Part of the fun of going to Fort Benton in the summer is either Summer Celebration or the County Fair. I was there for the fair, and it didn't disappoint, well too much. It is much smaller than it used to be, but still has some charm left.
I didn't take any pictures, but there are some things that only words can describe.
On Friday we were supposed to go to the 'Pig Wrestling' but received a phone call from Hardy that it had been cancelled. It seems the wild pigs were missing. Yep, when they went to get them, they were gone, you just cannot trust those wild pigs. And if that wasn't funny enough, it made news all over the US, the AP put it out there and we even saw it in USA Today:
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5huk_RqO_KIvq3AVJoksSekRZOmnwD9HOJNU00
The title says: "Pig wrestling cancelled after porkers elude capture."
I just cannot make this stuff up.
I also thought I'd share a few lines from the fair booklet that has the events and instructions for entries:
Listed as part of the events were:
-Bred Heifer Ultra Sounds
-Rabbit Show and Rabbit Interview Judging
Under the entries, here is part of the description for entering beer:
"Beers entered in the wrong class will not be judges. Beers will be judged on aroma, appearance, in-mouth flavor, in-mouth body, drink ability and overall impression."
(Can beers be judges and drink?)
A list of 'classes' for crafts is stated as such, obviously not very politically pc:
Class 3-Indian Regalia
1. Item of clothing
2. headdress
3. Musical instrument (drum, flute, rattle, bells, etc.)
4. Any item not listed above,
Everything above, is copied exactly as it is in the book. There were many other mistakes, but these were the funniest.
OK, so I cannot explain it, but we have never tried to do much serious vegetable and herb gardening before. This year, with Dad's hard work, and some help from Steve and Christina, we finally planted a garden and have thoroughly enjoyed the whole process, from tiny plants (no we didn't try seeds), to full grown plants, and finally some vegetables and herbs. Here is a picture of some of the fruits of our labors ready to be eaten. Our first zucchini squash, and many of our tiny cherry tomatoes and basil ready to be made into a Caprese Salad. 
And finally, the Caprese Salad with the grilled zucchini squash, along with a hamburger from the last of the delicious organic beef that Danny and Lindsay gave us last Christmas. We had saved this final pack to 'grill' the burgers, and today we did. It was all so delicious. 
