The weekend, she was a good one!

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.

Comments

[val]

ok i'll let you off about not taking any pics, what type of fibre did you get to spin up?

[elizabeth]

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!