is it a girl thing ....

to get TOTALLY jealous of something?

check THIS out

and tell me if you're jealous (like me)

maybe it's just because I'm STILL toast

... bad head cold ...

threatening to become a chest cold

OR 

a sinus infection

and am TOTALLY unmotivated to do anything but reheat soup

and get mad at cable news people 

tea and toast

(and what I mean by that is: I'M toast!)

my cuppa is hot peppermint tea (Stash Merry Mint) on a chilly rainy day in Washington

... and still in jammies!

The fair is over 

- for us at least - 

our other 4-H neighbors (chickens, dogs and cows) are still down there

(and the moms who are almost toast)

(it was a wonderful 5 days with all of these folks)

the kids are all so special

we're so glad to have found 4-H

not only have we made new friends

we also know how to take better care of our cavy.

my animal loving girl is learning confidence, responsibility and a world of possibilities

(there's my girl in the red shirt and looking straight at the camera)

... and the rewards that go with being dedicated and motivated

(lots of ribbons and a trophy for: a poster, photography, a costume contest, a quiz contest, fitting and showing her pig, and a special award for being an enthusiastic "primary")

And her older sister wants a rabbit so she can do 4-H too. 

(I think I can do this - if I allow myself to be toast once in a while)

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thank you for enduring the week long saga of The Fair!

I'll be back with art after the dust settles around here :)

In the meantime - enjoy a cuppa with my fine blogger fiend listed in the Tea and Tuesday spot of my sidebar!

and Happy Tuesday!

the kids are alright

Funny name for a post - but it was all about the kids today

everywhere I went, the kids were the experts

totally in control

or just totally in love

and always good natured

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and these kids were alright too:

(Wenatchee)

(Moose)

(competing cavies)

judgement day

a big part of the fun is bringing your best stuff to the fair for judging

there are actually big prizes for the winners ($$)

every year I think I should enter my best "mile high biscuits"

or one of the Sweet Husbands roses

I may just do that next year

especially if I'm looking at a second year of being down here for a week

with my Cavy Girl and her 4-H club

(fleece)

(flowers specimens)

(canned goods)

(baked goods)

Today is the day the little piggies (Cavies - aka guinea pigs) are to be judged

our little pigs are definitely "pet class" with their tattered ears and broken coloring

but - believe it or not - the competition is stiff if you have a true show pig

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(more pictures to come ......)

sweet faces today

it rained the WHOLE day - so we cruised the barns in our off time

the rabbit mama in the bottom photo reminds me of my blogger friend Elizabeth

(she's a mom bearing a burden too)

.... more pictures tomorrow - promise!

going to the fair ....

... with these little guys:

One of my girls is a 4-H'er with her cavies (guinea pigs) 

and we'll be at the fair for the next few days.

I promise to have lots of fun pictures of country life from our very old fashioned fair.

When we were down there today for pre-fair stuff, 

we saw lots of cows, geese, ducks, chickens, goats, etc. 

all being brought to fair in their varying degrees of pick-up truck apparatus.

We saw a bumper sticker:

"Beef - it's what's for dinner"

It made my girl sad.

That's why we do cavies.

They're only for dinner in Peru.

"t" is for tattoos

a tattooed rock and shell

with my sweetened iced tea today

(Tetley's British Blend - brewed with sugar added)

... and from here I see that my maple has color.

tattooed leaves?

wouldn't this would be a high priced - but cool - tattoo?

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