOhmjBO2SgJG7hogwRrEjwold9vCCjwRctH7hnjrPKMmx8U5N3JbCXE8noYm5twP6sm7YHySVKpoBWkrMSHigEm4gnV9wlw/s1600-h/FairDogPrize.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQzsc_E4moX2zCbFvozkOVafvZYvjsiECHduCZnXGUYDFCpOhmjBO2SgJG7hogwRrEjwold9vCCjwRctH7hnjrPKMmx8U5N3JbCXE8noYm5twP6sm7YHySVKpoBWkrMSHigEm4gnV9wlw/s320/FairDogPrize.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238968237908084834" /></a><br /></div>Eminence Grisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10865677890607379035noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-192630392865566984.post-5508317997240146722008-08-26T14:54:00.000-07:002008-09-20T19:54:04.514-07:00Day Three: Wednesday, August 20, 2008Wednesday morning we went into Hidalgo to hang out at my uncle's hardware store for a little while. Appropriately enough, it's called Bob's Hardware and is the only business in the town of 150. In the back he has a fix-it shop with items left from the previous shop owners and probably date back to the 1940s.<div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPElHgEJzpTeuNQS0FkPOlF3vpywOTjMdrzLGglhRMP_7G5bKte4df9b7Z9mctOeW3c_WuYQVki8WvXVeqVBoTP1IAduag__j4gutn_786qzo1o4v3XAyg_rFvmyTiRuVVnlDZhXA-ZRs/s1600-h/BackofStore01.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPElHgEJzpTeuNQS0FkPOlF3vpywOTjMdrzLGglhRMP_7G5bKte4df9b7Z9mctOeW3c_WuYQVki8WvXVeqVBoTP1IAduag__j4gutn_786qzo1o4v3XAyg_rFvmyTiRuVVnlDZhXA-ZRs/s320/BackofStore01.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238949393862943138" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1sQFBh6Xnp1i8hGZy6UwNnCkikR_7BM4QJqKT5E5amLDIhiWm5Nt3umw3br3evNdncsz5XOxoG533-wd1Oiovo9gL-nJpVBURg1u2zhUl-AV5802-SLDsYzEWnYukM2KoEPtLnt5FDPs/s1600-h/BackofStore04.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1sQFBh6Xnp1i8hGZy6UwNnCkikR_7BM4QJqKT5E5amLDIhiWm5Nt3umw3br3evNdncsz5XOxoG533-wd1Oiovo9gL-nJpVBURg1u2zhUl-AV5802-SLDsYzEWnYukM2KoEPtLnt5FDPs/s320/BackofStore04.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238949407021466930" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYRg8M6XmrQ8vF6gG6pwAZQf9jWyxov_-KJdQi5hYrLC4EbOj_62fOMONn7BnrhBNjXxipnRgx5qYpDk4LzkDnSfvS5JwUlDdKicgvUFol-hW7FSrWD_LPN3IjhukVhOcuH0H01BLmX-4/s1600-h/BackofStore05.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYRg8M6XmrQ8vF6gG6pwAZQf9jWyxov_-KJdQi5hYrLC4EbOj_62fOMONn7BnrhBNjXxipnRgx5qYpDk4LzkDnSfvS5JwUlDdKicgvUFol-hW7FSrWD_LPN3IjhukVhOcuH0H01BLmX-4/s320/BackofStore05.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238949409685758050" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivwA6Akc82-3msLm1__yA-c0XwQ0S2SdW9jSYYF6XrVTwQW2PI6gBfZA5Ps0hSfycn4LpDXCExYPeXjQDlWwLMxpH3y0nmv4VfF08UwEdECydPmmHooXYaQgy8M2AQxh73MFV9wvsB-a0/s1600-h/BackofStore09.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivwA6Akc82-3msLm1__yA-c0XwQ0S2SdW9jSYYF6XrVTwQW2PI6gBfZA5Ps0hSfycn4LpDXCExYPeXjQDlWwLMxpH3y0nmv4VfF08UwEdECydPmmHooXYaQgy8M2AQxh73MFV9wvsB-a0/s320/BackofStore09.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238949441783687250" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEBLuppFh6RPMuVppsJ37K1Tq3mY38jSfZjh4vGrL3ilcSl7d53J34ZAu4W6Tb9fIQXdgHQFPWUVvFk6CKzn1PXTKv7Xf48z3yH0J7KWu6TwAjpa8EkHSwA0zME-JlBB0h4B0ehncRdVE/s1600-h/BackOfStore11.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEBLuppFh6RPMuVppsJ37K1Tq3mY38jSfZjh4vGrL3ilcSl7d53J34ZAu4W6Tb9fIQXdgHQFPWUVvFk6CKzn1PXTKv7Xf48z3yH0J7KWu6TwAjpa8EkHSwA0zME-JlBB0h4B0ehncRdVE/s320/BackOfStore11.