Weekend Etsy Inspiration - Carnivals and Fairs

(bomobob)

Don’t you just love a good old fashioned carnival?  Oh my gosh the memories I have of anticipating the day we got loaded up in the car and headed to a dream land of rides, games, and FOOD!  Oh my goodness the food.  There is no where else on earth I was allowed to eat so much sugar and fried goodness in a single day.

Cotton Candy…

(applenoggins)

Ice Cream…

(kilsook)

(Hee Hee)

Candy Apples…

(SugarMohawk)

(YUM)

I have to admit I was never much of a roller coaster rider back then mind you.  I preferred the round we go type rides for a bit, but then wanted to be sure we spent plenty of time at the games.  Oh how I wanted that cheap little stuffed whats-it from China.  And I didn’t care if we spent way more than it was worth trying to get it.

(Keepthesugar)

In fact I still don’t…. it’s the pride of winning the dang thing that makes it worth gold.  Gold I tell you.

Yes Ok because what I really wanted more than anything was one of those goldfish!  You know the game I’m talking about… where you toss the little ball into the little cup and then get to take home a forever friend.  Thank goodness Mom always talked me out of that one.  I’m sure he would have been belly side up by the time we got home and I’d have been crushed.  Still, I’d have been ok with one of these too (maybe):

(Amy Gaines)

Growing up in Michigan meant fairs were serious business of course.  I didn’t participate much… but many of my middle school friends were highly involved in 4H , raising their cattle and pigs and goats to be prize winners.

(bouldnart)

(snarkledark)

(bossyfeltworks)

I walked a goat once… on a leash down a gravel road.

There’s a whole chapter in my memoir right there.

One of my favorite rides was what we called the “Swings”… you could leave me on that all day long.

(serpentine)

But the highlight of it all was always the carousel.  Getting to pick just the right horse… being old enough to ride alone….the hypnotic music… hoping upon hope that just this time the man operating the ride would let it go a few more turns to extend the joy…

(tweettheartwallart)

(Lovelyology)

(theblackapple)

Wonderful memories and good times.

Hope you have had a lovely weekend.  Thanks for stopping by today dear friend.