The weather was perfect and with a little breeze in the air, it was a great time to head to the park for a Family Reunion! First things first. I literally ‘dug’ out the picnic basket so I could use it finally. I knew where I put it, so that’s always the first challenge. We got it when Daryl’s Mom passed away and even though this was a couple of years ago, I’ve never had a chance to use it yet.
Daryl’s Mom and Dad’s picnic basket that we have.
So into this basket my stuff went and off I went. Daryl couldn’t make it because he had gotten called into work -so this was really his loss because Croat’s can cook! My Mom was a Croatt, and I think this is where, not only us kids, but also all our cousins get the idea that making more the food the better! So check out the tables of food that was set out yesterday.
If you leave hungry – it’s your fault!
And you just had to try a little bit of everything because it was all so good. The weather was perfect, the location at the park in West Union was perfect, and so was the reunion!
I’ve added a snack recipe that’s so easy! If you need something fast and addicting, this one works.
Ritz Snack
2 Boxes of cheese Ritz crackers
2 TBSP vegetable oil
Shake in paper bag until coated
Sprinkle 1 pkg Hidden Valley Ranch and 1 Tbsp dill weed
Shake again and you’re done!
After I got home, I went for a run because I thought that I just might have ate a little bit more than I should have. You think?? Anyway, I don’t usually run on the highway so I thought I’d give this a try. It was so different than on the gravel roads, that after I got home I decided that I better run on both the gravels and hard roads going forward. But it was a good run and then off Daryl and I went to the Big 4 fair in Nashua. We were trying to figure out why they call it the Big 4 fair and I also tried to look it up, but couldn’t find the history of it at all. I’m sure it’s because of four local towns in the county, but ?
We also saw this one rock that was at the fair ground that was donated that I think might have been a mooring stone, but with no other information available, I guess I’ll have to see if I can find that out also. The reason that I think it might be a mooring stone was because it had a hole in it for a peg. Mooring stones were used by the Vikings for their boats and their is supposedly a couple around this area. 
We did find some supper though and then off to check out the stock barns. This fair is known for the Chuck Wagon races that they have, but for tonight we headed to a concert instead.
Hells Bells, tribute band for AC DC
After the concert, and with some cotton candy and french fries in hand, we made our way home. It was such great weather, that I even opened the windows to get a good night sleep. What a good day.