Fun times at the local fair!

The local fair marks the unofficial end of summer around here. Besides the livestock judging and fried Oreos, it's also a place to showcase local handmade goods. In past years I was ambitious and would enter various flowers and herbs from my garden, but lately life has been too busy to gather all of those items. So I just enter a few of the things I made that year. This year I entered a bib that won first place and a backpack that won second place.

Last year the same backpack design won first place, so I'm not too sour about this year's second place finish. The first place winner featured hand embroidery on the front, so I think that nudged it up in the judge's mind. Even better to me than the color of the ribbon is the note left by the judge--"Nice work. Must have been a bugger to do." 😂