heritage day again!

but before that: Stella: you're my very favorite in-law, so here's what I'll do: if NM goes for Obama, then this year's Christmas card goes to Stan only. If the good guys win NM, you're still on my card list.once again it was time for the Fauquier Heritage Day!

The Confederates got to the Widge. He explained to me that "horses are with Gray Ghost." The Gray Ghost, of course, being Warrenton's favorite local, Mosby. He still lives in town, actually:

The Widge enjoyed the day, but then again he likes history, in that it seems to be rife with horses and guns and interesting things to climb on.

And history is, of course, full of opportunities for learning. Look, kids: anachronisms!
Also, heritage day gives us an opportunity to appreciate all the historic stuff thats lying around town anyway, but generally under-appreciated. Like this particular whatever-it-is:Its always there, taking up sidewalk space, hanging out, being all red and mechanical-looking. But on Heritage Day, one feels compelled to actually read the sign affixed to it:

See? NOT ONE THING ever made by man has more moving parts than this thing. No word on things made by woman. The newspaper, by the way, is now the Fauquier Times Democrat, and is presumably printed on something with far fewer moving parts.

How many parts, I wonder, does the next runner-up for more parts have? Does its sign proclaim that is has "more moving parts than ALMOST ANYTHING ever made by man"? Do the sign-printers keep track? If, for example, something made by man recently urned out to have a few more moving parts, would the local newspaper types be notified so that they could change their sign. (If so, I think the new version should read: "It USED TO have more moving parts than ANYTHING ever made by man.")

Actually I could probably devote an entire post to that sign alone. But then I'd never get to this photo:
Yes, those are horses that have been parallel parked outside of Molly's Irish Pub. And clearly, if the Historical Society wants to do something to benefit the town, installing a hitching post is the way to go.

and finally, here's a photo that includes me, for those of you who enjoy that sort of thing:
Don't be fooled by that face the Widge is making. He proudly announces that he's a "publican". He wore his campaign button for the rest of the day.