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238949445337030978" /></a></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN8MDtUB7vMJKIs5MdMKs6POQel4OzoguvmZesl1hq7uhVYivYqAac9aSxJu-bkmBxRY1cyRzb1Kmw_6XrfMbL3HqkzogJWZvMtav2il9Kg6fPjTuj9jIgAx4h93uJu2iSruXTSgipiGk/s1600-h/TasteRodentsDieFor.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN8MDtUB7vMJKIs5MdMKs6POQel4OzoguvmZesl1hq7uhVYivYqAac9aSxJu-bkmBxRY1cyRzb1Kmw_6XrfMbL3HqkzogJWZvMtav2il9Kg6fPjTuj9jIgAx4h93uJu2iSruXTSgipiGk/s320/TasteRodentsDieFor.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238953487462981010" /></a><div><br /></div><div>Then we saw my uncle off as he began his rounds as the postman. Yep, he does that too. </div><div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDlIoLyBSiSZvBccR-bKvuzDun7dJeHWOcRDOP93mf85d_WuG0KrkwFyRy_9-uAdyFEA0N97loKZV2hWBnqn3b8i-Z7IVvwcUgnxMDjAPQdRP8boWEYvxNxf7VLg-8r4_AAuTVlgCfnhE/s1600-h/PostmanBob04.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDlIoLyBSiSZvBccR-bKvuzDun7dJeHWOcRDOP93mf85d_WuG0KrkwFyRy_9-uAdyFEA0N97loKZV2hWBnqn3b8i-Z7IVvwcUgnxMDjAPQdRP8boWEYvxNxf7VLg-8r4_AAuTVlgCfnhE/s320/PostmanBob04.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238951398613598210" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj39SxkSLp_0EyX2vCjbn3-4d_QMZX20nlPuI2RRyRhJ8aRqRVbSjp_9Mxcrvg5obgp2_ZEhcEKtEdxIHWeBfbly_to_yJ9PjD2LHXAb0mbqYUYiyE03IXec8eoaYLln0li3iZmV5bvdWM/s1600-h/PostmanBob07.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj39SxkSLp_0EyX2vCjbn3-4d_QMZX20nlPuI2RRyRhJ8aRqRVbSjp_9Mxcrvg5obgp2_ZEhcEKtEdxIHWeBfbly_to_yJ9PjD2LHXAb0mbqYUYiyE03IXec8eoaYLln0li3iZmV5bvdWM/s320/PostmanBob07.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238951410790021874" /></a>Then we went into Greenup for anther delicious lunch at the Candy Kitchen and a visit to the Historical Society. They have nice exhibits on local history including military uniforms and records, a Victorian parlor, childhood toys, American Indian arrowheads and a restored train depot. </div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn6Cx1A074iSQBW1MKb_oGXSTTMFYbGCHsjHBJlz3oWnvej7sGxaJpSl7FyY_zTtNy3fkWpODicZKkmdb4rMAGf7jyrEfhZhN1EwX6OblnUv5AOnmHncZepNznffq9J32WGVBTy0X9Oyk/s1600-h/Greenup01.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn6Cx1A074iSQBW1MKb_oGXSTTMFYbGCHsjHBJlz3oWnvej7sGxaJpSl7FyY_zTtNy3fkWpODicZKkmdb4rMAGf7jyrEfhZhN1EwX6OblnUv5AOnmHncZepNznffq9J32WGVBTy0X9Oyk/s320/Greenup01.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238952703565207458" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7HV-rwEXD1zcaOqG4VncTqaVDvRWKyR2zXE6Awyg5MFqmgDPttsoU-OmLgzdKn00ZYrQOHaGlrJldou3fyChZbvSx6FDEfQFH1Y1OBVLXs7R5oK9V-28H9Tac-tQfTvwoyu2s62ugQBs/s1600-h/Greenup02.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7HV-rwEXD1zcaOqG4VncTqaVDvRWKyR2zXE6Awyg5MFqmgDPttsoU-OmLgzdKn00ZYrQOHaGlrJldou3fyChZbvSx6FDEfQFH1Y1OBVLXs7R5oK9V-28H9Tac-tQfTvwoyu2s62ugQBs/s320/Greenup02.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238952709725268146" /></a>We stopped in at the fair for a few more harness races. </div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5uXzbBMHkXqft_rGMGBDz6-g9SLg-76DX4qU4o5vrzKcUVFnovpBj5zN25STQiGxLUprdKPfevhZrA8aPoKOFOZAG6ekmgO2vlHRT2HZZVML-EELuQ3ULC9R42IVuvJEuxsOEf-cEX2c/s1600-h/FairHarnessRace02.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5uXzbBMHkXqft_rGMGBDz6-g9SLg-76DX4qU4o5vrzKcUVFnovpBj5zN25STQiGxLUprdKPfevhZrA8aPoKOFOZAG6ekmgO2vlHRT2HZZVML-EELuQ3ULC9R42IVuvJEuxsOEf-cEX2c/s320/FairHarnessRace02.