The 2023 Minnesota State Fair has come and gone. I had every intention of going. I had surgery on my broken fibula bone above my ankle in mid-August. I thought after having the splint removed last Thursday and switching to a boot that'd I'd be off crutches but I was oh so wrong. They want me in the boot AND using crutches for 4 more weeks and I've found that it's just too uncomfortable going long distances with crutches so, alas, the Fair was not meant to be this year. I'm extremely disappointed.