Slice of Lime-Tall Order

You recall I went to a colonial festival with my mom over the weekend.  As we wandered we found a section with amusements of the time.  A boy was walking on stilts.  Mom noted how she was the talk of town as a kid because she used to walk all up and down the main street on her own set of stilts.  Of course, this led to me requesting a demonstration before attempting them myself.  She declined but gave me the important tips for success...since she knew I would not be swayed from trying them.  the big question was:  Would I succeed or break a bone in the attempt?

What's your guess? (Scroll down to find out)

Here is where I heighten the tension and tell you to continue scrolling...

She's up.  Will she stay up?  (Keep scrolling)

More tension builds....

Ta-daaaaaa!!!!!*  (The crowd goes wild...)

*The dismount was somewhat less graceful than I'd have hoped for but no Limes were injured in the stilt-walking session.

Slice of Lime-Fair

As promised, a couple of pictures from the fair.

Here we have me in my rain burqa over backpack finery as I cultivate the hunchback look. Yes it was this very look that elicited offers of special prizes from one bored and somewhat dampened carnie. Actually, this picture was taken before I was completely bedraggled. When the carnie saw me I was considerably less perky looking and I am pretty sure I had water dripping off the end of my nose as I squinted against the rain pelting me in the face. Fetching, no? Personally, I could understand if this look had piqued Igor's (as played by Marty Feldman) interest. Truthfully, either Igor or Marty Feldman would have been more tempting to me than the carnie. Wonder how they feel about meaty women? Anyway, moving on...

The next picture, while not one of me, demonstrates the slingshotting activity in which I participated. Basically, after being harnessed you get hooked up to gigantic rubber bands. Then you get to jump up and down on a trampoline. Yes, I have a trampoline in my own yard, but I don't have giant rubber bands which facilitate me jumping a couple of stories off the ground. Check that picture. The trampoline is below the level where the woman in pink is standing. The kid in the picture was not yet at his greatest height. I did that too. Way fun! It was also a whole lot more work than I imagined. My legs felt like rubber bands the next two days.


I also have to say, as creepy as the one carnie was, the guys operating this attraction were terrific. They really seemed to enjoy what they were doing and were really sweet to the bunch of little kids who wanted to jump. The little fellow in the picture was trying really hard to flip himself over and couldn't quite figure it out so they stopped him and one guy climbed onto the trampoline to help the boy figure it out while he was staying at a low level. Then they hopped off, told the kid to bounce high again and he was able to do several unassisted flips. The smile on the little guy's face was a mile wide. The guys who helped him were cheering for him. It was a really fun way to end the night.

Slice of Lime-The Great Outdoors

From last Friday until yesterday we had some dear friends visiting us. They have been raising their family in a very large city in Asia. They make it back to the U.S. every other summer and wanted their kids to have the chance to enjoy some country outdoor life while with us. We have some other friends with a lake house who welcomed us all one afternoon.

There was swimming and kayaking, my personal favorite. I enjoy how quiet it is once you get out to the middle of the lake. The weather was perfect too, sunny and warm with a nice breeze but not blistering hot.

There was fishing. Everyone who fished successfully caught several.

Isaac and one of his catches.

Mr. Lime and the catch of the day.

Since we just did catch and release we had hot dogs cooked over our fire pit. Dessert was smores. Mmmm...you know how I feel about them.

The friends with the lake house also have an uber groovy treehouse with a rope walk. I couldn't resist that.
Just in case you think I didn't walk all the way across, here is proof.

A good time was had by all. Our friends were very glad their city kids enjoyed the day outdoors and we all made some nice memories together.