And to think I always thought Funnel Cakes are the answer!
We visited the Montgomery County Fair for the first time, figuring it was a good chance to see a bit of the rural side of county life. Or at least what is left of it. A lot of farm land has disappeared for development — Washington DC is only 30 miles away from the fairgrounds in Gaithersburg.
In some respects it is an entirely different world from our part of the county. I guess I was brought up wrong because I have always thought that Funnel Cakes Are the Answer. I know that I am not alone because someone felt that this was a good way to proselytize. Here we see Jesus looking toward the fried dough.
The annual folk festival near our house includes several left-wing community groups, while the county fair had a lot of churches as well as a pro-life group handing out happy face balloons (“We are glad you are here” or something like that). The Baptists were giving out balloon animals. I thought I might be able to convince Citrus she would like face painting but did not notice the huge “Evangelizing the Children” sign behind the kids.
Instead, we opted for a few tame rides with no strings attached and I went on a circle coaster that did nothing but fly me upside down, generally something you should only do to signal distress.
The animals were the best part. I milked a cow for the first time but Elysia was unimpressed having had a child. We also saw sheep being shorn, goats, and giant angora rabbits.
I will probably feel guilty if we win the 4H raffle to take home a pig or lamb “dressed and ready for your freezer”.
