Hotdog Festival

[Janet]

I will have to say ladies that I am totally embarassed by Frankfort's festival this weekend. We just got back and what a waste of gas it was to drive to town. The very first one was wonderful...every year it gets worse. I always love looking at crafts of every kind and these vendors mostly have T-shirts and stuff that looks what it was left from a garage sale.

It was very disappointing in my opinion. It will be over tonight and then life goes on....... :)

[judy]

I remember you enjoyed last year's, or maybe it was 2 years ago. How many hot dogs did you eat?

Don't you just love hot dogs though?

[Janet]

I didn't eat any hotdogs....I'm always leary of eating that kind of meat at festivals. I know.....I'm nuts.

Yes, I use to enjoy going and seeing all the people. This year just wasn't as nice and only saw a couple people I knew....so strange. Frankfort isn't that big.

[lynne b]

I'm sorry the festival wasn't very good this year, i know you were looking forward to listening to a band that was playing there, did you get to see them?
They use to have a festival in the town i work in it was the Ironhorse festival, they even had a real old steam train that they use to give rides in but that faded out after a few years, just not enough money to keep the train going.
Makes me wonder about some of the other festivals that we usually go to every year, weather or not they will have them or not.

[Janet]

We didn't stay to hear them. We really just weren't thrilled so we went home.

[Blueyes]

I hate to get to a festival and be disappointed!! You'll have to find a new one to go to!

[DianaB]

That's too bad that you didn't enjoy the festival. I know that it's something that you usually look forward to. I can't believe that you don't eat a hot dog while you're there!!! Did you eat some elephant ears? (I think that's what it was called!!!)

We had a flag festival here a while back to raise money for a new flag on our mound. I didn't even plan on going but I had a hair appointment and the salon was right down town. I was impressed! It was more than I was expecting and so next year I'm going to plan on going. We have several things that go on here and for a small town they're pretty impressive.

[Janet]

I love elephant ears, but didn't get one. I usually get those at the fair, but didn't go to that either. It was so hot and muggy during the fair that I just didn't want to go. Ricky was able to go with his friends. Not many 18 year old boys want to go with their parents anyway...lol

[Marilyn]

Sorry your fair didn't turn out to be much fun this year :(

Eating elephant ears???? New flag on your mound??? Is it so flat in Kansas that you have to stake claim to mounds?

Y'all are talking about things I'm just not familiar with.

[DianaB]

Marilyn, Here in Fredonia we have two good sized hills (we call them mounds) that are on two sides of the town. On one there's a park and it's been developed into a place where people like to go. A few years ago the city took up donations and have placed a really large flag on there and it's really become a source of pride for the community. We also have an old set of lights that are turned on before Easter that has a cross and before Christmas it has a star that rotates and can be seen for miles.

The other mound isn't developed and just has a water tower on it. And actually, where I live it's not very flat. The flat part of Kansas is in the western part (I'm in the southeast corner) and by flat, I mean flat!!!! We have hills and trees and it's actually very green here, not at all what you think of when you think of Kansas.

I've posted this before but this shows the lights and if you scroll down you can see the flag on top of the mound. It can actually be seen for miles. People can see it when they are traveling on the highway.

http://www.thelope.com/2007/12/star-of-fredonia.html