Spring Flings

  • The Floor of Heaven by Howard Blum
  • An Object of Beauty by Steve Martin
  • The Devil She Knows by Bill Loehfelm
  • Turn of Mind by Alice LaPlante
  • The Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese (book club read)
  • Death of a Pinehurst Princess by Steve Bouser
  • Still Life by Louise Penny
  • Looking at Salvation at the Dairy Queen by Susan Gilmore
  • Cannery Row by John Steinbeck (book club read)
  • Trap Line by Carl Hiaasen
  • Killer Stuff and Tons of Money by Maureen Stanton

Sunday, October 17, 2010

The Valle Country Fair

The fair from afar
Yesterday hubby and I went to Valle Crucis for the Valle Country Fair.  My plan to get there at 9 AM was foiled when I didn't wake up until 8.  After a stop in Boone, to the only place in the High Country that makes their own bagels, Mountain Bagels, we were off.   We didn't get too far when traffic came to a crawl.  It took about 45 minutes to limp to the festival, with hubby complaining every 30 seconds.

Once there, it was a delight to all of the senses.  There were over 150 vendors selling anything from dog cookies, toys, birdhouses, clothing to apple butter made in large pots.  There were two stages for music and a plethora of food vendors.  There were so many people there that the food lines were 20 deep.  I enjoyed every minute and the weather was perfect, bright and sunny and a little nip in the air.  Hubby, however, said that he is staying home next year.  Party pooper.
Apple butter anyone?
I loved this bubbling bird bath
Bird houses were the most popular items sold



Country music
Isn't this beautiful?
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