Worlds Fair, Tunbridge Version.

9-18-13 SHORT HILLS: We came back on Sunday, stopping to visit Maggie at Hampshire College. She seems very happy there. We had a nice lunch in Northampton.

Before we left Vermont, we went to the Tunbridge Worlds Fair on Saturday with Lily and her friends Stephie and Emily. We saw cattle, oxen, sheep, chickens, goats, duck, pigs and tractors. We heard country music and ate pulled pork, bloomin’ onions and other fair food. We saw champion pumpkins and sunflowers. We watched the rides and the games and the crowds.

Last night we had dinner in Montclair with Dan, Bebe and Ron before we went to Dan’s talk at the Library. There was a pretty good turnout and several copies of Toms River were sold and signed.

As we edge our way toward the Autumnal Equinox, the weather is getting cooler, at least last night. I’m sure there will be more hot days before there’s a frost.


Gentle giant. Oxen are draft animals and wear a yoke so the team of two can pull in unison. The horn's sharp tip are removed to prevent injury and the horn is capped with a decorative ball. The horns are necessary so their heads don't come out of the yoke.

Another giant, a pumpkin-squash weighing in at 450 pounds.