{"id":2415,"date":"2016-10-17T14:36:34","date_gmt":"2016-10-17T14:36:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/?p=2415"},"modified":"2016-10-17T14:50:28","modified_gmt":"2016-10-17T14:50:28","slug":"i-got-to-go-to-rhinebeck","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/i-got-to-go-to-rhinebeck\/","title":{"rendered":"I got to go to Rhinebeck"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Last summer Dan announced that he wanted to take me to the <a href=\"http:\/\/sheepandwool.com\/\">New York Sheep and Wool Festival<\/a> for our anniversary, and reserved us a room before I could object on practical or budget reasons.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2416\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2416\" style=\"width: 530px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2416 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/smallIMG_5102-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Dan at the door of our B&amp;B\" width=\"530\" height=\"398\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/smallIMG_5102-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/smallIMG_5102-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/smallIMG_5102-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 530px) 100vw, 530px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2416\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dan at the door of our B&amp;B<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Dan took off both Friday and Monday so he could go back to work rested enough to actually accomplish something. I&#8217;m not sure I&#8217;ll remember it all unless I write about it, and look at the photos and business cards I collected. I wasn&#8217;t sure I should post where we stayed in case someone snags it for\u00a0next year &#8211; I didn&#8217;t even say how I found it when I met <a href=\"https:\/\/about.me\/shannon.okey\">Shannon Okey<\/a> at the Cooperative Press booth, even though I did feel bad she had to stay across the river. But <a href=\"https:\/\/www.airbnb.com\/rooms\/14076699\">Nickie and Gabriel<\/a> were lovely to us, and how could I not plug them? (We are going to reserve it again ASAP though.)<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2417\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2417\" style=\"width: 530px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2417 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/smallIMG_5107-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"the view off the back hill from our suite\" width=\"530\" height=\"398\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/smallIMG_5107-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/smallIMG_5107-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/smallIMG_5107-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 530px) 100vw, 530px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2417\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">the view off the back hill from our suite<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Because the Hudson Valley is so lovely, and Rhinebeck is cool even without the Sheep and Wool Festival. As we drove in, the downtown reminded me of Nyack (grow up on an artsy, touristy town, and you will be spoiled for life for any other, so this is high praise) and I saw so many signs for historic sites I wanted to bring my kids to for homeschool.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2418\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2418\" style=\"width: 530px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2418 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/smallIMG_5109-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"fog in the valley as we waited in traffic to enter the fairgrounds\" width=\"530\" height=\"398\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/smallIMG_5109-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/smallIMG_5109-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/smallIMG_5109-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 530px) 100vw, 530px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2418\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">fog in the valley as we waited in traffic to enter the fairgrounds<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>And the hills and trees and mists are so pretty. Watch out for deer though. We saw about 10 just this weekend, mostly about to cross the road in front of us oblivious to traffic.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2419\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2419\" style=\"width: 530px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2419 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/smallIMG_5110-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"K asked us to say hello to a sheep\" width=\"530\" height=\"398\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/smallIMG_5110-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/smallIMG_5110-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/smallIMG_5110-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 530px) 100vw, 530px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2419\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">K asked us to say hello to a sheep<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>So, we went away without kids, what did we talk about? The kids. K had asked us to say hello to a sheep, so finding ourselves first in the livestock area, we did. I&#8217;d had a plan to walk the whole fair and then shop, my only to do was to say hello to Shannon Okey at the Cooperative Press booth.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2420\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2420\" style=\"width: 530px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2420 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/smallIMG_5112-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"The friendliest sheep, in a canvas jacket\" width=\"530\" height=\"398\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/smallIMG_5112-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/smallIMG_5112-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/smallIMG_5112-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 530px) 100vw, 530px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2420\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The friendliest sheep, in a canvas jacket<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>But the fair was Just. So. Big.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2421\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2421\" style=\"width: 530px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2421 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/smallIMG_5115-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Dan smiling over his coffee as we discussed the merits of lamb vs felafel for lunch\" width=\"530\" height=\"707\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/smallIMG_5115-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/smallIMG_5115-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/smallIMG_5115.jpg 1944w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 530px) 100vw, 530px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2421\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dan smiling over his coffee as we discussed the merits of lamb vs felafel for lunch<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>It didn&#8217;t take me long to buy a Christmas present for K, then pretty much forget about shopping for yarn, or passing out the business cards I&#8217;d had printed for the occasion. Dan gave them out for me whenever someone admired his sweater. I was officially overwhelmed. So, we chatted with people waiting in line for coffee about what they&#8217;d knit to wear to the fair.