Today there was lots to do around the house. Handyman was returning to install (the correct) garage door, there were piles of laundry and a sink full of dishes. Our handyman, Joe, is from Italy and he asked for tomatoes. They have been ripening on the vine and I’ve been able to ignore them until now.

Jack helped me pick a bucket for Joe and about four buckets for us. I also found jalapeños, green, yellow and red pepper, and a bunch of cherry tomatoes.

The only thing missing to make salsa, was onions and garlic. I ran to the farmers market and completed the list.

I spent the day saucing, canning, and washing and wasn’t sure if I had the energy to go to the fair in the heat.

I texted my friend Sally, who I neglected to check in with sooner during the fair, and she was willing to go over and hang out a bit.

It was hot, so we moved slowly and I didn’t really have an agenda, and Sally had a couple things she’d missed on her other visits. We had to take the SPAM picture. They returned after last years hiatus. I am not a fan of the stuff, but Sally loves it!

We made a stop at the cream puff booth. No dairy for me, so despite the incredible smell of fresh baked puffs wafting out of the building, I declined a sample.

The cream was gonna melt pretty fast, so we decided to see if there was a table at the Ball Park, enjoy a beverage and garlic fries and catch up. We’re chatters, us two! There was a quick detour for margaritas.

There was an opening at the end of a couple tables together and when I asked the couple sitting there, if we could sit at the end, I heard a voice say “No! We’re sitting there!” I turned a bit surprised to find my former boss Tina and her husband Craig. I wasn’t sure if he was serious, but he’d been kidding. They were done sitting and ready to move on!

I remembered to use my coupon this time and asked Colleen (owner) if they had any mayo. Turns out the burger line has some. I asked and a nice kid grabbed me a couple packets so I could make some KB Sauce (mustard mayo) to enhance the tasty garlic fries!

The sun was setting and thankfully there was a slight breeze. It got up to 90°, but the temp had dropped slightly.

We chatted and ate and relaxed for about an hour or so, and the chairs are nice for a bit, but not for long term lounging. I needed to move a bit. We wandered up to listen to the end of the Meat Loaf tribute band but Sally wanted to catch the end of the Twins Game. I’d been able to see the screens at the Ball Park, but she hadn’t. It was the bottom of the 10th and we were up by three runs. Just had to get out of the inning. We found a tv at the DISH booth and sat to see the Twins pull out a win.

We left the fair and after we made plans to go back to the fair together on Monday, I dropped Sally at home and turned the corner to see the moon. Not quite as super as it was, but still a thing to see!

The next two days are gonna be hot. I’m not sure how much time I can spend over there. I thought it smelled bad on day three, but with no rain and the heat, it’s deteriorated greatly! The fair was pretty empty tonight, but I’m curious how busy the day was. Attendance numbers have been good, but not record setting. They were saying it could fall into the top five highest attended fairs, but the heat this weekend will affect it I’m sure. I’ll post the attendance numbers at the end.