Applefest!

Fast on the heels of Jane's knee replacement surgery came the weekend long Ruthven Applefest. Sure, she'd had a few weeks to recover and start to heal, but was in no condition to do much other than sit in a chair and take meds and people's money. Somebody's gotta do it.

That left the entire tent and display setup to l'il ol' me, and even though direct supervision was present the entire time, it was not really needed. Apparently I had been paying attention lo' these past few years.

Friday night setup went well, and off we went for Renny's takeout and home for a rather windy and stormy night. Our tent was fine, being of the heavy professional variety and also carefully staked and strapped down....but others were not so lucky. Several vendors got calls late Friday night from the organizers, with some bad news about the state of their tents and/or inventory. Our neighbour's tent was found in the next field over.

I did manage to sneak off to check out the classic car show on Sunday morning, with plenty of beauties arriving early even though Applefest was not yet open for the day. The rest of Sunday was a bit of write-off, after rains dampened things yet again and the crowds dwindled. The local bands soldiered on in their alotted time slots, though playing mainly to vendors towards the end.

In the end, sales were mediocre - understandable given the inclement weather - but Applefest was still a good time with live music, good food and some good company.

Opening up on a wet morning

The Classic Cars keep coming!

1965 Mustang

1967 Pontiac Beaumont

1967 Ford Fairlane

1967 Plymouth Barracuda

1966 Pontiac GTO

1966 Ford GT

1965 Buick Riviera

1968 Plymouth Roadrunner

....then an apple walked by....

Waiting for the next band to take the stage

Bouncy Castles!

Busy fair even in the rain

That time of year again!