I’ve lived in LA for 32 years, you would think that I would have visited the fair sometime during those years. I’ve been to the Ventura Fair, I’ve been to the Calgary Stampede – it was time to visit the one closest to home.
I have been to the Fairplex, the large complex is used year round and I have been here for sewing and craft shows. But this was the first time at the fair itself.
100 Years!
You know me, I adore vintage cars and boy did they have some beauties.
This Cadillac could very well be in it’s original color – well update, but Cadillacs alway came in bright red.
This one won all the ribbons, not just at this fair. Clearly the color isn’t original but it is gorgeous! I have no problem with updating a classic.
Then there was a section of bikes and trikes, adorable and also, lovingly created.
Onto the crafts, one huge problem is the displays aren’t all that good. The cases are dark. I’m wondering, if since there wasn’t a fair for two years, and the date changed from September to May, if less people sent things in. Or is it that there are other shows? There were plenty of nice handmade items, and others that weren’t special in any way. Is it just the hokie-ness of a county fair?
This is by far my favorite for many reasons. It is mosaic, I LOVE mosaic, don’t think I’ll be doing much of it myself because it is hard on the hands, I’ll think I’ll be sticking to fibercrafts – which take their own toll.
The other reason why I love this reproduction of a Renoir, is because as a child, I had a painted reproduction of this picture in my home and I LOVED it. The little girl in the garden with the watering can and the gorgeous blue dress! I never looked anything like that, nor did I have such a lovely garden, but I love this picture.
The rides, the midway, all were there and all were busy. Sorry, no pictures. People watching was great, a lot of people, all ages, a real cross section of the county, walking around, enjoying, having a great day. The weather was perfect, high 70s, so warm, but not unbearably hot. My understanding is that the May is now the month for the county fair, it took a two year shutdown, for them to be able to reschedule the fair. One of the few good things about Covid.
The fair is also all about the food. And yes, it was all fair food, This is the only picture I took. There was a lot of deep fried things, there was BBQ, there were huge Turkey legs as well as cotton candy and all the other Fair fare. We did buy a baked potato and corn – super expensive but one of the few ‘healthy’ items we could find. We also went shopping, once again, was it because of the hiatus? But every hall had the same vendors, spas, BBQS, massage Chairs.
We did make a purchase, one of these large rotating umbrellas, as we redo the back yard I will need more shade, and I don’t want to build more pergola. So we bought this exact one, same color. I have already gone to look at some, and yes, prices at the fair are better than the stores.
Yes
, I stopped at the nail booth. For 130 dollars, you can buy the nail powder kit. You can see which nail was done with the magic powder. Didn’t buy, will probably have a hard time removing this. I no longer go to have a manicure – another casualty of Covid. But I have found an at home solution. I use Healthy Hoof on my cuticle. (Available from Amazon). This is used for horses hoofs and it works really well on human nails – makes them strong and long, I do the simple manicure myself.
You can’t have a county fair without animals. Hopefully this guys is on someones table in November.
Ahh! Sheep!
Peruvian goats. Nice long hair for living in the Andes. We missed the pig races – oh well. Also missed the Clydesdale parade, but did see the horses.
There were a ton of stuffed animals, both to win or simply buy. So here is the children ride area, and now I will say goodbye. I don’t think I I’ll be back for a while. It was fun, but thankfully there are plenty of other things to do as well.
Leah