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A Fair Day!

JULY 19, 2007

Tuesday afternoon was opening day at the Sonoma County Fair... I've
been going since I was a little girl and in 4-H... My dear friend
and neighbor Lynnette, pulled me out of the labyrinth and whisked me
away with her two girls, my faerie-god-daughters, Beatrix (aka Trixie)
and Imogen (aka Gigi)...

I got to do one ride twice, once with Trixie and once with
Lynnette and Michelle (who met up with us later that afternoon) that I somehow didn't
get a picture of... it was fantastic, you lie on your stomach, with one
or two other persons, and the ride lifts you off the ground and you
literally have the sensation of flying... you can even put your arms
out in front of you!
Gigi is just three inches shy of being able to ride that one, so afterwards it was off to the flying elephants for her...

with Trixie zooming alongside...

WARNING!!! Do NOT eat garlic fries as well as consuming large cups of lemonade before going on any rides, including kiddie rides!!!

Unfortunately, at least for me, none of us regarded this age-old rule!!!

And on to the turn of the century "Himalayan Silver Streak" we went!!!

Lynnette and Gigi...

and one last wild shot that I managed to get in before the garlic fries started to talk to me and I needed both hands to hold on for dear life!!!!

It was a fair day indeed... and Trixie and Gigi are here with smiling faces and a wave to tell you this was indeed true!

Twenty-Seven Turns Around the Sun

By Lea Goode-Harris • 15 Mar, 2024

twenty-seven turns around and around the sun the moon smiles as well

The Retiring of a Labyrinth

By Lea Goode-Harris • 05 Aug, 2023

Labyrinths provide us with a path to practice change. Some labyrinths have withstood the passage of time for thousands of years. Others are here for just an afternoon, drawn in the sand at the edge of the ocean. Many modern labyrinths were meant to last for years, but because of unforeseen circumstances their time is shorter than intended. And they once again help us to practice letting go and giving thanks for the time they are with us. The Labyrinth of Life at the Sebastopol, California Teen Center reached such place of letting go and is at the end of one chapter and the beginning of another chapter that is yet unknown.

Making A Three Circuit Labyrinth

By Lea Goode-Harris • 05 Aug, 2023

Sometimes... a labyrinth can take years to become a physical reality. In 2018 I met with my friend Deb, to discuss her desire to have a labyrinth on the beautiful land she lives on. Despite our plans and several meetings, listening to the land and finding the right spot, the labyrinth did not come to fruition. Fast-forward five years and in the blink of an eye... it happened!