Thursday, September 15, 2011

essex county fairgrounds, vermont. the springy slam of a white washed wooden bathroom stall door, echoing through a long corridor of stalls. a nail, also white washed over to hang your coat or purse. a toilet with the most lovely deco shape and lines. everything old and beautiful. the feeling of being at the fair with my grandparents on p.e.i. when i was 5. and then past the classic concession stands into the show. creeky wooden grandstand seats that sway slightly from the movement of the dancers. little iron armrests seperating every 2 seats. the september evening light growing more and more glowy, and then fading to gray, with the moon smiling beside me. and phish seeping through the air into the evening for hours of live music under the stars. a perfect little 12 hour holiday in vermont for me and my man.

5 comments:

  1. Takes me back to wonderful memories of my childhood and all the summer fairs.

    Lovely post!

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  2. sounds lovely and poetic...
    i received my packet yesterday. at the end of a long, tiring and not that nice day ... it made me smile and i thank you for this!
    i am only going to write beautiful things on my notebook and only kind people are aloud to touch my napkins...

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  3. I am so happy when you write about these wonderful places. I love "the springy slam of a white washed wooden bathroom stall door" and the " creeky wooden grandstand seats that sway slightly from the movement of the dancers" I can hear it and feel it and it reminds me of all the places I was at like that as a kid and it makes me sad that they seem to be disappearing and becoming impossible to find. I desperately miss our old hardware store with it's creeky wooden floors and ceiling fans that turned slowly up on the high ceilings.

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  4. Lovely--there is nothing like a fair to make you feel connected to man and nature and disconnected from all the electronic noise.

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  5. these spots are increasingly hard to find. it's why it all felt so magical.
    demie.....i'm so glad it arrived. and that it made you smile. think of it as a hug from me on a difficult day!

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