How long has it been since you were at the circus?

After passing the sign every year for 5 years I finally

made it to Circus World Museum in Barabo, Wisconsin.

This is where the Ringling family settled when they

came to this country.

Now I know why I waited.It was because I was waiting

to take my Granddaughter, Lula, with us and she is

only 1 1/2.

My first memory of the circus was when I was 6 or 7.

My older sister and her boyfriend took me and my younger

sister. He thought it was great how much we liked cotton

candy. ( also a first for us) He kept on buying it, we kept

on eating it. Pink, blue, pink, blue. The thrill wore off later in

his car where we both threw up purple. To coin a phrase of

the time "psychedelic".

Older and wiser, I bought one and only one bag of cotton candy.

And a popcorn but that's what "Gamommy" is for.

Most of the fun came from her reactions to the animals. She

knows many animal sounds and "talked" to the tiger and elephant

at length. I'd like to make a play blanket in a circus theme.

The tents and circus cars are pockets to hold your anigarami

circus pals. Cool.