. . . . . . the Evergreen State Fair in a row. I work at the Speedway which is in the middle of the fairgrounds. So I worked 2 days pre-fair and the first 4 days of fair with racing events, then today my husband and I went to enjoy some of the fair together.
We took the grandgirls on some rides, had cotton candy, visited in the pygmy goat barn (J is 7yrs and showing for the 1st time). She was absolutely clueless but watched the other kids and copied them very well. V is having a great time attaching herself to the kids in the club, "teaching" the public how to pet a goat or loving up all goats including her own.
It's been 10+ years since our 4H fair experiences in the horse program. It left us with some of the greatest memories, on looking back my husband and I both agree it was worth it. We care leased most of the time. and took care of a barn full of about 5-7 horses to keep our leased horse in exchange. Western riding clothes were easy to put toghether if kept simple. Then our daughter wanted to ride Saddleseat. Riding english in 4H is about 90% Huntseat and a few Saddleseat and being the good individual she is, following the crowd was never her option! The only used suit at the time that I could find was $600 and sky blue (all wrong). SoI put together $175 and bought some hunter green wool blend for a coat and black material for the lining, vest, and 2 pairs of pants. It took me a month to complete and some learning about tailoring, it was beautiful. I still have it!
In those years, we also tried out open class entries. My daughter made peanut butter cookies and entered a wood project made in school. My son put in a K'nex structure 6' tall that had motors, biscuits, and angel food cake. I put in jams and a blackberry pie. Everybody received blue ribbons and a few extras as well.
My favorite exhibits to visit is the sewing, quilting, canning and baking, art, goats and horses. If I see these then it's been a good day at fair!
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