February 20, 2007

Renaissance Fair

We had a good time at the Renaissance Festival. The grands had their faces painted. The baby sat perfectly still through the whole process. It was kinda amazing!

And this fellow is my favorite character at the Festival.

And the obligatory fiber shot. Aren't they just as cute as can be? BTW, should you care, they are Jacobs Sheep and I have spun some Jacobs. The roving I have is black and white and makes a very nice yarn.

We got home early in the day for us, leaving the Festival around 1:00 instead of usual 5:00. My daughter had to work last night... That's okay, cuz F, his hubby and I are going again next month. As much as I like going with the kidlets, it's really nice to go with just adults!

Didn't buy much for myself. Got a leather cover for my whatever current paperback I'm reading. Nothing essential, but it just feels nice when I'm holding the book! And I got some healing cream called Skin Mend that I buy every year. It's great for anything that ails the skin and I found out yesterday is supposed to take pain away, too. I got it for the baby's eczema, but we use it for everything from diaper rash to sunburn.

Oh, knitting...almost forgot. Heel's finished on the Tofutsies and I got about a half inch done on the foot. Will work more on it today. I'll be glad when these are done. I have to admit, the sock feels exquisite... soft, stretchy, thin....but I'm just not sure that that's worth the difficulty of tiny slippery yarn!