Tales from Brome Fair
First time participant is a winner Grandmother and granddaughter competing in the handicraft division
Nine-year-old Mackenzie Lambert entered the Handicraft section of Brome Fair for the first time this year. He only submitted one drawing, a pencil sketch. He was not sure how he would do.
When he entered the Handicraft building on Sunday and saw that his drawing was awarded a first place, he was all smiles. He is determined to enter more categories for next year.
It is free for youth participants up to the age of 16 to enter the Handicraft competition at Brome Fair. They do not have to enter any adult divisions to be able to get a pass. If they want a pass, it can be ordered and paid for at the time that registration takes place.
The booklet should come out near the end of February and the deadline for entering is in early August. If anyone is interested in entering call either Linda Allen at 450-266-6397 or Laurie Jenne at 450-263-3388.
Judy Page Jones and Katalina Smith are grandmother and granddaughter. Judy has been entering her knitting and crocheting for many years. Just recently her granddaughter, Katalina, has started to enter.
This year they went head to head sometimes in the same category. Sometimes Judy placed higher, and sometimes Katalina did. It is all friendly rivalry as the love of the handwork brings them together and the competing is secondary. So often the skills of handwork are not followed by succeeding generations.
Katalina has even expressed an interest to serve on the Handicraft Committee. It is refreshing to see younger participants wanting to serve a larger role in the Brome Fair organization. Katalina hopes that she and her grandmother can continue to enter together for many more years to come.