What to do…
…on a Saturday when it’s 86 degrees out and the air is so thick you could cut it with a butter knife?
Why, spin outside, of course! ;o)
This past Saturday was the Hudson River Knit & Spin 2008 in Catskill, NY. It was also the second hottest day of the year so far (the hottest was the day Dobby graduated and we had her graduation party in the back yard). My day began with an email from RR:
too hot. can’t breathe. stay inside with a/c if you can.
I wish. I wrote back:
can’t stay - promised Tina! Must be with my people!
…and in the end, I was glad I went. There was a very good turnout and I had a great time! Here are most of the attendees (huddled in the shade, thankful for the breeze coming off the river):
What was I spinning?
80/20 Merino/Tencel purchased at Rhinebeck ‘07 from Clover Leaf Farms in the colorway Jungle Fever. Isn’t it pretty?
Late afternoon we ran into some showers so we had to adjourn to the Muddy Cup coffee shop:
Through all this excitement, Tina’s husband Steve managed to retain an air of cool detachment:
Honestly, I don’t know how he stayed so calm. ;op
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July 2nd, 2008 at 2:12 pm
It sounds hot and icky and like lots and lots of fun!
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July 2nd, 2008 at 2:41 pm
I agree with RR, but I’m glad you all had a good time. Lovely spinning!
July 2nd, 2008 at 3:00 pm
TOO. MUCH. FUN! Thank you for coming out despite the ick, I realy appreciate it.
I can’t wait to do it again next year, and I really do think that I’ll try and do the holiday party in a larger venue (if I can find one) and open it up to the public. Maybe. We’ll see. ;P
You saved our bacon with the Crackberry. Heh. Cremora. Heh.
July 2nd, 2008 at 3:09 pm
Looks like a riot of fiber. I’m a sucker for the blues and greens too.
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July 2nd, 2008 at 3:29 pm
Love those colours!
Your people are crazy. I would have obeyed RR
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July 2nd, 2008 at 4:43 pm
I had so much fun I was oblivious to the heat. Great meeting you! Tina’s huzbeast is truly a paragon of serenity.
July 2nd, 2008 at 11:06 pm
Hi Jess,
I’m sorry I didn’t make it over to visit you girls on the other side of the shade tree before we had to leave. I don’t know about the Crackberry but I’m glad you saved the day with it! The Jungle Fever you are spinning is gorgeous! Hope to see you soon at Tuesday spinning!
Enjoy your 4th of July!
Diane
July 3rd, 2008 at 7:50 am
What a great time. I’m envious. I wish I had a group to meet and spin with : ). Your merino/tencel is lovely.
Hmm, the weather you described is a normal summer day down here.
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July 3rd, 2008 at 1:25 pm
Outdoors and indoors it looks like everybody was keeping their cool. Your spinning is very pretty. I stayed inside enough for all of you.
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July 4th, 2008 at 2:08 pm
Not much of a secret to it. I wasn’t 100% that day; all the schlepping and a lack of breakfast wasn’t helping. Bringing books helps with that studious air.
I was feeling much better by dinner though. It’s a shame more people couldn’t make it… though I think they may have had to either opened up a room for us or shooed us out if more had!
As always, my thanks to everyone for their kindsness. I’m normally more social at these things. It just wasn’t my day.
July 5th, 2008 at 9:20 pm
Lovely yarn you’re spinning. It was great to see you last Saturday. Thanks for warning us about impending weather!!
July 6th, 2008 at 12:11 am
You are so brave!
We had 34 degrees here and I was an amorphous blob! (turned out I had a fever and didn’t even know it - that’s how hot it was)
Maybe the book he was reading helped? The cover looks interesting…
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