festival time

 It's festival time in Fort Wayne and almost all of them take place in the pavilion across the river from my apartment.  Last week was Arab Fest.  Sadly, I did not have time to take a camel ride.  This weekend is German Fest, followed by three more festivals in the next three weeks.  I had to go to a meeting this evening but when I came home I could hear good German music wafting across the river from the festival.  On Saturday some friends and I will be going to German Fest.  We will be eating sauerkraut, brats and strudel, and I will get my annual glass of good dark German beer, which is also my annual beer.  I'm not a big drinker.  But more importantly, much more importantly, we will be watching the Wiener Dog Nationals.  When I was a child, we had a full size dachshund, and as an adult, my husband and I had two miniature dachshunds.  They are still one of my favorite kinds of dogs, and there are few things as thrilling as watching them race down the track, big ears flapping and tiny legs churning.  They can be fast when motivated, usually with food.  Coincidentally, this week is Pet Appreciation Week.  I will cheer on those wiener dogs and appreciate the ones I had.