Here we are in the middle of September, and I believe this is the first mention of this year's antiquing exploits. The truth is that we haven't really done the amount of antiquing this summer as we have in the past. In fact, for various reasons we missed three shows that we usually attend.
The Zoar Harvest Festival was held on August 7th and 8th. This was our second year in attendance (You can read about the first visit here.). Since we were old veterans and knew what to expect, I didn't think there would be any surprises. Boy, was I wrong! Who would've thought there would be much to discover in such a little village! The buildings were the same, of course, but I saw everything from a new perspective and took lots and lots of photos.
We really enjoyed the sheep herding demonstration (and Lauren really enjoyed the border collie pups!). The border collies reminded me of our Samantha, who's no longer with us.
Another favorite exhibit of Lauren's was the newly added petting zoo. But this wasn't your ordinary run-of-the-mill petting zoo - this was an exotic animal petting zoo. There was a baby kangaroo (above), baby zebra, a camel, a boa constrictor, and...
Tiger cubs!
This year, there also seemed to be many more people sporting period dress.
And we were happy to find that they turned the bakery into a real bakery. Previously, the bakery was only open for special events and offered breads and pretzels made using 18th century methods. Now they sell cakes, cookies and some really delicious turnovers.
Also new to the festival was the entertainment. Several different bands were scheduled to play, including the super cute Stockdale boys.
Of course, we were there primarily for the antiques. I just loved this antique doggie pull toy, but I couldn't convince myself to spend $140 on it.
Vintage arrow signs are gaining popularity, as I saw a second one at another show.
Here's an awesome gathering of French enamelware. I collect French enamelware, but I use the term "collect" loosely. It's so expensive and hard to find in the U.S., that I rarely get to add to my collection. These pieces were no exception. If I remember correctly, that gorgeous blue painted carafe was a few hundred dollars.
One of the fun aspects of going to an antique fair is that you never know what unique items you're going to see. This architectural piece supposedly came from the U.S. Capitol building!
That concludes this year's visit to Zoar. (Although there are a few more photos on Flickr.) I'm already looking forward to next year!
1 comment:
Hello, I am a member of the Zoar Community Association, and work on many of the committees for events. I passed this along to Jon Elsasser, president of the association. You have such beautiful photos of Zoar, we were wondering if you might let us add them to our library for promoting the village. We would more than gladly credit you as the photographer. Please let me know. lgeers@roadrunner.com
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