Colonial Day at East Berlin, PA

Yesterday, I was off work for a change.  I made sure I got to the Colonial Day event early because there was the threat of storms.  I was hoping this event would be like the one I was used to going to in Ohio, where they have a fair that is truely all colonial.  Everyone is in colonial attire and all the wares being sold have a colonial origin.  This one day event was not like that, but it still had merit.  There were a number of vendors who had some unusual things for sale.   Like these gourds that were so intricately carved and painted.  And, these really unusal holloween figures dressed with antique looking fabrics and antique family photos on their shirts.  On all the side streets people had also set up for big garage sale items, so there was plenty to see.

I did buy myself one thing that was different--an antique iron from probably around the 1920's or 1930's decorated with ribbon and clothespins.  It will be a fun addition to my laundry room.

On my way out of this event the wind started to come up some and you could hear a couple of things shatter on the ground.  Not long after I got on the road to come back to Gettysburg, the skies opened up.  The rain and wind was so intense, I pulled off the road into a parking lot and parked somewhere that there were no trees near as I was really worried some of them would come down.  When I got back on the road and passed the site where another festival was being held, I could see some of their tents blown over and the ground looking like a small lake.  I really hope that all those crafters at Colonial Day were O.K. because they had even flimsier tents.