A Fair Time

7-30-06 VERMONT: The end of July, one month of summer to go, its always so fast. Today was beautiful, breezy, clear warm, but dry and tonight its in the 50’s. Friday was camp visiting for Lucy in a downpour and yesterday was the Haverill Fair which we got to between T-storms. Lucy won a small stuffed pig playing darts for about twice what it would have cost at a store. We watched the pig races and ate good fair food. Blooming onion, pulled pork, funnel cake, italian sausage with pepper and onions—all healthy treats and no one heaved. The two rainy days left another 1.1 inches. Judy made a pie with our blueberries and raspberries.

Today I did a bunch of maintenance type chores and attacked the thistle in the pasture getting most of it before it bloomed and seeded. Speaking of the pasture, the oxen have been sold and are gone. About half the apple trees they ate are recovering the rest are dead.

New blooms: more phlox and lilies.