I have to say that Michigan does have a tulip festival, that I hear is wonderful. I’ve never been…….they don’t have a beer tent! LOL

I sincerely hope you do not try to do a chainsaw carving, but then again it could be an interesting subject to do a picture show of….I KNOW!!! you could do a carving of Lynette in bed fully dressed and ready to go. Oh Yea, I would buy it, consider it sold.

Tori,
You had a picture of “Kettle Taters”, explain to me what they are. I have not seen or heard of them, but they sound delicious.

I live in Michigan, and our next festival is the Chainsaw Carving Festival. Our festivals usually include stuff like beer and brat tents, chainsaw maintenance, and outhouse racing (don’t ask). At the chainsaw carving festival, you can actually watch a chainsaw “artist” carve something for 8 hours. That’s EIGHT HOURS of scintillating entertainment and fasination! It’s hard to keep the blood pressure in check for that long, folks. I get giddy just thinking about it. And, if you can believe this, they have one event that just reeks with excitment—–one talented carver will carve a piece in just ONE SHORT HOUR! Now that pushes the envelope, don’t it!!! The chips will be a flyin’! I feel goosebumps forming as I speak. Oh what fun!

(Just a side note: I looked up the chainsaw festival on Google just to make sure I had the facts right, and I read on the official Michigan Festivals website that the carver will carve one “peice” in just one hour! See! We not only have borish festivals, but they can’t even spell it right! They were probably sitting in the beer tent when they wrote that! Help me! I should be living in a place called Bell Buckle and eating homemade ice cream and posing with Abe Lincoln!)

Tori, did you have chicken and dumplings at the Bell Buckle Cafe and of course go around the corner for ice cream afterwards?

So glad you are feeling better and “crud” is gone.

And yes, Tori, why does the house fall apart when those that live in it are old enough and capable to take care of themselves??? I can relate…

Happy Belated Birthday to Russ! Trust me, he does NOT want me to sing LOL

Wendy

Momma Lloyd– Russ is on a plane right now, will call you later– LOVED the cake and dvd! I have pictures of that, too!

Probably didn’t sound like Janet Paschal, but it was the best I could do long distance.

Poor baby, I’m sorry you had the stomach flu….and I’m delighted you are bright-eyed and bushy-tailed again.

Have you discovered the charms of Bell Buckle, TN, some 40 miles SW from Nashville? I just checked their website and they used to have more festivals than they do now, but still have several. I learned about it because of their RC and Moon Pie Festival. (I worked 29 years for RC, hence my logon name.) Check out the Bell Buckle Cafe on a Friday or Saturday night, too. They bring in up and coming country singers and groups.

Our wishes to RT on his birthday too! Hope it is the best year ever! So did you bake the apple cake? That sounds yummy!

Was that a Santa in that one picture? Does that mean it is time to decorate? Oh my Oh my!

There is the Fayetteville that I know and it is in NC,449 miles from Brentwood.

There is Fayetteville, Ark whichis 411 miles from Brentwood.

Then there is Fayetteville, Tenn. which is a mere 80 miles from Brentwood, and the more likely one-day get-a-way. But it took me until 1:49 am to ‘get it’.

Glad I figured that one out!

I’m glad that you felt well enough to go to the festival and had a good time. Love the picture of Madi and Abe. It’s great that you are able to go and spend time like that together as a family.

Tell Russ I said happy birthday too. Enjoy some cake for me as well.

Do you happen to know if that Abe Lincoln was Mr. James Getty? The picture you have there shows he could be too young, but James Getty is a famous Lincoln actor and Lincoln historian from Gettysburg, PA. He does that sort of “thing” traveling the country impersonating Mr. Lincoln. It’s a pretty big draw when he does the ceremonial “Gettysburg Address” during the 4th of July celebrations. I think he still does that every year.

If the Taff’s ever find themselves in the central PA area – you have an open invitation to join me in a tour of the great historic Gettysburg. (If you are into that sort of thing!)

Birthday wishes from me too! Hope he has a blessed day!

(He said, “Thank you!” And he said it with a mouth full of apple cake!)

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That is a lot of candles to blow out.

Sure looks like a fun festival, but why the coats? Ain’t been cold enough anywhere I have wandered to have a coat…. and hood pulled up.

Glad you are back to where the kitchen is bugging you. That is a good sign that you are well enough to care, again.