Trip to Rural Illinois – 2013

Most years we try to make our annual pilgrimage to Cumberland County, Illinois during fair week.  Here are some photos from this year’s trip.                        

DAY SIX of RURAL ILLINOIS 2012

August 24, 2012 After lunch and taking in a few harness races at the fair, we drove up to Tuscola to see a new store called Vintage Karma.  Ainslie and Laura, the owners, were so welcoming and friendly.  They have a great thing going there on Sale Street. The shop features work by several artists…

Day Five: Friday, August 22, 2008

Friday we went over to my grandad’s shed to poke around. He has always has bits of everything around, and it is strangely organized. Like things are together and yet there is a chaos to it. In the yard were a couple of butterflies… We then went up to the fair for delicious lunch and…