While I was in the Pride of Kansas building, I took another look at the beehive exhibit in an attempt to find the queen. The lady working there came over and asked me if I was looking for the queen. When I told her I was, she informed me that this hive had no queen. She pointed to a cell with a lump of waxy-looking stuff, and said that the bees were making a new queen. I had no idea how that all worked, so I thought that was pretty cool.
If you are into Fair history, you might want to look into visiting the Lair White House, which houses an ever-changing display of fair-related history. This year, the focus is on fair commerce, which is the businesses and corporations that bring their merchandise to the fair every year, such as tractor companies, boats and RV's, etc.
Food shout out: The Tacone! Rotten Rodney's takes the traditional flour tortilla and hardens it into the shape of an ice-cream cone. Then they fill it with all the things that go into a taco. They are so good! They hand it to you with a fork in it, and offer the option of sour cream or jalapenos. I have always opted for the cream, but they can keep the jalapenos! They have always been friendly, and it's a local business. I can't remember if it was $6.00 or $6.50. They are bigger than the picture shown below.
I also have to give a shout-out to Grandma J's in the Meadowlark building. They have the best mini-donuts! Thanks to Tammi who gave me the heads-up on this a few years back. These little nuggets of joy are baked right in front of you, rolled in sugar, and handed to you piping hot! You can get a 1/2 dozen for $1.65 or a full dozen for $3.25. For an extra .50 you can get a little cup of chocolate, strawberry, vanilla, or lemon sauce for dipping. When I saw those, I folded like a house of cards. :-) I got myself a half-dozen for the walk home. I never get the dipping sauce, as they are fabulous plain.
It was good to see some friends out at the fair this evening. Jason and Pam, it was great to touch base with you and glad things are going well. Brad, it was fun seeing you and catching up on how well your son is doing! I forgot to give a shout-out last night to the Morrises, whose boys I teach in Sunday School. It's always fun to run into you! Donny & Michelle and Valerie, I was glad to see you, too! As usual, I heard plenty of kids shouting "Mr. Rue!" Kids from church, school, and Boys & Girls club. I got my legs attacked from some of those little kiddos, and I had to explain to the freaking-out parents who I was. By the way this doesn't just happen at the fair, it happens everywhere I go, year-round! LOL.
In closing, I'll again take requests as to if there's anything you'd like me to check out and report on, or get photos of something. Let me know, and I'll see if I can help you out! Tomorrow's trip to the fair is up in the air. I have AWANA tomorrow night, and it will depend on how I am feeling. Tomorrow night, I will let you all know one way or another.
Thanks for reading, and God bless!
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