Chatsworth Cranberry Festival 2012
I shouldn't complain because I loved this event and the sea of humanity excites me. It still remains a can't miss celebration in the heart of the Pines. It may be a bit too successful because it has lost some of its focus. Commercialization is creeping in. It was advertised as having over 160 Arts and Crafts vendors but many were flea market vendors. There were bold and beautiful sweater vendors. About four or more Mexican vendors were selling your typical south of the border clothing. I bought a wool appliqued sweater for 20 dollars from a Mexican vendor. They claimed it was alpaca wool but I have my doubts but in any case it was so cute and well worth the 20 dollars. I took a picture of the vendor but he didn't seemed thrilled to have his picture taken----too bad, a paying customer should be granted a smile but I did not get one. Maybe it was sort of like the Amish, by having the picture taken maybe I was stealing his soul but I loved his looks. Wolves from the Howling Woods Farm were present but I missed them because the crowds were so large that at times it was a struggle to take a step forward.
Southern classic rock music was provided by the Bullzeye Band. If you compare this to the Waretown Jamboree festival it pales because the variety of the bands was so much better in Waretown. It had featured the musicians from the Albert Music Hall.
Twenty dollar sweater:
There was a presentation of realistic-sized soft scupture dolls that represented a part of Chatsworth's history that I did not know about. Long ago there was a social club for wealthy people out there in the pines. Maybe I did not learn about it because most of the people that live out here are such earthy people that possibly they have a hard time relating to the high living that apparently went on so many years ago.
No, it was not a pet dog:
Above find a cranberry hauler that was probably not too happy to find himself in this traffic jam. No detours for him because the cranberry processing plant is on 563 along with all the cranberry farmers. Doesn't it seem that owners are paying more attention to their trucks? After all these trucks are moving advertising for the companies so more effort is being made in keeping these trucks beautiful.
They picked well when they chose this guy to be a type of roving ambassador for the event:
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