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2422\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2422\" style=\"width: 530px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2422 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/smallIMG_5117-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"me waiting in line for felafel - because Dan just likes taking my photo.\" width=\"530\" height=\"707\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/smallIMG_5117-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/smallIMG_5117-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/smallIMG_5117.jpg 1944w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 530px) 100vw, 530px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2422\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">me waiting in line for felafel &#8211; because Dan just likes taking my photo.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>People really do see color first. There were a lot of orange neck scarves, I wonder if you can wear more autumnal colors to the fair than you would to the office or lab? I&#8217;ve backed away from colorful projects because I&#8217;ve noticed that my family and I actually wear monochromatic things more often that don&#8217;t take center stage or demand calmer, matching but subdued other garments. A lot of people were wearing black leggings or plain jeans with their handmades. \u00a0I didn&#8217;t see many who wore crochet, but when I did, they asked\u00a0about my <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ravelry.com\/patterns\/library\/attleboro-sweater\">Attleboro Sweater.<\/a>\u00a0And Dan gave them my card.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2423\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2423\" style=\"width: 530px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2423 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/smallIMG_5118-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"yes, the felafel was worth the line\" width=\"530\" height=\"398\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/smallIMG_5118-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/smallIMG_5118-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/smallIMG_5118-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 530px) 100vw, 530px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2423\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">yes, the felafel was worth the line<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>I&#8217;ve been out to a restaurant 4 times since my Celiac diagnosis, it&#8217;s easier to cook at home. So it&#8217;s a really big deal that I ate at the fair, and <a href=\"http:\/\/marketsmedia.com\/abas-falafel\/\">Aba&#8217;s Felafel <\/a>took care of me. They didn&#8217;t just make a plate of naturally gluten free foods &#8211; they abandoned a partially completed plate, changed gloves, changed serving utensils, moved away from the pita, and made me a plate that had not been cross contaminated. I&#8217;m one of those people with Celiac that can&#8217;t even handle naturally gluten free things manufactured in a plant that also handles wheat. They looked after me as well as my Mother does.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2424\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2424\" style=\"width: 530px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2424 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/smallIMG_5119-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Aba's Falafel took such good care of me - no glutening at all.\" width=\"530\" height=\"398\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/smallIMG_5119-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/smallIMG_5119-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/smallIMG_5119-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 530px) 100vw, 530px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2424\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Aba&#8217;s Falafel took such good care of me &#8211; no glutening at all.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>And the Felafel was so yummy.<\/p>\n<p>About this time I glimpsed <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ravelry.com\/designers\/stephen-west\">Stephen West<\/a> walking purposely towards the education building. \u00a0The crowd murmured, <em>Is that? \u00a0Yes. \u00a0Wow.<\/em><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2425\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2425\" style=\"width: 530px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2425 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/smallIMG_5123-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Being near the Airodrome, the biplanes with biplane rides printed under their wings flew overhead\" width=\"530\" height=\"398\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/smallIMG_5123-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/smallIMG_5123-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/smallIMG_5123-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 530px) 100vw, 530px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2425\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Being near the Airodrome, the biplanes with biplane rides printed under their wings flew overhead<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2426\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2426\" style=\"width: 530px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2426 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/smallIMG_5124-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"yes this is blurry, but that is Nicki Epstein, and I need to buy her book for K.\" width=\"530\" height=\"707\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/smallIMG_5124-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/smallIMG_5124-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/smallIMG_5124.jpg 1944w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 530px) 100vw, 530px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2426\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">yes this is blurry, but that is Nicki Epstein, and I need to buy her book for K.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>So, somewhat fortified, we ventured into the book signing area. \u00a0Nicki Epstein complimented Dan on his sweater, Dan pointed to me. (People were so good about not assuming that the wife was the knitter.)<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s 17 years old.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Mr Epstein paused in hauling books to say, &#8220;She says I&#8217;m on her waiting list, I haven&#8217;t gotten a sweater in 17 years either.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>I said, &#8220;It&#8217;s all those photography samples she has\u00a0to make,&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Mr Epstein said, &#8220;That&#8217;s what she says.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Nickie Epstein said, &#8220;That&#8217;s my story and I&#8217;m sticking with it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><em>Is that? \u00a0Yes. \u00a0Wow.<\/em><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2427\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2427\" style=\"width: 530px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2427 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/smallIMG_5126-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"So we finally get away without kids, what did we talk about? Our Kids. And then we phoned them.\" width=\"530\" height=\"707\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/smallIMG_5126-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/smallIMG_5126-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/smallIMG_5126.jpg 1944w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 530px) 100vw, 530px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2427\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">So we finally get away without kids, what did we talk about? Our Kids. And then we phoned them.