The last time I went to the county fair, the weather was in the high 90s. Enough to melt your sneakers. I enjoyed it nonetheless.

My favorite was the livestock section and the auction and seeing the young people with their cows and pigs and goats, along with other animals. I’m pretty amazed at how the youngsters know that the animals they’re raising are most of them for meat. Good for them.

What do you remember about county fairs?

My big memory was of the food, of course! Especially the chocolate covered ice cream cone. The best ever!

I’ve always hated the pony rides, though. The ponies looked so sad and exhausted going around and around with big kids on their backs, in the heat.

One time my younger half-sister and I went on the Salt and Pepper Shaker, at a fair in Michigan. There was

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