Tonight we visited the state fair. It was a strange experience. I grew up in a small Tennessee town outside of Nashville. However the county took pride hosting the best county fair in the state. With plenty of acreage for vendors and buildings for livestock and exhibits, it kept the curious mind engaged for hours.
The Kentucky State Fair could make a person right down spoiled. Except for the amusement rides and some food vendors all events were contained in air conditioned buildings. A huge facility that never seemed to end. On a normal year when mid-August temperatures are in the 90s I am sure the cool building is appreciated. For this strange year, today being high of 79, low 57, it would be nice to enjoy festivities outside. I also dressed ready to get dirty wearing jeans and tennis shoes. But unnecessary. I was inside most of the time walking on smooth clean floors.
My daughter, Lucy, got to experience her first fair, as unconventional as it was. The fair offered plenty of kid friendly exhibits as well as offering good hygiene. There were hand washing stations everywhere. I am quite diligent about teaching animals and the sounds they make, but Lucy's association comes mostly from books. Tonight books became reality. Like her exposure to the chickens and dogs, she now understands the sounds cows, pigs, and sheep make.
To top off the evening, ending on a sugar high, Lucy enjoyed locally made cookie 'n cream ice cream. Maybe next year Lucy can appreciate the true August fair in 90 degree heat and 100% humidity with her feet covered in dust.
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