Woody & My IBF

So here we are at the Pumpkin Show. As this is Ohio it is very clean. You don't even get that greasy fair smell in your hair. This is one of many trash bins. This is the pony ride. The guy follows the ponies with a rake and gets that stuff up lickety split.







There are lots of fair staples. This is the rubber duckie game. This is the carousel.












This is the Pikaway Brass Band.  I have a great rousing video of this but I still can't figure out how to get videos to upload. The people in the room next door in the Holiday Inn Express seemed to be very perturbed when I tried it out.








This is a row of folding chairs of the ilk that I enjoy and actually buy on eBay. There must be a parade. Check schedule. There are parades every day. Here are some of them:

• Little Miss Pumpkin Show
• Miss Pumpkin Show
• Baby Parade
• Parade of Bands
• Pet Parade
• Fraternal & Civic Organizations

Today is the Parade of Queens! There are over 30 beauty queens from all sorts of other fairs. This is Morgan. Isn't she pretty? None of these girls are made up. She has a button on her shash for every fair she has gone to. We've done 31 so far says her mom. Beauty queens in Ohio must be used to the cold because lots of them have capes. This is a great group of little beauty queens.






Here are some floats that are ready to go but the pictures don't come out because everything is shiny and what with the flash and all. I did talk to a guy who had a sorta pop up one on his truck trailer. I wasn't his idea but it is very handy for the little ones.

Note to self: remember atlas with festivals printed in the front from now on.

Besides being a Pumpkin Show, I guess you could call this a pumpkin fair. And at fairs you eat. All sorts of really bad things for you, the epitome of which is a corn dog. This is the corn dog stand. I can't believe I passed. This is the steak on a stick stand which I also passed.

Now here is something I did not pass. It is Mike's Cheese Shack. They serve Wisconsin cheese curds. I do not know what a cheese curd is.





This is Jack Bobby. He is wearing a cheese hat and takes your order. Not sure what to get, ask people in line. This is Holly with her cheese curd. She says it is good. Holly is right. This stuff is deep fried in kinda a tempura batter and is unbelievably oily in a good way. Had to throw half of it out when I went to the Arts and Crafts part where they have quilts you can't touch with your greasy fingers. Also had a Dr. Pepper which I hid in my purse.







Lots of these food stands are for local charities. I especially liked the fried bologna one but as I can't eat everything, passed.









Here are pumpkin things you can eat from the obvious to the downright strange. Here are some expected ones.






I had a pumpkin brownie (who doesn't like brownies?) and it as birthday cake icing is made of polyester, this brownie is made of latex. I cannot pull it apart.












There are lots of things that have very long lines. This is mini donuts which are sold at Lindsay's (sp?) too all year round but hey it's the Pumpkin Show. I know this because I asked someone.










This is the pumpkin taffy you can take home for mom. You can also get pumpkin fudge.












This is where you can get Pumpkin Walking Taco. I really want one of those. They are sold out.









So are pumpkin cupcakes.














There is a majorly long line for pumpkin ice cream so I just had to have some. They have only one compressor so it takes a very long time to get your ice cream made. They also have sundaes and I missed the boat on that one because they have caramel sauce with pumpkin pie spices and candied pecans.

Despite the gastronomic riches, there are no fat people in Circleville. Note to self: move to Ohio, throw out Four Hour Body and get skinny.

When I was in junior high, you had to take shop if you were a boy or that one weird girl, or home ec if you were a girl unless you were taking some majorly hard honors math class which is what I did. I am majorly bummed because I am good at sewing and cooking but whatever. Here in Ohio you can get ribbons for home ec. This is the ones from the littler kids.





This is Harry Potter Pumpkin. And this is a stamped card like you can buy on Etsy.








This is old style embroidery that would look very good in Jennty





Moving right along, we have prize canned goods. This is they. I asked if there was one person that always wins. There is not.


















This is the cut flower competition. Because this is the last day of the show, they all look like crap. At the Philadelphia Flower Show you need to refresh every day. A couple of guys looking at them note that people pay a lot of stuff for this. Especially the fake one. For decorating you know. Then they note the purple arrangement and shrug.





These are the prize-winning arrangements, commercial class and regular. Lots of garden clubs do the pumpkin thing. Didn't know it was prize winning. Note to self: do more pumpkin and flower arranging. Win prizes.