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238953192396850098" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTU-5Z_xT7_I7PxPyM94Mtuq09hjEa3RlEWemXoGahWPzcc0eCvmOF1V4iiAA-Ow4wmbuQwPkv7Xrpkx4CbB-bgWZsTQ9lp1qdbnyVJ8aSGOSMF7VrL505RAvjG7f9KqEI5gnj6A-Z35I/s1600-h/FairHarnessRace04.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTU-5Z_xT7_I7PxPyM94Mtuq09hjEa3RlEWemXoGahWPzcc0eCvmOF1V4iiAA-Ow4wmbuQwPkv7Xrpkx4CbB-bgWZsTQ9lp1qdbnyVJ8aSGOSMF7VrL505RAvjG7f9KqEI5gnj6A-Z35I/s320/FairHarnessRace04.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238953196516103682" /></a></div>Eminence Grisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10865677890607379035noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-192630392865566984.post-28315839132720389912008-08-25T18:20:00.000-07:002008-08-25T18:56:19.575-07:00Day Two: Tuesday, August 19, 2008We got a bit of a late start Tuesday morning, which was further delayed by a genius branch of the county DOT. They were oiling the roads (the country version of asphalting which involved pouring a hot layer of oil on the roads and then pouring fine chipped gravel over it). After the late start we headed for <a href="http://www.clarkcountyil.org/Communities/moonshine.htm">Moonshine, Illinois</a>, home of the Moon Burger. It's about 20 minutes east of where we were staying and has been featured on NPR and CBS. They open at 11am and they turn off the grill at 12:30pm sharp. <div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD8s6NhyphenhyphenHyOQe7Yk40qf6uNj9IqJQwM7Q51SO9yDCWfyZkPzzE_T9HeSyj6okdvs5spevG_7ffjt-z89eTXKDBVAbKxorPPB8-tg8weF7s0Vu8GG88_-QFDHwBqdb15hjmwVTMBNKnzNA/s1600-h/Moonshine15.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD8s6NhyphenhyphenHyOQe7Yk40qf6uNj9IqJQwM7Q51SO9yDCWfyZkPzzE_T9HeSyj6okdvs5spevG_7ffjt-z89eTXKDBVAbKxorPPB8-tg8weF7s0Vu8GG88_-QFDHwBqdb15hjmwVTMBNKnzNA/s320/Moonshine15.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238633295484136514" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGiS4bmbwUKE75x3GI0OaMmio6Nioc3cphebc3EPKHhoDMeV1gx8QYfdGdBgKeVLpfoHJl9t0TxPOz6T-eQPL3MbG0C8-dgr96kK_Yu0gd0jmAzzZwbE55E7754eZrXHkzCKfKRNob4fI/s1600-h/Moonshine02.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgK9EXl98uJS1ZNqndfp9QCMZ1-YAaGHSesS5Zctly17zMkgfwzj5DCAH1mYZ26R769Uvb3dIDDAcUdhqteMAlGyN3BCfRl5gl7-pdeuO903TFOYhWy9UgF4E3jsDHpMZ2P1t043_IvrQ/s320/Sunset08.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238638770612550882" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ44Voz97JqyFFjPaIMI8aHZ-oCmGyIWYm-NMbzgVNtIlBbrsPb5m6OqmOiPUx6gPlbWY8_6DUFeICXpHR7D7crxE4b_8Pwp-Z9pk_9EueE16h-hz_CxhiN0DzrjqlYdC-cQ8-QgJBF-E/s1600-h/Sunset11.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ44Voz97JqyFFjPaIMI8aHZ-oCmGyIWYm-NMbzgVNtIlBbrsPb5m6OqmOiPUx6gPlbWY8_6DUFeICXpHR7D7crxE4b_8Pwp-Z9pk_9EueE16h-hz_CxhiN0DzrjqlYdC-cQ8-QgJBF-E/s320/Sunset11.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238638773678366434" /></a><div><br /></div>Eminence Grisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10865677890607379035noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-192630392865566984.post-72174945868508639382008-08-25T06:48:00.000-07:002008-08-25T18:56:40.392-07:00Day One: Monday, August 18, 2008<div style="text-align: justify;">We arrived late Sunday night to my cousin Ross's place. He rents a roomy house about a mile from his family's home. The house is large and comfortable -- and filled with relics of the 1960s and 70s, like sparkled tile and a push button range. It was so strange to see a home with these features that looked brand new. <br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">After visiting with everyone for a few minutes, I went to bed and slept in the beautiful quiet of the country. I woke up refreshed at about 830a. No one else was about yet, so I went out to explore the barns and out buildings.