Cummington. It is where I learned to spin. It was my first fiber festival, and so the neural pathways governing fiberlust are deep and strong in me when I am there. I was part of the feral roaming packs stuffing fiber in their sacks for the winter famines.
Cassie has done the linkage. Some arrived, who were scarce and rare.
The small hillside in front of the stalls is our headquarters. No one else seems to think it is good space, so we take it over each year. After having wrung out our wallets, it is a dangerous spot. One leap upwards, and you can be at Amy Boogie's booth. One roll downhill, and you will run into Barb Parry's feet.
I was camnestic until the end, and that's all you get.
Jess was trying to buy fiber from The Wool Peddler. The wind was having its way with her. Judy was warming in the sun. Cheryl was recovering from fibering. Mamacate, Cassie, and Knitigator were inspecting purchases, and spindle-spinning.
Restraint in purchasing has not robbed me of the need for a serious fiber diet. That glorious Ken Ledbetter spindle was from Judy's booth. Wool Peddler roving (BFL, Berry Bark colorway) was whipped around my head in triumph at every opportunity. It had to compensate for the Spinner's Hill roving (blue/green). Twelve ounces of blue/green is a big presence, and everyone just nodded their heads knowingly at my color choice. That's why I had to show my 8 ounces of new passion to them. (Is there a spam filter for blogs? That last sentence would NOT pass.) That's 8 ounces of BFL in the colors of berry and bark.
I am so behind in posting. I've had computer glitches for two weeks. Every time I tried to download a picture to the blog, Firefox crashed. I now have a new 'puter. It's not REALLY new, says the nongeek. It is a cheap reconfigured IBM something-or-other that Mr. Etherknitter picked up at the local computer geek place. At least I can post now.
FO, garden, I, J, K, coming so fast you won't even recognize this as my blog.
Was it really only a week ago? Glad to see you buying something other than blue!
Posted by: Carole | Sunday, June 01, 2008 at 07:27 AM
Someday, I'm going to figure out how to be in two places at one time. Glad you had fun, wish I'd been part of it, but I was having fiber fun too, so I can't complain. Oh, wait. This is me. Of course I can complain!
Posted by: Chris | Sunday, June 01, 2008 at 08:09 AM
Ready and waiting for more. Cummington looks like THE spot, outside of Rhinebeck, for the best fiberpeople spotting.
Posted by: margene | Sunday, June 01, 2008 at 08:35 AM
Of course, I like the blue and green! But I'm also trying to deepen my appreciation for the orange/brown family, and the berry bark color is a fine choice.
Posted by: Danielle | Sunday, June 01, 2008 at 09:45 AM
I had the ultimate case of camnesia: mine got left home on the kitchen counter. And I didn't buy a speck of fiber in any form....just books. (I snagged Lisa Lloyd sock book, written with Barb Parry's photos and using FoxSox yarn! And got Melissa Morgan-Oates' book on two socks at a time.)
Posted by: Marcia Cooke | Sunday, June 01, 2008 at 10:28 AM
if i didn't like you so much i'd have to hate you. so so very envious of all you new englanders ;-)
Posted by: vanessa | Sunday, June 01, 2008 at 10:57 AM
That looks like fun but I'm not jealous because I get to walk among the sheepies in 26 days from now. Not that I'm counting or anything.
I would recognise Cassie from her knitwear alone.
Posted by: Caroline M | Sunday, June 01, 2008 at 11:09 AM
Such lovely colors - and it looks like a fabulous event - small enough to be cozy, large enough to have great fiber. what could be better!
Hmmm - computer glitches seem to be in the air - I just replaced mine with a rebuilt one a couple weeks ago.
Posted by: Teyani | Sunday, June 01, 2008 at 09:37 PM
Yay! Orange! (and red! Yay!) ;op
It was wonderful to see you. :o)
Posted by: JessaLu | Monday, June 02, 2008 at 10:31 AM
Love the spindle fiber shot! I'm way behind on my ABC's too. Nice recap.
Posted by: Diane | Monday, June 02, 2008 at 11:28 AM
Oh, but I will: it'll have stunning color and that "how did she get THERE?" unique perspective. Thanks for the Cummington pix! They are beautiful. (tiny sigh) (and having sighed, moves on)
Posted by: Lucia | Monday, June 02, 2008 at 12:37 PM
Oh, how fun! It was a terrific day.
Posted by: Kathy | Monday, June 02, 2008 at 01:04 PM
Oh my......you came home with some wonderful stuff! I LOVE the orange fiber!
Posted by: Kim | Monday, June 02, 2008 at 02:07 PM
Oh my goodness...! If I couldn't be there to purchase Berry Bark, I'm glad that it went home with someone deserving and properly appreciative. :-) What a surprisingly good eye you have for the non-blue parts of the spectrum! :-)
Posted by: Beth S. | Monday, June 02, 2008 at 07:11 PM
Glad you're recognizing that Blue is not the only color. That Berry Bark is gorgeous.
Posted by: Sylvia | Tuesday, June 03, 2008 at 03:23 AM