Rhinebeck is coming!

8:15 am
    Rhinebeck is happening this weekend and for the first time in many years I am going.

Here is what I might look like. 

I understand it will be chilly, and now it looks like it might actually rain, so who knows, maybe I will be adding a long yellow raincoat to that. But regardless I will probably wear my lovely and perhaps silly looking lined yellow cap and scarf. I think the mittens will stay home.

 Here's from the back!

 And here's me with a bunny because who can resist. But she won't be coming

Mainly because my friend is curious about it, so we will check it out. I assume it will be much more fun with her, as we can be hyper critical and do whatever it takes to keep our spirits up. The truth is that I usually do not like going to fiber fairs, or any kind of craft fairs for that matter. I find them quite depressing. At craft fairs I walk around wondering why anyone would want to buy a lot of the stuff I see. Or I find the things pretty/beautiful/lovely to look at, but being an incredible cheapskate I would not want to buy them. Well, I just don’t like to buy anything, not only because I do not like to spend money, but I know how cluttered the house already is and I don’t want to add to it. Then there is the issue of my competitive nature coming out. This is what happens at fiber fairs. I have issues with competition. I think that I actually am very competitive, but I am also very uncomfortable with that part of myself, so in any kind of competitive situation I tend to shut down. I’d rather back down than compete. I realize that doesn’t really make sense. If I back down, then how can I say I am competitive? Well, I back down, but not because I am not competitive, but because I am not confident. And I don’t like to lose. So I back out and don’t compete. If that makes sense. And the whole “vending thing” can have quite a competitive aspect. Well, anyway, for me, when I walk around fiber fairs I see all this great stuff that people are buying and then I feel like I don’t measure up in some way or another.
    Oh boy, now anybody at Rhinebeck that sees me will really look at me askance. Oh well, I’m just trying to be honest. I imagine that it will be fun. I will NOT buy any fleeces/rabbits/roving because I have more than I need of all those things. I will buy food, maybe some really good cheese that is always there, maybe some of the interesting food booth stuff, though I will have to be careful to get stuff that I can digest easily. I will also bring lunch to be sure. I really don’t think there is any equipment type stuff I need. Oh, one thing I might buy is some dye. That will be a fun quest.
    Today I need to shove my nose to the grindstone and grade both sets of labs. I would like to return them tomorrow, don’t know if that will happen. It’s cold and miserable outside, so I guess it will mean the grading happens inside. K will leave from work today to go to Bar Harbor to see L. Lucky him. It does mean that I can keep grading tonight. I am thawing some frozen ratatouille, and I think I will thaw some meat for supper. I’d better make some smoothies soon to use the mellon and strawberries that are frozen. Gotta make room for the new meat order.
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