Topsfield Fair 2013
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nonelvisTopsfield Fair time again!
Each of us has our own special quest at the fair. My sister wants fried dough. My brother-in-law wants an Italian sausage. My husband wants two corn dogs, the only ones he eats all year. My niece and nephew want to go on rides and pet animals. And me, I want to see the vegetable dioramas and eat the most irresponsibly fried food I can find.
THE MOTHERLODE.
Deep-fried Snickers bars, it turns out, are God's own food. We did find a stand later that had deep-fried Pop Tarts and Girl Scout cookies, but the Snickers bar had hit the spot. Next year, maybe Thin Mints instead. (Oh, man, what if they have deep-fried Samoas/Caramel deLites? I am drooling just thinking about it.)
I also found chocolate-covered bacon, which I had to try, for, um, science. Yes. That's it.
Anyway, the rest of the fair was pretty good, too. The niece and nephew enjoyed the rides, and if my back hadn't been acting up,![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
columbina and I would have gone on the authentic Tilt-a-Whirl hiding way in the back. Guess it's time to start those PT exercises for my stupid SI joint again so that I can stand up for long periods of time without wanting to die.
Other photos (complete Flickr set here):
The Clydesdales greeted us at the main gate.
There were creatively decorated vegetables, always my favorite part of the fair.
Yes, this dragon is made entirely out of vegetable and plant material (including some phragmites -- nice to see them put to good use).
There were adorable goats.
And as ever, there was a ride you would never be able to pay me enough to go on. This year, it was the Speed XXL. It is 112 FEET TALL. You pull 3G in it in seats that rotate 360° along with the arms.
Some video that doesn't even begin to capture how terrifying I find this ride:
God only knows what the midway will bring next year.
Each of us has our own special quest at the fair. My sister wants fried dough. My brother-in-law wants an Italian sausage. My husband wants two corn dogs, the only ones he eats all year. My niece and nephew want to go on rides and pet animals. And me, I want to see the vegetable dioramas and eat the most irresponsibly fried food I can find.
THE MOTHERLODE.
Deep-fried Snickers bars, it turns out, are God's own food. We did find a stand later that had deep-fried Pop Tarts and Girl Scout cookies, but the Snickers bar had hit the spot. Next year, maybe Thin Mints instead. (Oh, man, what if they have deep-fried Samoas/Caramel deLites? I am drooling just thinking about it.)
I also found chocolate-covered bacon, which I had to try, for, um, science. Yes. That's it.
Anyway, the rest of the fair was pretty good, too. The niece and nephew enjoyed the rides, and if my back hadn't been acting up,
columbina and I would have gone on the authentic Tilt-a-Whirl hiding way in the back. Guess it's time to start those PT exercises for my stupid SI joint again so that I can stand up for long periods of time without wanting to die.Other photos (complete Flickr set here):
The Clydesdales greeted us at the main gate.
There were creatively decorated vegetables, always my favorite part of the fair.
Yes, this dragon is made entirely out of vegetable and plant material (including some phragmites -- nice to see them put to good use).
There were adorable goats.
And as ever, there was a ride you would never be able to pay me enough to go on. This year, it was the Speed XXL. It is 112 FEET TALL. You pull 3G in it in seats that rotate 360° along with the arms.
Some video that doesn't even begin to capture how terrifying I find this ride:
God only knows what the midway will bring next year.
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on 2013-10-13 03:34 pm (UTC)Stupid close-quotes
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on 2013-10-13 03:43 pm (UTC)"Beauty and the Corn Dog," however, is killing me.