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| Cheryl Menard putting together Hybrid T's for the second flower show at the Wood County Fair. (Photos: J.D. Pooley/Sentinel-Tribune) |
That's how long it takes flower gardeners and amateur designers from all over the county to put together the second of the fair's two flower shows.
Audrey Palumbo of Perrysburg was scrambling a bit to complete her "Alice in Wonderland" tea table for two, just across the aisle from the "Hop on Pop" folding niche she'd completed a half our earlier. Time was running out before the proverbial glass slipper dropped and all but judges were banned from the floor.
Many exhibitors had spouses or children serving as both "go-fers" and spontaneous critics. Palumbo's husband filled both roles as she decided to change the layout of the entire tea table with only 15 minutes left before deadline.