The Daily Reviewer & I Did the Puyallup

I don't know what the Daily Reviewer is or who it is they support and/or promote, but this little award was forwarded to me by Jaime. FWIW, I'll take the free publicity knowing deep to the core of my being that being in their "top 100" is absolutely without meaning. Anyway, there it is on the right, just beneath the Memory Mints. Jaime is in the process of undergoing a stem cell transplant with the hope that it will reverse the effects of her MS, or at the very least stop it in its tracks. Thanks for this, and I'm praying that this Halt MS Study works for you.

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DH and I did the Puyallup today! The weather was lovely, sunny and maybe 76F. I paid an $11 admission and DH got in free for the priviledge of pushing me around. To get back, I make him pay for the parking which was $10, but only because he didn't always have to push me. Sometimes I'm perfectly capable of pushing myself, until I get tired, or have something in my hand.

We had Russian Piroshkis for dinner, and large lattes to drink, and I did have a soft-serve ice cream cone. But there was no way I was paying $4.50 for one ear of corn or $6.50 for an elephant ear, which is just bread dough with cinnamon and sugar. Also I didn't get to see all that I wanted to see, which happens when you don't make a plan - BUT I did get a great buy on a set of 600 thread count sheets and a pillow, all for $22. I needed to get those anyway, so I don't count that as Fair Money spent, just money fairly spent.

Cows have gorgeous eyes, goats are cute, and Clydesdales are huge. Bees are in danger of hives collapsing, baby bunnies and chickies are precious, pigeons are boring, and cocks and hens, geese, and ducks are surprisingly varied. There weren't the number of collections as I've seen in the past, and somehow we missed the building that had all the handiwork and cooking contests. How? Beats me. Like I said - we set out without a plan.

We almost went on a $10 "Extreme Scream" ride, but DH chickened out. The ride uses hydraulics to shoot you, and seven others, straight up 185 feet at 50 mph. (providing 4.5 Gs - force of gravity - of rush to your system), then you pause for about 20 seconds to enjoy the view, then with no warning you plunge down to repeat, or reverse, the process. Sounds like fun, no? Well, it was fun standing beneath it to watch others spend their $10 for the rush. I lived the excitement vicariously. Alas, no rides for me today. But it was a good eight hours at the Fair.

My last purchase was two Fisher scones which we brought home to have warm with a cup of hot coffee. Fisher scones have been at the Fair since 1915. It's TRADITION to have a scone at the Fair. Sure, they're a bit smaller than they used to be, but they still cost $1.25 that they were ten years ago. Maybe 20 years ago, they were 75 cents, I don't know - I just know they tasted as good tonight as I expected them to.

Good night, TTYL, and Be Well