San Mateo County Fair

[firecat]

I went with jwermont to the San Mateo County Fair this evening. We had gyros and pulled pork sandwiches, petted a lot of goats and sheep, and saw some fucking amazing quilts, lace, needlework, and so on while big band music played outside the door.

I had submitted my DNA scarf and two necklaces for the Home Arts exhibition. It's worthwhile to submit stuff even though there's a $2-$3 fee per item because you get two free passes and a free parking pass, which are worth about $25.

I won second prize in the "Wire Wrapped Jewelry" category. Go me!

Given the state of scientific knowledge in my country I suppose it was unreasonable of me to expect the folks setting up the exhibit to notice the DNA pattern in the scarf. They are displaying it wrong side up, and it's in a glass case so I couldn't get in to change the way it is displayed.

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Congratulations! I went to the fair this afternoon, though I didn't go to the jewelry section, and apparently I missed your scarf. :\ But I did discover that the Best of Show painting of chrome on a motorcycle was painted by someone I met recently.

Weren't those quilts amazing? I loved that whole Home Arts section and might even try to take a second run at the fair for it.

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Thanks! Nifty! Yes, I usually go several times, and admiring the quilts is a big part of it.