Blueberry Celebration

I mentioned in an earlier post that we picked blueberries at our home in Orange. You can also visit a nearby blueberry farm if you want to pick blueberries or you can attend the Annual Nacogdoches Blueberry Festival! This year visitors were able to buy 5 lbs. for $10. It is best to get an early start and get in line for the blueberry pancake breakfast. While we walked down the old-time bricked streets of downtown Nacogdoches enjoying the many booths of goods for sale we stopped and bought a refreshing glass of blueberry iced tea. We also enjoyed an antique car show, petting zoo, and guitar and fiddle player. We enjoyed free samples of food including blueberry popcorn and blueberry salsa for which I think I have the recipe memorized. One of the cutest sites was the pet parade. I turned around after talking to a blueberry farmer at his booth and someone walked by with a sign saying "pet parade" and behind her owners paraded their pets in shorts, shirts, bows, or signs. One sign said "please take me home". What a cute way to find a home for a pet. I also was amazed at the great big blue Great Dane. It belonged to the owner of a pet grooming and kennel place. We watched the kids enjoy the Blueberry Bouncing Park that had blowup slides of all sorts. Firefighters were raising money with a dunking booth which looked really refreshing. Jeff and Caleb enjoyed the beautiful cars at the antique car show. Nacogdoches is about 45 minutes from San Augustine up Hwy 21 and many residents including us go there to enjoy shopping and special events. The weather is getting warmer now that it is June and we departed to the air-conditioned space of Walmart and Bealls before going home.