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9E5xFf0OCc4XxsRhfffKiKB-i831f0EhL7B7BBiEpDpxNbOgDTy7VNCkXMbEAZnzKzFQRXO-drC3qlRb_dewoSGgFiUHFuN8xgCfg8_jJSeL6ZTD3MKYpdNU2Ja1bMRmm_lL_QUdpL6g/s320/RustyYellowCan.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238455819302963794" /><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCX0gT0fWmtisdUEpMHjGJTtSKvSvHycywB_Tm_CMs9j9JK31AbCklkRHKDykXiPL8mkMeDY1yid43AhNhDP1nm6JanJ01Jejo-iJEJWeCBKo7kna4t-RRGlgbGtP_791FR2Q3fxeEks8/s320/OldChair.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238455830592916194" /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBJ8zs5j48gKa_vxG-XgZbT1XLm_8DOZiiWWf-lneuo8Sq3O0VOdK4-Ut-2xAB-maaBxdsGwQp_nj-cLdrm2Gg1aWQDANmtOzkDYgrrDHIN2vknOu8XAygncHaTA4kBbCWGqc2EJuUA_4/s320/BirdsNest.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238455131537852290" /><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj4kKOVj5khck5QCdDA-A3yDksQ50EvqqxkV_NDlJhVVlKfwWgUc0H6AX8tbeVvYCGNbWsW587UvEge0POKyXrmcCqQXEQNqjvfpTZL2qZxmVVaucFfhHU5ZRLSaK35ywpRZ9Yt5QTfy8/s320/RustyDoorknob.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238455137977548210" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Then I spotted some interesting things in an old chicken barn.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR2ej2PK9uEyhyleczvgNchW4M4Udq_gFFebBv4vJAHBzA6zHcUMzY72IHqjEeMDJPo2xvhnUbvvjNAF1lQjxmsqJd52IYTJFEDTFbAdEj13eXs1OQHLv52OVmgfd1RhY_lA54Wb8BON0/s320/OldHenHouse.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238456696156408034" /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Here are some shots of some of the antique items I found just sitting, providing bedding for the rodents.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDjrFYrTgtQorvFi6p6qsVImO4O_XbeqE-jn3nENImr6Sb0irXYnzuwD-1kF940eUQT7B8zhTRon6et5GGAomdcRnbua5iEQtaUDKMSEgNkr4cry_l38i35jkrzN1VFxNismsxHgzG-7o/s1600-h/AbbottTicket02.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDjrFYrTgtQorvFi6p6qsVImO4O_XbeqE-jn3nENImr6Sb0irXYnzuwD-1kF940eUQT7B8zhTRon6et5GGAomdcRnbua5iEQtaUDKMSEgNkr4cry_l38i35jkrzN1VFxNismsxHgzG-7o/s320/AbbottTicket02.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238457764596633410" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM-252NJvBCGPe2fI0Is2xpMeGW2-C54ZTQ4McWCEtgRJX_yCg3WZK1C4N3sQql7VYP0wczdEShI4BJq4cFvWgmedGEuPKJXZ8PU0r4xYVwSF6QlXT5xTr27Z_scaJHZ5h95pRXNDL8F8/s1600-h/OldLetter.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgricpXWRIrPRpTBBYcUbaibJBkyQlAQ0LTfBkFJg3PdHo2wfpQlUpe6aa9fFDkakoz8MW9T67o2YPlJVu9oMOu6L-RasjY9nAt8DdZ1kICag3WMxGd56SobfTYPCM9S0QSve4xO3GsfGo/s320/VacuumaticCarburator.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238458222271506898" /></a><div style="text-align: justify;">After everyone got moving, we headed off to town (<a href="http://www.rr1.net/users/ourlocal/html/cumberland.html">Greenup</a>) for some lunch before the fair. We stopped at the <a href="http://www.villageofgreenup.com/history.html">Candy Kitchen</a>, a burger and ice cream place with soda fountain. It originally opened in the 50s, closed in the 60s and dat empty for years. Then a few years ago someone bought an re-opened it. Then, in 2005, it closed again. We found out the day before we got there, that the Grissoms were running it on a six-month contingency and had opened the doors in time for the <a href="http://www.illinoiscountyfairs.net/information/?title=Cumberland_County_Fair">county fair</a>. They still make delicious burgers and a mean chocolate milkshake.