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>I looked at lucets, drop spindles, needle felting things, and learned about Teeswater\u00a0sheep.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2428\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2428\" style=\"width: 530px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2428 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/smallIMG_5128-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Yes, it was crowded, and the trees were pretty, and it wasn't raining.\" width=\"530\" height=\"398\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/smallIMG_5128-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/smallIMG_5128-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/smallIMG_5128-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 530px) 100vw, 530px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2428\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Yes, it was crowded, and the trees were pretty, and it wasn&#8217;t raining.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>But we hadn&#8217;t found anything to buy the boys, so we headed for building E. \u00a0Lamb ribs and cheese, perfect. \u00a0Then we heard about the chop stick knitting contest.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2429\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2429\" style=\"width: 530px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2429 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/smallIMG_5129-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"I entered the knit with chopsticks competition. \" width=\"530\" height=\"707\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/smallIMG_5129-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/smallIMG_5129-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/smallIMG_5129.jpg 1944w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 530px) 100vw, 530px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2429\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I entered the knit with chopsticks competition.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>I was ready for the fair part of the fair. \u00a0And hadn&#8217;t brought anything to knit. \u00a0So it felt so good to sit down and enter.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2430\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2430\" style=\"width: 530px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2430 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/smallIMG_5134-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"The man in grey and the lady behind the spinning wheel had just placed in the spinning contest.\" width=\"530\" height=\"398\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/smallIMG_5134-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/smallIMG_5134-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/smallIMG_5134-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 530px) 100vw, 530px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2430\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The man in grey and the lady behind the spinning wheel had just placed in the spinning contest.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>I came in 3rd place for knitting. \u00a0I&#8217;d used most of my time rounding over and sharpening the tips so I&#8217;d be able to grasp the stitches. \u00a0I also used a cable cast on which I find nice and loose. \u00a0I think the women who placed first and second just kept their heads down and knit, I kept glancing around.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2431\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2431\" style=\"width: 530px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2431 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/smallIMG_5135-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Dan thought it was funny that the lady in red asked me about knitting Eastern Uncrossed while I was making my foundation crochet row for the crochet contest. Come to think of it, it was funny.\" width=\"530\" height=\"398\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/smallIMG_5135-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/smallIMG_5135-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/smallIMG_5135-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 530px) 100vw, 530px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2431\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dan thought it was funny that when the lady in red asked me about knitting Eastern Uncrossed while I was making my foundation crochet row for the crochet contest, it looked like I was giving a class. Come to think of it, that is funny.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>I ran out of yarn in the middle of the crochet contest, but the lady behind the spinning wheel advocated for me, and got me another ball of yarn. \u00a0I came in second for that one. \u00a0I learned later that whenever someone said, &#8220;She&#8217;s have won if she hadn&#8217;t run out of yarn,&#8221; Dan\u00a0would hand over my card. \u00a0But the lady who did win was really, really fast, so I&#8217;m not so sure.<\/p>\n<p>I saw Susie Allen wearing her <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ravelry.com\/patterns\/library\/montpelier\">Montpelier dress<\/a> at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pretzelprincess.com\/\">Pretzel Princess<\/a> (who also had something safe and gf!) This time I managed to pull out my business card myself.<\/p>\n<p><em>Is that? \u00a0Yes. \u00a0Wow.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Our photos from Sunday didn&#8217;t come out. \u00a0We went to <a href=\"http:\/\/clintonalliancechurch.steepleconnect.com\/\">church<\/a>\u00a0before the fair, after getting lost and driving over the Rhinecliff bridge, which we didn&#8217;t mind, because it afforded a glorious view of the Catskills in pretty leaves. \u00a0We took in the Leaping Llama&#8217;s show (the 4H kids and their alpaca &#8220;Spitters&#8221; were adorable.) and again I tried to buy yarn. \u00a0I just couldn&#8217;t decide though.<\/p>\n<p>As we were exiting the fair grounds, two women were entering, one\u00a0in<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ravelry.com\/patterns\/library\/psychedelic-shawl\">Psychedelic Shawl<\/a>, the other in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ravelry.com\/patterns\/library\/seashells-4\">Seashells<\/a>. \u00a0&#8220;Is that Xandy Peter&#8217;s stacked increased and decreases?&#8221; I asked, finally not shy.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Yes.&#8221; the lady in Seashells said, &#8220;And that&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/xandypeters\/\">Xandy Peters<\/a>.&#8221; \u00a0It was her Mom, who is her photographer.<\/p>\n<p>What a gracious young woman, with a head on her shoulders. \u00a0We discussed unventing techniques (I&#8217;d have liked to hear more, but she was modest), her college in NYC, Dan&#8217;s sweater, finding your thing to design so that people know you and you can make a living off of it, how nice Stephen West is as a teacher and person, taxes, and commuting. \u00a0I managed to exchange cards with her too, but only because she held my coffee for me.<\/p>\n<p><em>Is that? \u00a0Yes. \u00a0Wow.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last summer Dan announced that he wanted to take me to the New York Sheep and Wool Festival for our anniversary, and reserved us a room before I could object on practical or budget reasons. Dan took off both Friday and Monday so he could go back to work rested enough to actually accomplish something. 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