First of all, I want to apologize for being a bad blogger: I forgot my camera. <duck and cover> Sorry. Both fiber fairs were pretty small and really, there wasn't much to photograph aside from some cute baby goats. I am sorry I didn't get a shot of the babies. They were all kinds of cute.
My friend Eric has been knitting and spinning for years and years and seems to know people everywhere. I made the mistake of not bringing anything to work on with me so when Eric started talking to friends, I didn't want to rain on his parade, but I didn't want to sit around and be bored either. Naturally, I bought myself a drop spindle and went looking for a bit of fiber to spin up while I was waiting. (From now on, I will never leave the house without at least one fiber project!)
While I was sitting outside spinning, there were a number of people who stopped to watch, which was something I expected. What I didn't expect was the bee that flew up to my drafting fingers and hovered like it was watching, then move around to another angle and hovered a few seconds longer. I couldn't help cracking up watching it watching me. It was the best audience I've ever had.
Sunday's show was much smaller than Saturday's and aside from a lovely location, there isn't really much to tell. There was nothing there I couldn't live without, except for a really good hand-dipped caramel apple. Yum! Oh, they had a bagpiper. I love bagpipe music!
When I got home this afternoon, I discovered that my larger sized spindle box... is too small for my new spindle. I was planning on next weekend being a nice, quiet, stay-at-home weekend. I guess making an even larger box will be on my nice, quiet agenda.
ok i'll let you off about not taking any pics, what type of fibre did you get to spin up?
Posted by: val | September 29, 2008 at 07:51 AM
What a fun weekend! The apartment I used to live in was across the street from a park and most Sunday mornings, a bagpiper would pay in the park. I'd open my window and listen to him while I read the paper - it was a great way to start the day!
Posted by: elizabeth | September 29, 2008 at 11:27 AM