Memorial Day Weekend, Part III

If it takes any longer between posts, I might as well start calling it the Fourth of July Weekend series. Work has kept me reeling the past week or so, which is why I haven't been quicker to the punch.

I know you're on pins and noodles to hear what else happened, though, so... off we go.

Sunday night saw the completion and felting of my entrelac bag. Monday morning dawned bright and beautiful, with an almost dry market bag. (It has since become completely dry, and goes most everyplace with me. It's next to perfect. I've already picked colors for my next one.)



















We had a slow start to the morning, with delicious home-made French toast made with delicious home-made bread (thanks, Mom!), then packed up to head to Amish Country. Since Sew-Krazy wasn't open on Memorial Day, Nicole had suggested Berlin, instead.

We wandered the shops looking for yarn and fabric and souvenirs, perusing crafts and antiques and just about everything you might think you'd find in kitschy craft stores.

Mom and Kimmie were right at home and remained quite patient while...

Nicole and I went back to the antique barn to check out this spinning wheel, which Nicole bought. Pretty spiffy, no? We got it home to find out that one piece was broken, and it was missing two other pieces. However, the broken part has already been fixed and Nicole is looking for the missing pieces on the internet. Even though it has its problems, it's a beautiful wheel and I can't wait to hear how the spinning goes.

I found some really cool grape lights, which Mom bought for me. (Thanks again, Mom!) My biggest concern now is what to put them in, and where to put them so that the kids won't try to eat them. I thought these were really neat. Maybe I ought to invest in a wine rack to drape them over, like the display in the store. And then I could buy some wine to put in the wine rack, and I'd be all yuppy and stuff. Or maybe not.

We ate lunch in a fancy Amish-style place, then skipped the cheese factory (Awwwww!) so that we could head back to Wooster and Cincinnati in a timely fashion.

It was a fantastic weekend surrounded by fantastic people in fantastic places. There were certain key people missing (you know who you are), but I doubt I could have had a better time.

For an alternate and additionally clever view of the weekend (and a CUTE picture of Midget), check out Kimmie's blog for her perspective. Can you believe she finished her bag, too? (And Nicole started her bag on Monday and finished it the following Thursday. Overachiever. :)

Stay tuned. More good stuff soon.

P.B. Check this out. Yellow Springs. September 16 & 17. A Wool Gathering. I am SO there.