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Alpacas are Adorable: Truro Agricultural Fair 2011

The 3rd annual Truro Agricultural Fair drew a huge crowd last weekend on the Outer Cape. From pie-eating contests and three-legged races, to the Barnyard Beauty Contest (you vote with locally grown beans) and the fiddlers on the bandstand, to the abundance of ripe tomatoes and an early crop of pumpkins, this country-like gathering was a rocking scene for this otherwise quiet beach town.

The alpacas were so cute. Super soft too. They look like a cross between a poodle and a camel, but somehow much more appealing.

 

Who knew there were so many roosters and hens in Truro? The fowl far outnumbered the other animals in the Barnyard Beauty Contest.

There were only a few bunnies this year. These guys are cuddly. The goose is a bit bedraggled.

The kids’ pie eating contest. Girls took 1st and 2nd place.

See you next year!

Photos of animals, fish, and flowers from the first Truro Agricultural Fair in 2009.

 


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Covet: Japanese Kokeshi Dolls Reimagined with Modern Flair

Oakland-based designer Mark Giglio translates traditional Japanese wooden Kokeshi dolls with precision and wit, in the manner of modern architect and textile designer Alexander Girard. Like Girard, who designed fabrics for Charles and Ray Eames and George Nelson, Giglio too has produced work for Herman Miller. Apple and Dwell are on also his client list.

I’m smitten with the crisp stripes, dots, and diamonds painted in punchy shades on the smooth blocks and spindles. So much so that I’m tempted to snap up a set for myself, never mind bébe. (Figures range in price and availability on the Giglio’s site penpaperpencil.com)

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Just In: Areaware Alarm Dock

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You may not have saved your faux wood flip clock from childhood (I didn’t), but no matter. Areaware’s Alarm Dock by Jonas Damon ($40) is a simple block of solid beechwood let’s you adapt an iPhone or Touch to get a similar effect, while simultaneously charging the device.

Look carefully, it’s not actually a clock—it’s a dock with a horizontally placed iPhone running the flip clock app ($.99) The dock fits the iPhone 3G, 3GS and 4.

If you still prefer the real thing, try this retro bamboo flip clock ($51.90).

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Royal Decor: Graham & Brown Crowns & Coronets Wallpaper

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I prefer the simple black & white line drawings on their own, but you could—and it would be cute in a kid’s room—dress it up. It’s a DIY design on which you can add paint or self-adhesive gems. I imagine this would be a huge hits with princess-y wannabees.