This past weekend Dale and I headed north to go to New Hampshire Sheep & Wool. It was our fifth year in a row of attending this festival and we weren’t disappointed.
We checked into our hotel on Friday evening. We had a great room with a balcony. They wouldn’t give us chairs so that we could actually sit out there but that didn’t stop us from enjoying the beautiful sunset.
On Saturday morning we headed for the festival. It wasn’t crowded at all, in fact, it felt like there were fewer people than usual in attendance. There were definitely some favorite vendors missing, too.
That didn’t stop us from having a great time, though. We shopped with our friends for the morning and gathered for a bit of a pot luck lunch at noon.
Claudia and Laurie agree that lunch is serious business.
We spent the rest of the day gabbing and walking and visiting the booths. The animals never fail to entertain us.
Like these two little goats who kept climbing up on the hay.
And this beautiful alpaca who started posing for Kim, Jean and I the minute we pulled out the cameras.
Cheryl’s afternoon snack included a pickle – of course!
Do you want to know why Manise is smiling?
Check out this fleece she bought!
The day at the festival was over too quickly but the evening was just as much fun. We had dinner with Jean and her husband Dan as well as Kim and her husband Ken. We laughed a lot and really enjoyed each others company.
Sunday we took our time driving home through rural New Hampshire. We celebrated Mother’s Day with pizza from my favorite pizza place in the evening. It was a great way to end a really terrific weekend!
Karen Said,
It sounds like you had a great time. I was there on Sunday and there were many fewer people than past years.
margene Said,
It sounds like a perfect weekend. Love seeing the grrls again!! What’d you buy?
Jillian Said,
We just got back from our local fiber festival in MN. All of the fiber, animals and people were sure wonderful.
Lucia Said,
Yours is pretty good too!
Norma Said,
Wow, you made a real weekend of it!
Judy Said,
It was a more relaxed weekend, I thought. Good to see you and btw, thanks for the cookies!
Cheryl Said,
Wow, you can really see the extra roundness in my face in that pic! I’m afraid I am going to be unrecognizable by September.
Cheryl Said,
And now I’m going to be thinking about how good that pickle was all day.
Chris Said,
Sounds like it was fun!
I’ve definitely seen fewer people talking about having been to fiber festivals this spring.
deb Said,
Looks like fun! Did YOU get anything??
Donna Said,
It was great seeing you! I agree there were less crowds than last year and I saw a few vacant vendor spots (I don’t think I have ever seen that before).
Did you buy? I found lots of bargains this year. And yeah, a few fleeces found their way into my van. Wonder how that happened????
Jean Said,
So much fun Carole! I can’t believe I didn’t take one dang picture. We made a last minute decision to stop at Sturbridge. It was a good one. The boys really enjoyed it as well.
Marcia Said,
It was a good one…great to see you and finally to meet Dale!
Susie Said,
Looks like so much fun! I had never heard of the New Hampshire Sheep & Wool. Maybe next year!
Leslie Said,
I’ve never been to one of these festivals but it looks like such fun! That alpaca is too cute
Doris Said,
Sounds like a great weekend! Did you get anything fun? Or maybe that is content for another post…
elizabeth Said,
Sounds like a great time! I’d smile if I had that fleece too!
kmkat Said,
That alpaca makes me smile — so cute.
Nora Said,
What a nice time!
Knitnana Said,
What fun! And a great Mother’s Day weekend, no question!
(((hugs)))
caro Said,
It was great to see you! And pickles? How did I miss the pickles? GAH!
Kim Said,
It was SO nice to spend time with you and Dale this weekend! Ken and I really enjoyed ourselves.
Kathy Said,
I didn’t know there were pickles there. Yum. Glad it was fun. Missed you!
Cookie Said,
I’m so glad you had a good weekend, and thank you for hugging Manise for me. I can’t believe she bought a fleece.
Why wouldn’t they give you chairs? How odd.
Patty Said,
Such fun! Nice pic of you over at Sandy’s.
Sara Said,
It was great fun…so good to see all of you again…
Julie Said,
It was my first time there and I really enjoyed myself; it definitely won’t be my last time!
Lucky Manise!
Manise Said,
It was a wonderful time! Wished it could have lasted longer or stopped the clock for a while. The fleece will go out tomorrow to be processed. So good to see you and Dale!
Betty in Texas Said,
what a great day! Is this a great country, or what? Love the camera- hog alpaca…so sweet.
claudia Said,
Great to see you! That was a really fun day.
Birdsong Said,
So delighted you got to go! It is too bad it’s so far from me, because NH has always sounded like my kinda event.
Laurie Said,
Much fun to wander around watching climbing goats! You really know how to do a festival.
gayle Said,
Oh, Manise let me touch that fleece! It was sooooo beautiful!
Would have liked to meet you, but I somehow missed most of the blog world… (Too much of a novice to know about the lunchtime meet-up. Next year, I’ll know where to look for everyone!)
I think I scritched most of the sheep and alpacas at the festival. What a great day!
Hillary Said,
Looks like you had fun. I love that sunset.
jill Said,
What a terrific day. It’s great that Dale shares the fun with you!
Teyani Said,
despite the lower attendance, it sure looks like it was wonderful ;-D
Glad you had such an awesome time. And one of these years I’ll make it back to an east coast festival to meet you in person!