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqSuiiwO0SMNoNjgwPvD8B5n3bAB_8q2z1I0x-uqHRp8RT5jssrGB_Gt2PLJQuL2Pg2H6Jz1dUOKZjBUQKlGWr60c2YICjZEGU8utujZe50cZ6FK_BhVlNbsy10a02OJjqZ0ooGQ2N5AI/s1600-h/CandyKitchen08.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqSuiiwO0SMNoNjgwPvD8B5n3bAB_8q2z1I0x-uqHRp8RT5jssrGB_Gt2PLJQuL2Pg2H6Jz1dUOKZjBUQKlGWr60c2YICjZEGU8utujZe50cZ6FK_BhVlNbsy10a02OJjqZ0ooGQ2N5AI/s320/CandyKitchen08.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238460844695831890" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdxyG-ywAK5GUKHEAW63JR6QPgOIH-hKoCe5LUqRZL2NFa-ZzyjCT_6y2CMkuW92zm22Zxn6Auhpu6u-r9Hr_mwwzsAASjH2x2hbB2m24cmjklng7qv2ehTEmlC4ZHLrzgc22PbLQdWqk/s1600-h/CandyKitchen09.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdxyG-ywAK5GUKHEAW63JR6QPgOIH-hKoCe5LUqRZL2NFa-ZzyjCT_6y2CMkuW92zm22Zxn6Auhpu6u-r9Hr_mwwzsAASjH2x2hbB2m24cmjklng7qv2ehTEmlC4ZHLrzgc22PbLQdWqk/s320/CandyKitchen09.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238460853461809778" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVrkWebw9GjRlvMClps-XRwOwSjqAd3XzYQXWn8DhLLH_KOE3FsBCjm7mFRrEMe3stKd2Q4zQrDIzH9IeSy2r7rJ4vPh5FQA0CuaxZ_PEr-Sr9fzFpjbsPMopS6ptZDq6ZHz7lHMRM_L8/s1600-h/CandyKitchen10.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVrkWebw9GjRlvMClps-XRwOwSjqAd3XzYQXWn8DhLLH_KOE3FsBCjm7mFRrEMe3stKd2Q4zQrDIzH9IeSy2r7rJ4vPh5FQA0CuaxZ_PEr-Sr9fzFpjbsPMopS6ptZDq6ZHz7lHMRM_L8/s320/CandyKitchen10.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238460857829008306" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj7PmvohbTLLnVPSu3CHnqX0j7r2n2HG2JMe3BX_l91Y3nwI7H-Upp8_n3lcLXDc4eVOqSn6u74BqO-RxjTphkJWtMGfi19AxT8M9b72kFVUYbfoajkFX7gD3Vnmh4OhsSZhCbKEiN7wQ/s1600-h/CnadyKitchen05.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj7PmvohbTLLnVPSu3CHnqX0j7r2n2HG2JMe3BX_l91Y3nwI7H-Upp8_n3lcLXDc4eVOqSn6u74BqO-RxjTphkJWtMGfi19AxT8M9b72kFVUYbfoajkFX7gD3Vnmh4OhsSZhCbKEiN7wQ/s320/CnadyKitchen05.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238460865545461858" /></a><div style="text-align: justify;">The first Cumberland County Fair was in 1889, so this was the 120th year. The fairgrounds were victim to the overwhelming floods that hit the mid-West in the early Summer. In June the grounds were covered by several feet of water.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_4BAAQEyC9kieiJuQocm9IgGg8OvID7rW4cEYsINVG214m9mYIKh_df9UdMbnoflK4T_8Hf-Pd-JKyZFSnnC9dkX2gzzVnFygoAfKdF6PznDVCBDOZl17Uea_LJtxh0old3EXGh2bFzg/s1600-h/FairFloodline01.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_4BAAQEyC9kieiJuQocm9IgGg8OvID7rW4cEYsINVG214m9mYIKh_df9UdMbnoflK4T_8Hf-Pd-JKyZFSnnC9dkX2gzzVnFygoAfKdF6PznDVCBDOZl17Uea_LJtxh0old3EXGh2bFzg/s320/FairFloodline01.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238470943719874530" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">This image below is a close-up of the top line (marking the 2008 flood) seen in the image above.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG_ciZiutS3Fw7tBpRXvhAOgNccy5ppgcAgr0v6Hc_T-5ofHA8kVznZnpfpx6-_fYvIc47M4PVPRtBJI8wzGw5SBwCOf9YBONzT1ljHezk86TkTE33JUID-qNAhr3R6DOBnGzylEwMn_w/s1600-h/FairFloodline02.