State Fair
We made it to the State Fair today, taking advantage of the second Senior Citizens’ Day, which saved us $12 right there. 
Mr. Empire was having problems with his feet, after walking too much yesterday plane-hunting, so I went through the goat and sheep barns alone. I was hoping to see some Pygora goats, but no such luck … there were pygmies, but no Pygoras.
On the other hand, I did finally see a live Merino in the sheep barn — there are so few Merinos in this area that he had to be entered in "Other Colored Rams". He was gorgeous, white with brown — most of the other colored sheep were gray to black shades, and no other specifically fiber breeds.
We both made it through the horse barns (they were on the way to the pony and miniature horse judging in the Quillen Arena), and sat in the arena for about a quarter hour waiting for the Grandstand and exhibit halls to open. I wanted to see the needlework, and did, but by that time Mr. Empire’s feet were really bothering him, so we cut things short with a quick trip through the exhibits in the Grandstand (enclosed part under the seating), which was on the way to the car.
Actually, the second day of hours in the 90+ heat was getting to me, too, so I was just as glad — I cannot handle temperature extremes, either way, as well as I used to. Ah, well! At least next year I won’t be getting radiation treatments, which have me tireder than I should be to start with!
