MDSW 2013 Recap

Guess where I was today?  Somewhere south of here... fairgrounds... horrible traffic once you get within a mile of your destination?  You guessed it!  The Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival!



 Wearing a fabulous hat, nonetheless!

 

Would you believe I bought this hat at Home Depot?  Just squint your eyes a bit and imagine a mint julep in my hand - I could be at the Kentucky Derby!

 This had to be one of the best MDSW that I have been to in a long time.  The weather was beautiful - mild, and maybe only in the high 60s for most of the morning.  I wore my sports jacket all day - but there was a huge variance in what I saw other people wearing (everything from tank tops to fleece coats).

 I saw lots of animals, including mohair goats:

 

 Alpaca:

 

 Standoffish sheep:

 

 And the teeniest baby bunnies:

 

 The colors were amazing, too.

 





 Even the lack of color was beautiful:

 

 I came home with just four skeins of yarn:

 

 Two minty bars of soap:

 

 And two cherry tomato plants - one is a Black Cherry (a sweet purple cherry tomato) and the other a Sunpeach cherry (a pink-orange non-acidic cherry tomato):

 

 So, even despite the fact that I couldn't have any ice cream or kettle corn because of my temporary caps on my molars, I have to rank this up there as one of the best MDSWs I have ever been to... and I can't wait until next year!