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG_ciZiutS3Fw7tBpRXvhAOgNccy5ppgcAgr0v6Hc_T-5ofHA8kVznZnpfpx6-_fYvIc47M4PVPRtBJI8wzGw5SBwCOf9YBONzT1ljHezk86TkTE33JUID-qNAhr3R6DOBnGzylEwMn_w/s320/FairFloodline02.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238470946318251490" /></a>Once they receded, hundreds of volunteers and put in several hundred man hours to clean up and repair the grounds and buildings. A casual observer would have never known the difference. There were a couple of the usual food stands that were unable to open because their appliances had been destroyed and they were not able to replace them in time. Still, there was a general pride all around -- the Fair must go on!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Monday opened with a slate of thoroughbred races. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDDqvvyocGCXKxn1ybdkfkb33_9IeiDPiqRfExUFApBnVL83A1Vuf5BNwxUO4V-q_Bkv6M9yIAO3sgrMjYyTCnyaxz3yX9hjyzBxCTTQA6bkODlhVuq54DiZz7IbdMJbzyU3q812aNoiM/s1600-h/FairHorseRace03.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDDqvvyocGCXKxn1ybdkfkb33_9IeiDPiqRfExUFApBnVL83A1Vuf5BNwxUO4V-q_Bkv6M9yIAO3sgrMjYyTCnyaxz3yX9hjyzBxCTTQA6bkODlhVuq54DiZz7IbdMJbzyU3q812aNoiM/s320/FairHorseRace03.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238463590551004354" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge3ngoylVYpYNsDzwyYRKpIzmz_w4-ZbsfB-EKeoj5MbRl6vyqoWwQVkjlLEngomM3c-oZond3Y_5637rihU5s4BKmJPRkCEgDm-JI1i3K3NLDtfBZvdcLPPO-5R3U_hsAxtlXtiz_hIg/s1600-h/FairHorseRace05.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge3ngoylVYpYNsDzwyYRKpIzmz_w4-ZbsfB-EKeoj5MbRl6vyqoWwQVkjlLEngomM3c-oZond3Y_5637rihU5s4BKmJPRkCEgDm-JI1i3K3NLDtfBZvdcLPPO-5R3U_hsAxtlXtiz_hIg/s320/FairHorseRace05.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238463602669338450" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZPKZpMDJNSN1H54zKG34AlCENyxq0JzJ_BaQQx5TvY8Pirj4GmjO_6qj1KwyhmPy8Mjkr9TdLS1uzfOTcHGHR756wvwboGAUzTrd1MMZuXazLqCIriM9GdC3KI7f_Q-rWq8Fx8ccWXyM/s1600-h/FairHorseRace11.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZPKZpMDJNSN1H54zKG34AlCENyxq0JzJ_BaQQx5TvY8Pirj4GmjO_6qj1KwyhmPy8Mjkr9TdLS1uzfOTcHGHR756wvwboGAUzTrd1MMZuXazLqCIriM9GdC3KI7f_Q-rWq8Fx8ccWXyM/s320/FairHorseRace11.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238463605608571570" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghYJkzlmYQWu-gM55-FK7MlpcXNhGHK2Rig7GR-kEDTnqd9c9_QAO5EwvbSYsdkWFOIeUGWWnZnJNXtdtmuybj3AjLHvCRhc_GuWEqIpGCSe1pILXCqM_OAviYTbSp4gOjPbl-0sbZY7I/s1600-h/FairHorseRace12.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghYJkzlmYQWu-gM55-FK7MlpcXNhGHK2Rig7GR-kEDTnqd9c9_QAO5EwvbSYsdkWFOIeUGWWnZnJNXtdtmuybj3AjLHvCRhc_GuWEqIpGCSe1pILXCqM_OAviYTbSp4gOjPbl-0sbZY7I/s320/FairHorseRace12.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238463611305787410" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTm6Zxq760L4AvV3P63eEnmrUJZteQN2fRJkeA2UPCHtTAuc8vW97xGfkvxFJk2ON-ZWTv6WPYe2miWaIx5d9acJmHi8pJMIp83ME9eVYOKXl3W_WdDu28x0UQ7hcFMGOWDaKxXD5zj1o/s1600-h/FairHorseRace13.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTm6Zxq760L4AvV3P63eEnmrUJZteQN2fRJkeA2UPCHtTAuc8vW97xGfkvxFJk2ON-ZWTv6WPYe2miWaIx5d9acJmHi8pJMIp83ME9eVYOKXl3W_WdDu28x0UQ7hcFMGOWDaKxXD5zj1o/s320/FairHorseRace13.