This weekend was the Walnut Valley Festival in Winfield, KS. This was the first year that flooding of the Walnut Valley River caused an evacuation, and no camping was allowed on the fairgrounds. While that put a "damper" on things, we still had a great time. Stage 4.75 was just behind our campsite and featured some good acts, and some bad ones too. The Flood Stage was popular, and we all went early to set up our chairs for Truckstop Honeymoon. My sister pointed out that Katie of Truckstop Honeymoon doesn
't shave her armpits. It was very obvious, since she didn't have sleeves on her dress. The whole time she played her bass, I watched for her arm to move up so I could see how long the hair was. I'm looking forward to next year when people are once again packed into the fairgrounds like sardines and people-watching opportunities are endless.I took Pork Fritta with me, who is my Morgan's pig that I crocheted for her. Fritta had a great time and met lots of people. She took part in a few bluegrass jams - she was quite a hit! She had a little scare on Friday afternoon. Pulled pork was on the dinner menu at Banned Camp, and the terrifying view of the pan full of barbequed meat will scar her mind for quite some time. We steere
d clear of breakfast in the mornings, just in case there was any bacon. She got a ride with a couple guys on a 'Cruisin Cooler,' which is a cooler mounted on a scooter. I saw it on the Ellen Degeners show awhile back, and I'm thinking that I need one. There was a couple a few "doors" down from us that got married at the festival. I shielded Fritta's eyes though, because the bride's dress was a bra and a tie-died wrap skirt. She was very 
skinny and was sure to allow her tramp stamp tattoo show. The bra didn't look that bad, but I was embarrassed for her. The groom had a black eye, which is the second year in a row that he's had a shiner at the Walnut Valley Festival. Last year was better though, because he wore an eye patch.We had so much fun at the festival (or carnival, as Sparkyz Problem calls it). I'm glad to be home, but I don't want to go back to normal life. It is so easy to get sucked into the free-spirited atmosphere of the festival. Sparkyz Problem and I wondered if all that goes on there is a life-style for festival goers or if they have real lives and responsibilities like the rest of the world.
