Thursday, September 08, 2005

Rhinebeck. Is. Happening.

I've been quite proud to be a powerful enabler for my friends over the years. But no one I've ever met can equal the sheer enabling power of my new friend, Emma Jane. We had been acquainted a mere 10 minutes when somehow the topic of a girls' road trip to Rhinebeck came up, and Ms Emma just ran with it.

WE ARE GOING. Little newbie spinner me, I'll never spin [ha!] Stephannie, and Emma so far. There may be more. But here is the important thing:

WE ARE GOING TO RHINEBECK. Did I mention that? We are all ecstatic. We all need a van full of loud talk, music, knitting, spindling, your turn to drive, I need to pee, and food and beverages. 16 hours on the road. Too much fiber [there can never be too much fiber] and not enough time. We cannot wait.

I wonder how fast I could get one of those magnetic signs made up for the van. And no, I won't be pulling a Harlot and knitting a miraculous sweater in a month for the trip. Never mind. I get to play with wheels! Fiber! Sheep poking! Woo hoo!

I will bring the camera, promise.

Comments:
You can always knit socks on the way ;-)
 
Yay!
 
lol -- I've known Emma for a few years, and yes, she is *quite* the enabler. I once ran into her at a yarn sale, and came out spending about 3 times as much as I had planned ;)

Have fun at Rhinebeck guys, I wish I could come play!
 
Sorry about that, eh? ;)
 
I am SO JEALOUS!!! I really really wanted to go this year, but cannot for a zillion reasons. Please take lots and lots of pictures!
 
hopefully I will get to meet you, October isnt getting here fast enough!

This will be my first sheep and wool festival
 
Have a FANTASTIC time. You are in for it now, better start stocking up on Rubbermaid tubs ahead of time. Be sure to take a backpack and some kind of collapsible rolly-cart, you'll be making lots of trips back to the trunk of the car. :-)

Betcha' you come home with an unwashed fleece... I BETCHA'!
 
stasia -- i'm allergic to wool. i can GUARANTEE YOU there will be no fleece bought by me unless it's a gift to my best girl. but when it comes to silk, all bets are off. :-)
 
You probably already know, but a few miles east of Rhinebeck is Sheep's Clothing, the company store of Morehouse Farms, and then a few miles past that is the farm itself. I haven't been there for a couple years, but the store used to have a little tea room in the back that looks out on a stream. My DH waited happily there while I shopped and someone repeated brought him plates of cookies :-)
 
You know, I foolishly thought of starting a Rhinebeck sweater. I have some Cork in the stash. But then I thought how foolish that would be. Right?

Off to find a backpack!!!
 
Please do not poke the sheep.

(I'm SO psyched you're coming!)
 
yeah sure you are, emma! lol ;)
 
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