What is SAFF you ask? Well check out the info here but its the Southeastern Animal Fiber Festival, which takes place near Asheville, NC. Now that I’m not working every.weekend.of.my.life I decided to make a day trip of it. Scott declined the invitation to go with me, instead volunteering (VOLUNTEERING I SAY) to keep the babe… a declaration which he tried to recant at about 6am the morning of … no such luck babe, sorry.
I had great ideas to blog this on my return but found when I hit the “gone too far to turn back” point that my camera was at home tucked safely in my laptop bag. An attempt to take a picture with my phone resulted in my phone near loosing its mind. I mean really…who wants to read a blog with no pictures. humph
So there were alpacas and bunnies and llamas there and if there were sheep or goats I didn’t see them. I have decided that my sister needs to forget about horses and start an alpaca farm. They are so cute AND they produce a crop! Other than the animals there was a building full of vendors offering every imaginable yarn and fiber product. I caved to peer pressure and bought a drop spindle and some pinkish/blueish/reddish roving in a wool tencel blend.
I also found red and black sock yarn, 2 bargain bin sock yarns one in green and one pink, and a big skein of homespun in pink to be made into a hat for the babe. At that point for the sake of actually paying my bills this month I had to stop.
Before returning home I made a side journey to the Asheville Farmer’s Market, open year round, where I found local muskadines, apples from Easley, SC, candied pecans, and sausage made from ingredients you can acutally pronounce.
It was a heck of a day trip. Next year maybe we can make a weekend of it. Look out llamas …next year I’m taking your picture!!
November 11th, 2008 at 11:03 am
I can almost imagine it even without the pictures. That is because for some strange reason, I dreamed I had a pet llama last night. I can’t recall reading about one, or seeing a picture, or anything that would spark such a dream… but according to my dream they will eat anything.