How do I adore thee? Let me count the ways.
1. The trip up on Metro North along the beautiful Hudson River. All I could think was, “Look! The trees are turning up here! There are fields! Open fields!” As if I’m not a farm girl who’s been around open fields all her life. Guess I missed them.
2. Julibeth, our gracious hostess, and her sweet family. Here we’re modelling the coats that we bought- yes they are the same! made by Fenwick Manor Farms. That’s her son in this photo. He’s such a ham- and a knitter too! One of my favourite moments in the weekend was when we were being called to dinner Friday night and L said, “I just have to finish this row!” Julibeth and Pete and their two lovely kiddos opened up their house for the second year in a row to 8 crazy knitters with four others coming and going. They should be worshipped for their patience.
3. I get to see all my Girls! (and some Boys too!) Here are some of us outside of Morehouse Merino at the Fork In The Road. (Some sculptor is just too clever for their own good.)
That’s Andrea, me, Hickory, Dawn and Julibeth. Gosh, we’re cute. Here’s Bill, (Dawn’s husband, and the only man I know who can give Julibeth’s husband Peter a run for the title of Most Supportive of Knitters. On a side note, I asked if I could send my husband up to Pete for him to whip into shape, but he said there’s a long line ahead of Ko. Sigh.) Anyway, here’s Bill holding forth on some subject or other.
with Marylin, Debbie, Meredith and Julibeth held wrapt with attention.
4. Stash enhancement!
Brooks Farms- enough for a sweater.
Socks That Rock! Socks that Rock!
Gorgeous Coriedale roving that I will just have to look at for awhile until a spinning wheel magically appears in my apartment.
5. Real, live animals! (That are not squirrels. We have a lot of squirries down here.) Some sheep:
Another sheepie
And yet more sheep. This one is being sheared. The farmers put them into this strange muzzle contraption which lifts their heads up. This one didn’t seem to mind it at all and the owner said, “He’s not sleeping, he’s meditating.” Namaste, dude.
There were also many many alpaca and llamas, but I apparently didn’t find them as photogenic because I have no photos of them. Sorry.
6. It comes around every year. Can’t wait to see you all next year! Big smooches- sorry to take so long to get this out. We were experiencing technical difficulties with photoshop.
So jealous you went to Rhinebeck. I’ll have to go one of these days!
The socks that rock look just as good in the skein as they do in the sock I saw last week. I guess I’ll have to try it at some point since everyone raves about them so much.
See you hopefully Wednesday!
Oh good, I was worried you were abandoning another blog! I was going to feel so left out. Miss you!