Mainiacs is a revered term, only given to those who are 5th generation (or more) born in Maine. If you were born in Maine but you are 1st - 4th generation, you're a Mainer. Everyone else is just "a person from away". I came to Maine for "just one semester," but now I'm "tenure track" which means I'm here to stay for a while. As I was in those first few months, I am very excited about this adventure and the chance to meet the great people of Maine.
Thursday, September 18, 2008
9/18/08 The End of a Season
Think back to the blog entry about goldenrod. On 8/2/08 I learned the legend that 6 weeks after the goldenrod blooms, you'll have your first frost. That was 6 and a half weeks ago. :-)
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9/18/08 The Farmington Fair
Here I am with Andrea (who leads my church choir) volunteering in the St. Joseph's Food Booth at the fair.
Here are Jeremy and Claire (she's the head of religious education . . . I know her from being an on-call substitute for Sunday School) working in the back, doing all the cooking and most of the food prep.
Right out the window of the food booth, we could see the harness racing (and we don't have that at The State Fair of Texas!).
Every fair has its competitions: animals, cooking, canning, needlework and more. Farmington has its fair share, including cut flowers.
Ultimately, though, for some a fair is all about the Midway or the rides, but for me, it's about the food. Someone's planning on making A LOT of french fries during the one-week event.
MRM taught me last year that King and Queen fries are the best and she is sooooo right. I helped them make a tiny dent in this giant stack of sacks by eating a small order of fries.
They've got it all in this one booth. The cotton candy reminds me of Coney Island.
The Texas State Fair is famous for frying a lot of unique things. Both fairs have fried Oreos for sale.
But I know for certain that The State Fair of Texas doesn't have deep fried whoopie pies!