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Fair Day!

10/11/2012

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​Fairs and Carnivals
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The World's Fair... county fairs...carnival rides...cotton candy...sideshows...

Ferris Wheels
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At Silverado, everyone had something to share about ferris wheels.  Vinita liked this wooden version.  There were memories of queasy stomachs and spectacular views of nighttime fairs.

St. Louis World's Fair
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We talked about the "Observation Wheel" at the 1904 World's Fair in St. Louis.  We tried to guess how many passengers could ride at once.  The answer is, 2,160!  There were 36 cars that each held 60 people!  We wondered why we don't see anything so amazing anymore.
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Movies
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I reminded the group that my mother had grown up in St. Louis and grew up hearing her mother's stories about going to the World's Fair as a child.  I asked them to see if they recognized my song. As soon as I started to sing, "Meet Me in St. Louie, Louie"  my mom and the others began chiming in..."Meet me at the fair."   I guess they did recognize it!

Movie Stars
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We talked about movies with fair themes.  Betty and Vivian looked at photos from Rogers and Hammerstein's State Fair.   That got us off on a tangent about yummy fair food!

A Song for My Mom
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Rita held onto a DVD of Carousel and grinned slyly at the photo of Shirley Jones.  "How did you get my picture?" I love Rita's humor!

New York World's Fair
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Rita remembered that her brother got to go to the New York Fair in 1939.  No fair that she didn't get to go!  I told about going in 1964 and how my favorite part was "It's A Small World".  Our group actually managed to recall most of the words.  No problem with the melody.  We agreed that once you've heard the song, you can never get the melody out of your head.

I Learned:

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The two songs we sang ended up being the highlight.  I was surprised that everyone seemed to know and join in with both!  Once again the power of music! Why oh why didn't I record some caliope music that sounded like an old carousel?  That would have been a treat!
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    For 20+ years children have called it the Magic Quilt.  They've danced and pretended all over these colorful squares.  I've dragged it to schools, shelters and studios where children have climbed on top to hear Magic Quilt  Stories and to act them out.

    I still regularly use the story telling quilt with children at a nearby  Shelter, but 7 years ago I started using the quilt on a table with a group of Alzheimer's  folks.   I was blown away by what these incredible people could share and enjoy, so I started up "Quilt Groups" at other centers.  

    In 2013, motivated by the warmth and generosity of the friends I've made through this quilt, I decided to start taking the quilt with me, when I vacation. So far I have met some wonderful adults and children while traveling and sharing the quilt in Mexico, N. Carolina, Utah, California, Mississippi, Chile, Mexico, Guatemala New Mexico, Bermuda and Honduras.  

    In this blog I will share about some of the adventures I've had near and far with the help of the quilt.  Mostly, I'd like to share some of the things I've learned along the way.

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