Behind The Scenes Of the ....

Come on into the Wiarton Arena & Community Centre  to join in on the Festivities of Wiarton's 145th Fall Fair.  What a milestone !!!  Fall displays, a Silent Auction, Give Aways, and a Baby Contest.

Entries from the Wiarton Peninsula Shores School, projects, prized vegetables.

More entries of individual handiwork, fun stuff and beautiful Fall flowers.

Homemade Jam, Jellies & Preserves, funky pumpkins, and prize winning baked goods.

Come one, come all, come on out this Weekend to the 145th Wiarton Fall Fair !!!

I was fortunate to have a connection into the Wiarton Arena while the judging of entries was still going on behind the scenes of the Wiarton Fall Fair this day.  I was in awe on how many wonderful entries, in how many select categories, there had been.  The Fall Fair Committee most certainly has put a lot of work into the Fair, and unless you see what does go on behind the scenes I really am not sure if people know how much work does go into these events.  Hats off to the Wiarton Fall Fair Committee !!!  with hopes that this year's fair is successful so that there will be many more Fall Fairs to follow this one.

How was my day otherwise? very good thanks for asking.

Rob and I both had appointments at the Good Doctors this morning, North of the Checkerboard. By the time we returned home after 10 am, Rob got on his way to his "Crabby Cabbie" job, and I headed downtown to the Drug Store and do a couple of other errands.

This afternoon I finally got our bed made, tidied up the house, then had the Wiarton "Crabby Cabbie" phone passed on to me.  I went downtown Wiarton to the arena to take Fall Fair Photos, then came back home to wait for my friend, Toni with an "i", and her sweetheart husband, Bob, to arrive.

Back at home I took all the Aussies out, and about for about the third time at this point today.

Since I was "manning" or "womening" the phones so to speak, I had my Cell Phone, the Wiarton Crabby Cabbie Cell Phone and the House Phone attached to me.  Not really impressed that I had to be so "wired" to take the Aussies out.

Just before Toni and Bob came I had a call for a fare to go to Owen Sound.  Thank goodness Rob had been back in Wiarton to take care of that while I stayed at home.  The three of us did not have to wait too long until Rob had gotten back home.

While Toni and I got to visit, Rob and Bob were down in the barn fixing our Old Dear John Deere Lawn Tractor.  Bob saved the day !!! and they got the starter fixed and we are good to go again.

We were pleased Toni and Bob were able to stay to have Dinner with us, and damn, damn, triple damn I forgot to take pictures !!!!  Oh man .... and they were probably laughing all the way home that I had forgotten this little detail of their visit !!

Poor Bob was on call with work, so they had to eat and run.  Regardless the visit might have been short and sweet, but very eventful.  Thanks again, Bob and Toni.

It has been raining buckets here since 6 pm, being the last 1 1/2 hours.  There had even been bouts of Thunder ripping through the skies.  I am hoping, for the sake of the outdoor Fall Fair activities, that the rain finishes up by tomorrow.

My dishes are all done up, the Aussies are waiting there last Out and About for the day, and I will then be signing off myself, "Just North of Wiarton & South of the Checkerboard".

Not Certain Where It Was Going

Today was a day that I was not certain where it was going.  Why is that? because I awoke with much to do and still not feeling that great.  I put that feeling off to the side to get on with the day ....

The bed stripped, washed and hung out hoping the rain they were calling for was not going to appear, as the Sun was shining brightly until the washer started its cycle.  *Sigh* onward I pushed myself to begin the cleaning the living room.

My helper, as usual, wasn't as much help as I hoped him to be.

I had stopped for a moment thinking I should get going on some kind of walking regiment, hopefully back to where I had been two years ago before I had the 2 surgeries on my right knee.  I called my friend, Diana, who had voiced an interest in walking with me.  Yes ! she was on and we had thought maybe later in the day.  This was not to happen as Diana had called me back to say, "let's go this morning".

I rushed to take Lexus out, get the laundry out from the washer and onto the line before heading downtown Wiarton to meet Diana at the Tim Hortons.

