Last Friday was a BIG day! We joined Mama' and Papa' at the 102nd Circleville Pumpkin Show. For those not familiar it's an annual festival in the city of Circleville to celebrate the fall season, and draws visitors from around the area as well as out of state, and supposedly even foreign countries. Calling it a pumpkin show seems to be something of a misnomer since it's really more of a giant festival, or as Cindy opined a Catholic festival on steroids. There were all sorts of rides and games, as you can imagine, plus the usual assortment of fair fare including many varieties of deep fried batter.
Sam and Abby had a grand time seeing all the pumpkins, playing various games, watching a pet parade, and even got to ride a camel! For the most part we had a good time too, though we weren't prepared for either the expenses involved (which in hindsight was bad planning on our part), nor for the size of the crowds. Interestingly the carneys working there said that the crowds were smaller than usual. Go figure.
Incidentally the carneys working the game were very nice and even helped Sam and Abby win a couple prizes.
Perhaps the highlight of the show for Cindy and me was the band playing on the center stage. They appeared to be Jr. High kids but they were covering ZZ Top, The Georgia Satellites, Ozzy Osbourne, and others and doing a pretty credible job. Not entirely what we were expecting but pretty cool.
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