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238463614081364226" /></a><div style="text-align: justify;">The jockey in the black and white silks is Ashley Snedeger, a 17-year old who won three races on the day -- the most a female had won on the county fair circuit in recent memory. The accomplishment recalled to the minds of several of the older fair regulars one <a href="http://www.yarberrystudio.com/about.html">Lillian Jenkinson-Holder </a>, who had over 10,000 mounts and 3,000 wins in her decades-long career which began in 1928 -- many of them in Greenup. (Jenkinson-Holder was never allowed to race at the para-mutual level, which would have certainly earned her the status of a household name).<br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div>We went over to the 4-H barns to view the livestock shows and found a cat show. This consisted of three cats, all of whom lived at home. I think we might bring our own fatty kitty next year...<div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSFuAuAiQHhxYrp68UpZK0Fy_liqVRp7mcJbFN2WDChHDxDZuykWVwPONbZ3Nn2uIDRuqWRsqO8NtPVn5Ad5ZS9H9eY28HHthCVEKQOeDAYxhXolhljPcdh2h0yL-jDwmotHp-BBgQYFM/s1600-h/FairCatShow01.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSFuAuAiQHhxYrp68UpZK0Fy_liqVRp7mcJbFN2WDChHDxDZuykWVwPONbZ3Nn2uIDRuqWRsqO8NtPVn5Ad5ZS9H9eY28HHthCVEKQOeDAYxhXolhljPcdh2h0yL-jDwmotHp-BBgQYFM/s320/FairCatShow01.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238470183111832578" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwggOxRApf9yNH3FhVNHesT8SW0GwfFyNjw1SA3UJ7wA_Ud6HR6Cd0keTAHfkatmOnvdavbKgkj5YqeEUfTZkcdDkZZJrXsd6Ax8kRTE7vY9tv0caTc_UtyNl9yCWviSpA7_EfhuRKUi8/s1600-h/FairCatShow03.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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You can submit art, crafts and things you have grown or baked. They are put on display in the art hall, floral hall and agricultural hall and are judged on Tuesday. 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The first of three days and it began with the only part we really care for -- the old tractors.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtNCVd0YoQsJzVgN40ZCObUppHYK2H6CPr7Uq35xHM12IhyphenhyphennJrjbWjmmik5PhbfBF2WK3gDkLN1_-owwtOd6uy7gKAPQ-cWf5DUcG22N0gjgfFVh3BGn_o5IsJoYKqPDKrrtU_TbUS2KI/s1600-h/FairTractor02.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtNCVd0YoQsJzVgN40ZCObUppHYK2H6CPr7Uq35xHM12IhyphenhyphennJrjbWjmmik5PhbfBF2WK3gDkLN1_-owwtOd6uy7gKAPQ-cWf5DUcG22N0gjgfFVh3BGn_o5IsJoYKqPDKrrtU_TbUS2KI/s320/FairTractor02.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238477337337305122" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiriRe5N-sAPCAeplcJ4yE5F723UehXcCcS6fCADBuxEEJdURrMISM6uTE9HrC0rr2d1zPbGh35kFGWLsfH4UM4xmRrIKKA6rmK8ZqwNGRZxZefZF4gYodvqAbpdH2lc2JUxO0FBEFvYBM/s1600-h/FairTractor03.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiriRe5N-sAPCAeplcJ4yE5F723UehXcCcS6fCADBuxEEJdURrMISM6uTE9HrC0rr2d1zPbGh35kFGWLsfH4UM4xmRrIKKA6rmK8ZqwNGRZxZefZF4gYodvqAbpdH2lc2JUxO0FBEFvYBM/s320/FairTractor03.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238477344444276162" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9flczbpQ4jvoF_QgnGEfbNuzotN6Lni4TApb3M-bN996oQp8BSHXM4sDpsbraKzXk-lIIYafNqr3EBkTioFZeij2-HXrtpF92X1cuxJrDubFoAGd_BjUNYxZOtAa03lOrQz5xoSbh9Rg/s1600-h/FairTractor05.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9flczbpQ4jvoF_QgnGEfbNuzotN6Lni4TApb3M-bN996oQp8BSHXM4sDpsbraKzXk-lIIYafNqr3EBkTioFZeij2-HXrtpF92X1cuxJrDubFoAGd_BjUNYxZOtAa03lOrQz5xoSbh9Rg/s320/FairTractor05.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238477345883314354" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi07Ox-G2eotI2NZVxUDLNGX8g7EF1kBjoqBMDLKR6SQbDoWnegYmdaLSImTikG0PM8WK-e-l18NV1O5lkAWwEc4lwCxoLEvDg1Ywb0KUaSYz5DVd8jP1IqFWSoSMohiW-ST24R-_EDfmU/s1600-h/FairTractorGuys.