Pioneer Park is working out just fine for us, it's centrally located, quiet and not crowded. We were able to walk across the street for 10:00 mass at Sacred Heart Cathedral. The priest had just returned from a trip to Asia and he was "pumped" about the under twenty generation in that part of the country that are filling the churches. He was also very excited about the Africans with conversions in the millions.
We had a buy-one get-one free coupon for the Fountainhead Antique Auto Museum located at Wedgewood Resort. I'm not much of a car buff but this place blew us away. The collection showcases more than 70 historically significant automobiles produced in the United States prior to World War II. Almost every car is maintained in operating condition. As a bonus, which I just loved, they had a fabulous vintage fashion collection. The dresses, hats, shoes, lingerie and accessories were in beautiful condition. We spent a couple of hours there.
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| Yes, that's us - wished we could go for a ride |
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| The cars are displayed beautifully |
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| The period costumes and cars were displayed together - too cool |
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| This was before laws were made to protect the birds and hats were made of feathers - this hat was made from two pheasants |
The Tanana Valley State Fair just happens to be this week and for a senior entrance fee of $5 each we had a wonderful time checking out all the booths, food courts, local artisans and free entertainment. The hypnotist was amazing and so was the small symphonic orchestra. I've been looking for a french butter dish and found a very pretty one for a good price. I know you've all been to state fairs and the inside vendors are the ones that reel you in and don't let you go until you've purchased their product. Usually I'm pretty good at saying "no thank you" and keep walking but not today. This nice young man called me into his "snare" and showed me all the benefits of Dead Sea Salt for removing toxins from the body and keeping your skin soft and silky. His product is sold on Fifth Avenue in New York and every time I started to walk away, he'd throw in another product for free. I told him I needed to think about it and I finally did walk. I've never indulged in a really good skin care product and some how I talked myself into needing this one. No, I'm not going to tell you how much I spent. I will let you know if the product is as good as promised after a month of use. If it's as good as I'm hoping, I'll let you know and give you their website link.
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| The spinach bread was very good |
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| Entrance |
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| One of the shows |
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| It didn't start to get crowded until around 7PM and by then we were ready to leave |
It was another long day for us but we had beautiful weather and a lovely time.
That's all folks! Thanks for stopping in.
Love the old car exhibits and state fairs, look like you had a busy day.
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