The weather had turned perfect as we headed out about town on our walk.  Walking goes much easier when you have a walking partner by your side, does it not? or so I think it does.

By the time we had made it down to Colpoy's Bay the clouds begin to move in.  We stopped to admire this little Skye Terrier who had been shaved down clean due to allergies, then further along to admire the Chinese Lanterns at the side of the walkway.

Onward we headed through Bluewater Park down to the Wiarton Marina ....

It must be getting to be that time of Year for some, as there was this one, as well as a few other boats out of the water.  The darken shroud of cloud cover continued to threaten journeying closer towards us.  The lone duck didn't seem to be aware of anything around or above him, swimming along on the bay that was like glass.

Diana and I had come along this gentleman.  The hat called out to me, so of course I had to stop to ask him about it.  He had just started collecting feathers in his travels of work around the Marina as he came by them.  Others had also contributed to his feather collection to adorn his hat, even boasting one from a Blue Jay.  I asked Diana to take a picture alongside him ... who knows he might some day become the famous Wiarton man with the "feathered hat" !!  Move over Wiarton Willie ....

We continued our walk towards the water treatment plant but turned back around as drops of rain began to threaten us.  Up towards downtown we went keeping ahead of the rain drops.  Once on Main Street, we stopped again as we ran into someone, this time we knew.  That was good for quite a few moments and a few rain drops later before we made our way back to Tim Hortons where we had left our vehicles.  Once there Diana suggested we have lunch ... is that what one should do? work off lots of calories to have themselves a luncheon?  Of course it is !

I had the Turkey & Wild Rice Soup with a Jalepeno Bagel with Cream Cheese, while Diana had the Cauliflower Cheese Soup with a Biscuit.  That really yummy donut in the background? tweren't mine I say.

Diana and I had a really good walk, with me feeling much better for it.  I am hoping I can get going on some kind of regular walking routine again, as it has been long overdue.

Back at home walking by the Herbs, this little guy hopped quickly out of my way to safety.  Frogs are hopping all over our property at this time of Year.  The Aussies LOVE pouncing after them.

This afternoon I finished up cleaning our bedroom, then got onto researching about the Wiarton Fall Fair, as I have never really knew anything much about it until today.  A friend had asked if I would blog about it, and as it is a worthwhile Community Event, I definitely said, "Yes".

"The Biggest Little Fair in the North" takes place on the 20th of September from 7 pm to 10 pm and on the 21st of September from 9 am to 4:30 pm.  A copy of the fair books, along with Exhibitor tags, and exhibitor sheets can be obtained at: The Great Canadian Dollar Store, The Wiarton Echo, and Mothers Fabrics, downtown Wiarton.  Admission to the Fair will be $8.00 per person for a Weekend Pass, Adults, Seniors & Students $5.00 Daily, and Children under 12 are Free.

For further information or persons who could volunteer for upcoming 2013 Wiarton Fall Fair, please contact the Fair's Secretary:
Catherine Anderson by Phone at 519-534-1029 or Email at anderson437@bell.net

Once I had figured out all I could at the time about the Fair,  I carried on with the housework by gathering the bedding from the clothesline to get our bed made back up fresh.  By this time Rob had arrived home.  We headed on downtown as Rob decided he wanted Hot Dogs for Dinner.

I was so disappointed I hadn't my camera with me as in the Foodland store's parking lot we had ran into our Rusty puppy.  He had been soooo excited to see me !!!  What a beautiful lovable puppy that little guy is.  I am really proud on all the puppy reports we have been getting back on our Everything 8 litter, who are all 4 months old now.

We finally made it home to get our Dinner cooked.  Garlic Sausage on a Bun for Rob, instead of Hot Dogs, and Turkey Sausage for me.  For side dishes we had Garden fresh cucumbers sliced in vinegar/water, Yellow Beans, Beets, and sliced Tomatoes.  It was a good Dinner.

Rob has taken all the Aussies out and about for the last time this evening for me so I could do today's blog post.   Now that I am at the end of my day, I am all in but for my shirt tail, however quite pleased on where my day took me, "Just North of Wiarton & South of the Checkerboard".