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi07Ox-G2eotI2NZVxUDLNGX8g7EF1kBjoqBMDLKR6SQbDoWnegYmdaLSImTikG0PM8WK-e-l18NV1O5lkAWwEc4lwCxoLEvDg1Ywb0KUaSYz5DVd8jP1IqFWSoSMohiW-ST24R-_EDfmU/s320/FairTractorGuys.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238477350750932018" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0dlN8TmvNk5ykMtLOvxKyLFKHCRjsVrbhKpBbtSLn7ohtWoUh1OipNwHAs_zOS1zeiJgxXRSp8S7_f6w2X88brC6ZsaC0vQmQHfhwalBCdOx6bIOxT8ZH6LeEoWmlz6cB5WokQCe6Rc0/s1600-h/FairTractorPull01.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0dlN8TmvNk5ykMtLOvxKyLFKHCRjsVrbhKpBbtSLn7ohtWoUh1OipNwHAs_zOS1zeiJgxXRSp8S7_f6w2X88brC6ZsaC0vQmQHfhwalBCdOx6bIOxT8ZH6LeEoWmlz6cB5WokQCe6Rc0/s320/FairTractorPull01.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238477356792250466" /></a>As the first day ends, here are a few more images. Look for day two soon.<div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1qVX0khA6ST0enFljtli8GOn_9_-nxzbcxO0RJ1wqCnorNnY0oiModNsSQg4vrh-TZQLbHtW8j5tCggnJIUiDjFXkPR56UiCc3DRVFzwh0I0vk2SCLkehhhvKbsopnHuSf5aeZ8k7SAE/s1600-h/FairMidway.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1qVX0khA6ST0enFljtli8GOn_9_-nxzbcxO0RJ1wqCnorNnY0oiModNsSQg4vrh-TZQLbHtW8j5tCggnJIUiDjFXkPR56UiCc3DRVFzwh0I0vk2SCLkehhhvKbsopnHuSf5aeZ8k7SAE/s320/FairMidway.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238478986638750818" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhdYHdSThdG4iD7PF6p3DpkNoRddfVwmuyQ4EZBEhgD9Ij8qb-zuGN2-NHLMvwKxxR5sRbbumJKJjvUfT4-I7azbKigMz_eJPlQuqvNrFrOgOs1InRFLiokgiLltIjYyfEpu4_ffZtJfA/s1600-h/FairOldMan02.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhdYHdSThdG4iD7PF6p3DpkNoRddfVwmuyQ4EZBEhgD9Ij8qb-zuGN2-NHLMvwKxxR5sRbbumJKJjvUfT4-I7azbKigMz_eJPlQuqvNrFrOgOs1InRFLiokgiLltIjYyfEpu4_ffZtJfA/s320/FairOldMan02.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238478990125194674" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVyi5wS7e5wCHoTK0x55XwmzjFPRVKL1rHX-n3Qfq1KixhuXh9Vq_ADCSfdifjf1WqdscDO2wKnki70GNlUZto2hu0YWsGs5aHMRa_OJVk-2t0q9e0XRq-Mm2XOyuc489Y-V9KOXPelHY/s1600-h/FairRide01.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVyi5wS7e5wCHoTK0x55XwmzjFPRVKL1rHX-n3Qfq1KixhuXh9Vq_ADCSfdifjf1WqdscDO2wKnki70GNlUZto2hu0YWsGs5aHMRa_OJVk-2t0q9e0XRq-Mm2XOyuc489Y-V9KOXPelHY/s320/FairRide01.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238479001872557522" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPXvk9X99wvXOKFsMnJrOFjPAeQVcFtCXmXAj8jUI47sQFN8QzsUYBgp3Hi51yt6iFFFrHGGg83YNoBH9Mj-QggAP31dcQ0vg72MV36tg6scASHZhyphenhyphenSssrO0tMoCjqthciVYk_oF_Dt_A/s1600-h/FairParkinsonSound.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPXvk9X99wvXOKFsMnJrOFjPAeQVcFtCXmXAj8jUI47sQFN8QzsUYBgp3Hi51yt6iFFFrHGGg83YNoBH9Mj-QggAP31dcQ0vg72MV36tg6scASHZhyphenhyphenSssrO0tMoCjqthciVYk_oF_Dt_A/s320/FairParkinsonSound.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238479003939166050" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHoYNSn5j4i6I7kSdYr3J-C22gr1K0JxIPm4IlSoJaVtjMh-PZuFd2VVV8O8df7GFpyy3ni7dNgPeexgZwzh7LERekxuEVEIwihrdefWdXu96VSnth_pNj2tRIxPc9jbeTW6WG6AqTByw/s1600-h/FairPoster.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHoYNSn5j4i6I7kSdYr3J-C22gr1K0JxIPm4IlSoJaVtjMh-PZuFd2VVV8O8df7GFpyy3ni7dNgPeexgZwzh7LERekxuEVEIwihrdefWdXu96VSnth_pNj2tRIxPc9jbeTW6WG6AqTByw/s320/FairPoster.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238479009497609346" /></a>Eminence Grisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10865677890607379035noreply@blogger.com0