Farewell, Sheep and Wool!
Another year has gone by *sigh*.... and another Sheep and Wool is over. I had a great time...but little photographic evidence to show for it. So I will have to rely on Lolly an Colleen(aka the new woman in cowboy's life) for that! Lame Mama-E... I know. I even left my camera in the car for the KNITBLOGGERS BALL... I was so damn tired after 5 hours of walking that I could not imagine going to get it.
Not so long after Cam, Ginga, and I arrived to the fair we headed out to Cara's knitblogger meetup!
See what Amy is knitting with...huh???? Lollygirl. That's right...it's lollygirl. I love seeing people knit with my yarns! Amy is sooo nice too!
This is my girl Soap Turtle and her shmoo. I have 2 things to say about them.
Lolly and Coleen enjoying the day.....
I also FINALLY met the Atlanta knitblogging posse.... Mouse, Hockeymom, Jane and Jodi! Y'all rock sisters! 13 hours in a car to go to S and W!
So... I went on from the meetup to start buying some GOOD things! I got the new book from MOREHOUSE FARM and it was signed by Margarit, Kelly, Erin and the Morehouse Ram. Very cool. I need to make the bug mittens for Cowboy this year and the others for me!
I got me a new Turkish drop spindle. I am excited to start spinning some more. I got some corriadale roving to go with... not a lot... but enough!
I bought a needle felting kit! I am so excited to play with this. I want to make some critters... a felted lamb... I told D I was going to felt a sheep and he thought I had to bring a live one home to do so... he was about ready to put his foot down about livestock in a city row home! Too funny!
I ordered a new meter to tell me how much damn yarn can come off a cone! Susan is awesome! Check her out... she soooo knows her stuff and has everything!
I bought some limited edition Brooks Farm yarn... they were ...by far.... the most amazing yarns at the festival. (I was so mesmerized by them that I went back and bought more today!)
After a long day of ooohing and ahhhing over fiber..... we headed over to the Knitbloggers Ball. The Atlanta crew was there knitting socks a pleanty! It was so nice to get to know y'all a little bit. I think that the Hockey Mom and I may be the same human being... Thanks to the Sucky Knitters who came out... I love being a sucky knitter too~!
Thanks to everyone who came out! I had a great time...and .... I need you all to email me your blog URLs ! Mama's brain is like a sieve! (well... I also may have sipped a few margaritas... and the heat... you understand)
Day 2
I woke up bright and early today and headed back for day two! D, the cowboy, and I had a fun day. Much livestock to see..... deep fried oreos to eat (I know they are bad for me! But they taste sooo good!) ... and more friends to meet. Marie and E got to MD safe and sound! We met up for a little while over lunch... so nice to finally meet them. Marie is possibly one of the nicest people that I have ever met... and has helped me out sooo much with my dyeing endeavours... goota love a sistah! Talk to you soon!
Ok.... and I think the cowboy had a good time......
judging by the look on his face.......
posted by Mama-E at 7:26 PM
14 Comments:
You made shmoo laugh. :)
Sounds like you had a wonderful time!
Woohoo! Wasn't it fun? Of course, with all of that walking, my feet are a little sore, but it was so worth it! Thanks for organizing the Ball - I had a great time talking to the GA girls, and catch up with some of the others as well. It was a fun group!
It was great to meet your family yesterday too. I am glad we found each other!
So, where's the loot you left with? You had to get something, right?
See you soon, girlfriend!
Lolly
I was laden with a husband and two small boys ... and unable to make the meetup or the Knitbloggers Ball! But I'd love to meet up with you guys sometime soon!
Woo hoo it was great meeting up with you on Sunday! You are and your family are great...although I don't know if I can forgive you for introducing me to Deep Fried Oreos - ok maybe I can lol! You should see all the stuff I got after E and I left you....so bad so so bad!
Awww, Mama, I feel the same way. I wish we had had more energy to stay longer Sat night, but I was pooped.
It was great meeting you. See you next year!
It was great meeting you this weekend! And I was reading an earlier post of yours about Elvis Costello. I was the BIGGEST fan back in high school, and I recently got an email from my high school boyfriend telling me he got to meet Elvis at a show in Memphis. He said he's send me a pic of the 2 of them, and that he (not Elvis) had a very Brokeback Mountain look on his face. Watch out, Elvis!
BTW, looking foward to seeing the Clap you're giving to your mom (MIL? can't remember). Giving someone the clap is a great way to show your true feelings.
It sounds like a great time had by all!
Awwww, I'm so mad I missed you on Saturday! We got to the meetup late :(
We had a blast as well...but no STR this year!
I'm so glad that I got to meet you!!!! I absolutely love your yarn. I've already started on the second pair. And I'm totally into May-belle!!!!
Oh, by the way, my blog is www.iheartknitting.com
Thanks for organizing the Ball, I had a lovely time meeting you and chatting with everyone. A grand ball indeed! I hope that we won't have to wait another year to meet up again.
It was so great meeting you! We had a great time at the Festival, but the highlight was the Knitbloggers Ball. Hopefully, I'll be back for #2 nest year.
Durr! I can't believe that we were both there and yet I did not meet you! Anyhoozles, I got my sockpal socks for which I must thank you a million times over! They are gorgeous and they fit perfectly and they are doing me a world of good in this rainy chill we have here. I will post about them on my blog as soon as I get my act together.
Mama-E, it was so nice to meet up with you on Saturday afternoon! I wish we had been able to make it to the Knitbloggers Ball . . . if we make it back next year, I'm not missing the party for anything.
And that Brooks Farm yarn? I'm with you, that was a definite highlight! Who knew that their farm is actually just a few miles from where I live . . . too bad they won't let me come pet their sheep (I asked).
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