A Strawberry Festival

What would a summer in Dayton be without attending one of the many local festivals? As I am getting ready to move, I decided I couldn't leave without going to at least one. As fate would have it, Jill organized an outing to Troy's Strawberry Festival this past weekend.

As with the other festivals I have been to, this one had a collection of arts and crafts booth and several food booths, most of which were centered around the festival's theme. In this case, strawberries make an optimal food base. (I'm still a bit iffy on the Sauerkraut Festival last year, and some of the concoctions they had to offer.) Jill and Tommy did an excellent job of sampling much of the fare, while Shirley, Dusti and I were a bit more conservative. (Although the homemade chips Shirley shared kept us in the running with them!)

It was a fairly small festival, but in the end, as long as you can hold a stuffed Nerd in your hand, life must be good.

And best of all, the rain came -- just as we got on the shuttle bus to return home.