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It was very
WARM!! Temps were up in the mid 90's (34+ degs Celsius).
That felt EXTREMELY HOT to those of us who'd come down
from Maine where there were not yet leaves on the trees!
Saturday's Spinnner's Auction seemed to feature
a lot more "used" equipment than in previous years.
A lot of online spinners have heard about the "spindle
cart" that Pat Bullen (Bullens Woolens) takes with her to
fiberous events. I'm positive she has one of EVERY kind of spindle.
And you're welcome to try ANY of them! I think I've heard that
some of them are even available on loan!!
Another state of Maine business -- Helen York's
"Aunt Rhodies" -- travels south in a fairly distinctive
trailer. You know, you don't see many gypsy wagons with red, corrugated
roofs out on the interstate highways.
There are sheep shows going on almost continuously during the
Festival's two days. Unfortunately, we vendors don't have much
time for spectating.
Neither man nor woman lives by fiber alone! <G> Undoubtedly,
our best find in Maryland has been Frank's Diner on Route 1
in Jessup -- maybe 25 minutes from the Howard County 
Fairgrounds. After a hot day at the Festival,
a long tall iced tea and an order of Frank's chicken & ribs
is just PERFRECT!
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