We had a lovely time at the Great Basin Fiber Festival this weeked. Busy, but lovely. How could it not have been when we saw so many old friends and made lots of new ones? Not only did a large group of the Utah and Idaho grrls come out and support the shop, but several old friends from the east coast found their way west to Salt Lake for a visit too!
Here's a group shot (seen in several other spots, I'm sure, in blogland already!):
Kim, Carole, Susan, Terry, Margene and me in our booth. Kim and Judy-of-the-deep-pocketbook also spent time chatting and shopping. It was really wonderful to be able to get to spend even a bit of time with everyone, although we were busy enough on Saturday that I didn't have much time to talk.
And a HUGE thank you to Nicole (why can't I get your mac blog link to work???) who drove down from No. Utah and spent the entire day on Saturday sitting in the booth, helping bag sales up and even stayed to help D and I pack everything up for the evening. We signed you up for next year too, dearie!
You may also notice a certain yellow stole draped artistically over my chair there on the far left. Yup. The Bee Fields stole made a trip out to Utah. Now, The Other Anne, aka George, had said she'd send me one of the 2 lace pieces to be on tour for the show, so I wasn't really surprised when the stole arrived this week. I WAS really surprised when she included a note letting me know that it was mine, mine, mine (!!!!!!) to keep for ever and ever, amen. Mwah! Thanks, George! You know I will treasure it always. (Although I did have to wrestle it away from several people intent on liberating it for themselves. Hmpf.)
So now that our show season is over, the Bee Fields frenzy is starting to wane, and I have finally finished a large wholesale dye order, I am hopeful I might be a bit more of a regular blogger again. We shall see!
Tomorrow, another long-awaited gift post and some horse stuff.
All for now......
and it looks so very at home draped around your person... glad your show went well, and also glad to hear we may be hearing from you more... hope all is well in Anne-land!
Posted by: Liz | September 17, 2007 at 02:10 PM
Wow, that stole is so gorgeous. And hey, familiar faces, sort of! :D
Posted by: Kit | September 17, 2007 at 02:15 PM
You deserve that stole for sure! Hope to see you more frequently now that the crunch is over!
Posted by: Marcia Cooke | September 17, 2007 at 02:38 PM
Nice stole. And the overall look with the shorts and sneaks is perfect! How is Digg's garlic treatment working out?
Posted by: Mary Lou | September 17, 2007 at 03:29 PM
If anyone has earned a Bee Fields shawl, I'd say it's you! What's that line about the shoemaker's children always being the last to get new shoes? ;)
Sounds like a great festival!
Posted by: Sheepish Annie | September 17, 2007 at 03:41 PM
Great to see you draped in a well-deserved Bee Fields, honey.
Now you can kick back and relax. I am sure that's gonna happen.
Posted by: Cathy | September 17, 2007 at 03:59 PM
Oh, I particularly like the stole with shorts and sunglasses! :)
Sounds like a wonderful festival! Pygora is here and mmmmmmmm.
Posted by: Margaret | September 17, 2007 at 04:03 PM
I SAW that walk by and didn't know it was on you! Gorgeous!!
Posted by: Judy | September 17, 2007 at 04:32 PM
Maybe the link on my name will work if I leave a comment. :) I'll be happy to help again next year!
I would have liked to liberate the Bee Fields stole from you, but I would never have felt like its rightful owner. Instead, I was just happy to bask all day Saturday in the nearness of it, getting to pet it occasionally.
Posted by: Nicole | September 17, 2007 at 07:56 PM
oooh, it looks great on you! and i finally get to see a good shot of what you actually look like!
Posted by: anne | September 17, 2007 at 09:03 PM