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The South loves its “festivals.” There is one in almost every town from Shreveport to Vicksburg, on varying weekends throughout the Spring and Summer.

On Saturday, my family and I attended the 76th Annual Peach Festival in Ruston, Louisiana, which is about one hour away from where we live. We had never been to this particular festival, but in the spirit of breaking up the monotony of what is typical of our weekends, we decided to get up early, fight the traffic, and do some semi-local exploration.

There was music. There was food. There was merch. There was heat.

Below are some photographs taken by Yours Truly to commemorate the Saturday we did not spend bed-rotting.

Homemade Pickle Stand!
Handcrafted side tables and other decorum.
There were lots of booths that sold custom artwork.
Obviously, peaches were the theme.
We ended up buying some of these crocheted stuffies.  I got a possum…for my office.
This art was so beautiful.  Cottagey.  Unique.
More contemporary art.  I particularly enjoyed the abstract Coke can.
One of the first booths we visited.  This lady hand designed and built platters.  They were so cute!
There were also lots of booths that sold t-shirts, sporting custom graphic designs.  The orange shirt was awesome – a gator that said “Swamp Puppy.”
More art.  The cool thing is that these were all local businesses, so you could grab a business card.
My boy and me.

This wasn’t really about shopping.  Or supporting local businesses, though we did skirt away with some homemade/locally made blueberry jam and those stuffies. 

But it was about keeping the commitments I make to myself.  I spend most Saturdays parked on my couch, recovering from the week.  I promised myself that, today, I would venture out.  And I did.  And I don’t regret it.

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