Friday, July 2, 2004

Snooze and snuggle
Mmm... the sun was shining through my window earlier, warming my neck *content sigh*

I had a Scrabble session with my dad today and I won, which was completely unexpected. He was quite crushed, hehe :p

So aside from playing FFX-2 (*shivers when thinking of the concert*) and chatting briefly to people this morning, not much has happened. I do have some reading to do now, but first I'll fill you in on the "festival" that's taking place this weekend. *clears throat*

Strawberry Day
Yep, tomorrow is Strawberry Day in my hometown. That means all the local cultivators bring in their harvest to the town square and everyone is treated to one plastic plate with strawberries and whipped cream/ice cream on it. The fruit is also sold quite extensively throughout the day.

A couple of months before the festivities begin, there is actually a campaign for 'Miss Strawberry'. Girls get nominated by friends or family, 5 candidates are picked, people vote for a few weeks and tomorrow the winner will be announced, earning a necklace and the flashy title.

Apart from the obvious strawberry theme, they also invite a smaller carnival which stays open until 2 am on Sunday morning. A fair is held during 9 am to 3 pm (9 in the morning to 3 in the afternoon) and various artists are invited to perform. During the day there are mostly clowns and artists that appeal to the youngest/older generation and in the evening there's usually a more popular group/artist playing in the park.

This year Eskobar is invited. I don't know how well known the band is outside of Sweden, but they did a song with Heather Nova (last year ?) called "Someone new".
I would've liked to go, just to hear what they sound like live, but the price was too high and it was too late in the evening for me to (I don't feel like sharing a small space with people who are drunken out of their mind, no matter how good a band).


My younger sister and I will go together this year. We'll do the traditional visit to the stand that sells home made candy... There are actually several stands that sell home made candy, but there is one guy that we always buy from. He's super nice and the candy is superb, ensuring our loyal return every year ^_^ Out of all the things he has, I always buy a certain type of chocolate fudge to mom (and some years I've even bought my oldest sister some), which she loves. All the others in the family are mad about that candy, really. Though the jelly fruits are a favourite too.

We'll also be on the look out for a woman who sells her mother-in-law's ceramics.
It was two years ago that she first partook in the fair and we bought a few things (in other words: we tried not to go mad and buy everything, lol). I bought this huge red apple that sits on my telly, it's absolutely gorgeous. You guys really need to see it *makes note to take picture*

Anyway. As it turned out, we were her first customers (our appreciation for the ceramics really attracted a lot of attention, so when we left there were plenty of people gathering) and when we saw her last year she actually recognised us :D
A really nice lady, with awesome ceramics *nods*


Well, hopefully the weather will be nice and the stands filled with interesting things !

Anyone want some home made candy ? ^_^

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