Aunt Het Festival 2025

It started out with the quilt show on Friday morning, held at the senior center. Seniors got in free if they showed their badge for the center. I met my friends Linda and Debbie there at 9, and it was fun talking about the quilts with them. We got to vote on our favorite, and the one with the most votes got the “Seniors' Choice” Award.

On Saturday, Debbie came over about 9, and we all walked to the festival downtown (2 blocks from our house). It was fun seeing the craft and food vendors. Plus, we talked with people we knew and hadn’t seen in a while. It is a great community festival and is in its 42nd year! We really enjoy the decorated pumpkin silent auction. Each pumpkin is decorated by school classes that are raising money for their PTA. Many of them were very creative! On the way home, we walked to the Mill to see the food court, and Debbie bought a coffee from Knowledge Brew. Then she bought lunch at Bucky’s BBQ to take home. It was still too early for us to eat, so we passed on the BBQ.

Original photos by Pat Hensley