I hear you have a seven year wait for your wood.
My body is back from Rhinebeck. But my mind? Has anyone seen it? I seem to have LOST IT!
The weekend was fabulous.
Really.
For so many reasons, most of which transcend the blog world. I met so many lovely people, many without blogs, some with blogs that I've never read, others who I have. People were so friendly. Friendly, hugging, hilarious and ENABLING knitters. That's what happened there. ENABLING.
People who loved their craft so much so that they would utter ridiculous things like, "I was told I had to touch your wood" to a certain wheel maker.
People who uttered an evil cackle with a glint in their eye when you said, "I don't think I want to spin, but I have to admit seeing the sheep and the fiber and the finished product all in one place is a bit inspiring."
People who pick you out of the crowd and tell you how much they love what you write and enjoy your blog. Wow. That is a strange and wonderful feeling.
It was hard to place names and faces and web addresses. I'm looking at bloglines today thinking - oh, that's who that was!
However, I really didn't feel like that was the point or the focus...it truly, for me, was about meeting people (not bloggers, real life people who happen to be bloggers or happen to not blog) and supporting smaller vendors who peddle their wares for the love.
Really, it was about the love.
Sigh.
Feel the cheese running down your monitor?
posted by Bookish Wendy at 10/17/2005
18 Comments:
I am so bummed I didn't get to go. I had to work at the store all weekend.. but, I guess there is always next year :) Glad you had such a wonderful time!
I feel the cheese and the love. Great post.
Glad that you had such a wonderful time!
Glad you had such a great time revelling in all the knit and wool love - can't wait to hear the stories. Also, I'm so glad we were able to catch up last week, it was great seeing you :)
Jackie
BUT WHERE ARE THE PICTURES??
DUDE! You stole my entry title!!!!!!!!!!!
You only get to use it if you SAID it honey pie.
I'm saying this to you, but don't tell anyone I said it. You might have been my favorite part of the weekend.
I love you, man. I truly love you. Sniff. Sniff.
I do *so* love cheese....
I'm happy to finally have met you. Maybe you'll just have to make it to Maryland....
;-)
It was great to meet you in person, I'm so glad I walked up and picked you out of the crowd.
Faith
Awesome to meet you. Come down and visit sometime!
I had a blast too. I'm doing the same thing, just now putting together faces with names and blogs. I can't belive how many people I met! Great to see you always. It's nice that we can get together more than once a year, let's do that sometime soon!
Johanna
Jofrog is Knitfrog
In the morning
In the evening:
Ain't we got fun?
A Blast to see you. Again soon, I hope.
Julia FC
Cripes. Ann is on to me. Cheese IS the fat person's candy. (Reese's cups come in a close second.) Glad you had a great time... and din't drown. I hope you'll be posting pictures.
One more thing.. "Ann" whoever you are, please contact me, I'd like to quote you on cheese and fat people's candy... Thanks.
It was nice to meet you, however briefly, at the hotel on Saturday! Hooray for Rhinebeck!
Love your summary. Perfectly phrased. What a great fiberfestival it was!
There are hardly words... It was just so great to meet you! I think I'm still on overload!
Yes. The shopping was fun, the fiber was great, but the contact high from spending even just moments in passing with far away friends, and sympathetic strangers, and the sudden recognition of being among your own kind...it was good, very, very good.
aww, such a sweet sentiment. It is all about th elove and that's great that you had such a great time meeting everyone. Maybe one day I'll make it to Rhinebeck. But now, we wanna see some pics!
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