Kiwis and Fairy Bread
Mike and Ellen's Travel Adventures
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Somerset County 4-H Fair: Ellen’s working vacation
1-8 August 2025 I can’t keep calm it’s fair week. According to Dictionary.com the first recorded use of the word fair is just before the year 900, spelled faeger meaning “beautiful, attractive”. It appears in another use around the year 1300 spelled freire, meaning “religious festival, holiday”. Both these definitions describe my recent week volunteering at The Somerset County 4-H Fair. For me, it is a week of singular focus. A week when I live under tents and return home only to sleep. When I work with hundreds of adult and youth volunteers to present something very special. And like… Read more
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Looking Back: the craziest (BEST) things we did on our Cross County Trek
29 July 2025 It has been a month since we returned from our trip. Several times I have sat down to write this post, but our normal routines have gotten the way. Morning walks and runs, jobs, chores, home improvements, attending several performances of our daughter’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and all of the work I put into the upcoming county fair. In addition, during our first week back Mike came down with COVID. Because of our exposure, Ben lived with us and we quarantined together for a week. We are all healthy now. Interestingly enough, when Mike and I… Read more
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