A Fair Weekend

Hello, Friends and Family and Various Other Visitors!

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Last weekend was the North East Washington State Fair. (they have several fairs in Washington, this is one of the smaller ones.) It's such a great experience, going around and seeing all the different animals, tractors, quilts, jams and jellies, fresh produce, horse-riding contests, and other various exhibits. NEWA state fair lasts for three days and is a really informal event. Make sure you visit Colville this one weekend in August if you ever have a chance to take a vacation!!

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Here are the photos from the fair and stuff. I've got more pictures but it would be a record-setting post if I put everything on at once!! Have a great day!

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Love to all,

Hannah

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Lotsa Girlies!

Exploration!

All four of these ribbon-winning needlework projects are our dear mother's!!

This is one of the world's cutest donkeys!! He is so friendly.

" What, what, what? Now, see here!"

Mom and Abby, exploring.

What have they been up to? :-)

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Little Cool Cowgirl

This one's for you, Holly!

One of our friends competes in the Western Games. It was so cool to watch!

Smiles...

Inspection.

Look at the size of that cabbage, will you!?!?! (No - we didn't grow it... :-)

Roberta's baby cap and booties (made from her own Angora Rabbit's fur!) won Judges' choice in the needlework section! Way to go, Roberta!!

Sarah and her blue-ribbon card.

I did my first year of Performing Arts this year, playing piano - Adagio from Sonata Pathetique by Beethoven. I won three Blue Ribbons, A Special Award, and the Reserve Grand Champion Title during the three-day competition. :-)

Lunch Break.

Dad attempting to keep the sun out of his eyes... :-)

Observe!

"Ya know - I'm tired. This whole fair business so distresses me...!!"

Art.

Sleepy?

I love the questioning look on her face...

What!?

Wonder what they're looking at?

"Two of Us"

And now I leave you with this picture of Sarah! Au Revoir!

What Happens... In the Summertime

Hello, everyone!

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Well, the summer time certainly can be... busy... around a farm, I tell you! We do a lot during the warm days - as long as it doesn't get too warm, thankyouverymuch!

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So to sum up this week, we've had guests - the Great Beal Family - huckleberry excursions, and a lot of dramatic 6-year-old stuff. So! I hope you enjoy your week!

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Hugs to all,

Hannah

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I will begin this long post with... Amy and The Cat.

Claire feeds chickens - almost silhouette art.

Gathering eggs... ah - the life of a farm girl!

Two little girls.

Four big girls - and a baby!

The dads.

What a patient cow!

Inspection..

Milkin'

Clover always wants to eat the camera!

Feeding Daisy.

Art - yummy, yum!

Joe, testing his new camera.

A lovely butterfly.

Experimenting in brown and white mode...

Huckleberries?

We went one day to try to find huckleberries. Unfortunately, the well-guarded secrets as to where to find them do not belong to us but to veteran pickers. So, we came home with a few - only a few.

In which I photograph myself...

Precision picking.

Abby and the tiny amount of berries - not much luck - still! A fun time together.

Oh, deer!

Faithful student...

Farm Art (specialty of Sarah!)

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Hello, there. As you can see, Sarah is very photogenic... and adores being photographed. (Just kidding, sis!)