It was my 13th year of being Chief Steward in the Homecraft Pavilion at our local Agricultural Show. Our committee had spent all of last week following the weather forecast very closely, wishing and hoping that the weather wasn't going to reach the soaring temperatures as predicted. Unfortunately all of our finger crossing failed and on Friday, our judging day, we sweltered in our tin clad pavilion. Our wonderful volunteers and judges made it through the heat and at the end of Friday the pavilion was looking great.
The temperature on Saturday reached a hot 38 degrees, but it didn't deter a lot of visitors from venturing out early and making the most of the display and activities on offer.
The downside of being on the committee is that you don't get a chance to enjoy all that the show has to offer, but the reward is in the feedback that we get from those attending. By very early afternoon, the majority of people had headed for home.....out of the heat and into air conditioned comfort. What was a show first, we decided to pack up early and call it a day........it seemed the sensible thing to do. So after 2 very hot days, I was feeling a little worn out........a bit like my pink rose in the show.......lol!
We will do it all again next year.......but for now I am tidying up the money side of things, (I'm also the Treasurer), and then having a little break from Show stuff. My focus now turns to our Sit & Stitch in Simpson Retreat which is in just under a fortnight.
Linda :)
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