The vote means nothing to women. We should be armed.Hallo. Nothing much going on over here. Working lots of hours, sleeping badly, etc. How's that for being a Debbie Downer? Heh.
Edna O'Brien
Went to the local Renaissance Festival this weekend. Opening day + two get in for the price of one = lots of flotsam. The level of pretty men in kilts/leather armor was down. I did see at least three guys in ultilikilts though. (Ah man, I can't find the picture of the blacksmith in the kilt anymore. That was a site to see - shoulda saved it off somewhere when I found it the first time, dangitall...) As usual for me at the Ren Fair, I saw a ton of stuff I wanted to buy but couldn't force myself to pay the prices.
Check these guys out:We drove up to Estes Park on Sunday to the Wool Market. No idea what to expect, except I figured I could find some decent yarn. Turns out it was more for the serious wool folks than the casual hobbyist.
We had a blast wandering through the tents looking at the alpacas, sheep, and (few) angora rabbits. It was also really cool to watch the judging. The judge gave a commentary on each animal listing what he was looking for and why he placed them where he did. It's probably the same for any competition, but it's not like I hang out at livestock shows, you know?
I also spent a small fortune on hand dyed wool yarns. I'd like to make them into a scarf or two, but we'll see if they ever get past the "oooh pretty, must have, put them in the stash" phase.
I took pictures of these two alpacas because they were so cute with the head ruff. Everything else had been shorn down (see the smaller pictures below). I swear, they were posing for me at first. Except the little guy couldn't decide if (s)he was shy or as big a ham as the bigger one.
PS - Oh right, the quote. That's what popped up on the random Quotations Page. It made me smile, so up it went. About the only level of armament I can handle is a golf club. At least when I bean myself with that, it usually only leaves a bruise or a small goose egg.
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Would you believe I've never been to a Renaissance Fair? And therefore have no idea what kinds of things one would want to purchase there? Hmm. Maybe it's time for me to go to one.
Also, I adore alpacas. SO CUTE. I have a daydream of owning my own alpaca farm one day and makign yarn out of their fur. Or hair. or whatever you call it. (Hi, I am smart).
Did they spit at you? I heard that they spit alot. I just want to go rub it's head and make a wish. LOL
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