Our Weekend Adventure

First off, I have to share a picture of Matthew in his latest look. The kids found this hat for Matt on our trip home from Virginia. They all agreed that this hat was definitely a 'Matthew hat'. Matthew must agree because he's never far from his new hat. As many of you know, this past weekend held a new adventure for Wayne and I. We've both been very busy making items to display and sell at a booth at our local farmers' market, fall festival. Here are some of Wayne's latest creations...

Saturday morning we loaded up our handcrafts and set up the booth on the community field in the center of the village. As the morning progressed the threatening gray clouds gave way to beautiful sunny, autumn weather. We weren't sure how many people would come out for the 'first annual fall celebration', but there were LOTS of people even with the competition of four other local festivals and sporting events.

We had lots of people stop by and discuss our work. Many people took business cards. I received orders for alpaca socks and Wayne has people interested in ordering items for Christmas. We also learned that the group that organized the event plan on renting a storefront during November and December for local artisans to display and sell their crafts. This same group is hoping to rent a 'permanent' storefront shop on Main Street in the spring where the artisans/vendors can take turns tending the store during operating hours. We didn't sell much at this market, but we made lots of contacts and it was a good experience.

One of the best parts of the day was being able to sit back and do what I love to do without feeling guilty about not doing housework or other 'urgent' duties. What made the day extra special was having young children stop and watch with wonder as the 'fluff' became yarn before their eyes. They wanted to know how that happened. A couple of young ladies didn't hesitate to climb up on my lap to 'help'. This little girl is the daughter of the man that cuts our hay. We had just met and she couldn't wait to try her hand at spinning. After a few moments of guided spinning, she had a wonderful time of keeping the pedal moving. Who knows, maybe these little girls will be the ones to keep the spinning tradition going for the next generation