let it always be there
Guess where I went yesterday?
I'd never been to the Topsfield Fair before, and I have to say, it was awesome. They had everything!
There were cows,
cute little piglets,
and sheep who did nothing to counteract their image of docility, not to mention turkeys, rabbits, and all sorts of other animals. But that was only the beginning. There were also loads of flowers and fruits and veggies, with all the prize winners on display.
Agriculture excellence was everywhere, and it was rewarded.
As were all the lively arts. Hey, it may not be ABMB, but you gotta start somewhere.
Imagine our delight when we arrived at the grand stand just in time to see the day's headliner, .38 Special, playing the first of their two shows of the day. Rockin'!
There were some big, heavy pumpkins,
and an even heavier pumpkin,
and, to the delight and edification of all, the world's heaviest pumpkin--a new record!
Congratulations to Joe Jutras of Scituate, RI, on his entry into the Guinness Book of World Records for his 1,689 pound pumpkin!
There was also lots of food, of course. I'm not sure when Italian sausage, pepper, and onion sandwichs became synonymous with fair food, but there were plenty of them for sale. I devoured mine before the SO could snap a picture, and it was tasty. Apples, cider, and other fruits and veggies were available, or you could just go for the fried dough. Unfortunately we only realized that some local restaurants were set up to do turkey dinners and the like after we had eaten--next time we'll go to one of those, then get apple crisp from one of the stands set up by a local church. And since we didn't get through nearly the whole fair, you can bet that there will be a next time.
Caught Up in You - .38 Special
(Please note: all images are (c) with all rights reserved.)
Hey! I was there too!
Maybe we bumped into each other without even knowing -- while waiting to buy a chili dog or see the giant pumpkins.
Tons of fun, the Fair is.
Posted by: Matthew Nash | October 01, 2007 at 12:17 PM
And WHO took those STUNNING photographs?????
Posted by: girl_named_fred | October 01, 2007 at 01:15 PM
Hey! I was there too!
Cool! Too bad we didn't know--could have met up. It was great, but you're not kidding about bumping into people. Walking around there was like as if midtown Manhattan had turned into a 4-H club.
And WHO took those STUNNING photographs?????
Why, my photographer, of course.
Posted by: JL | October 01, 2007 at 01:22 PM
What a great post! My neighbors were all in 4H and FFA and so I have really fond memories of county fairs. Nice!...
Posted by: eva | October 01, 2007 at 04:18 PM
The monster pumpkin looks like a Jenny Saville belly, ewww.
Posted by: mark | October 02, 2007 at 11:51 AM
Don't dis the pumpkin. It's bigger than you.
Actually, there was a normal-sized pumpkin that was sort of a weird white-green color and had all of these bumps on the surface like little fungus blooms or something that was pretty freaky. I suppose it's the variety and it's supposed to be that way, but I wouldn't want a pumpkin like that.
Posted by: JL | October 02, 2007 at 12:39 PM
yes, but it does look like a Saville belly.
Posted by: Edward_ | October 03, 2007 at 10:38 AM
Well, I think Jenny Saville's a pretty good painter, but you all are gonna be hurtin' when the pumpkin comes after you.
Posted by: JL | October 03, 2007 at 11:45 AM
but you all are gonna be hurtin' when the pumpkin comes after you.
like a cross between a Charlie Brown special and Nightmare on Elm Street.
Posted by: Edward_ | October 03, 2007 at 02:15 PM
I was there too! Love the Topsfield fair. Did you see the flower arrangements? Those ladies are tough in their comments!
Posted by: Leslie | October 13, 2007 at 10:14 PM