This morning found my sister and I rising at 6:15 in order to get out the door and on our way to Rhinebeck (The New York Sheep and Wool Festival) by 7:30. We wanted to beat the crowds and hopefully avoid the predicted rain this afternoon. It has been so, so cold the whole time my sister has been here! You remember, she hails from Florida? Well, we have been in the midst of an unseasonable cold snap – it was snowing the day I picked her up from the airport! Today was cold and windy.
We got there bright and early and had a great time, as always. I was forced to buy some gloves because my hands were so cold! Here are some photos of the day.
Yarn everywhere, hand spun, hand dyed – gorgeous!
Llamas, Alpacas, Lambs…we can’t get enough of these guys.
The online knitting community, Ravelry, had a noon meet-up and the crowd just got bigger and bigger.
This is a hugely popular event.
Here is my beautiful sister, Meredith, modeling the coat she knitted from Noro yarn. Isn’t it gorgeous? Believe me, she received many compliments on it as we walked through the Festival. She is such a talented knitter.
We are having a wonderful time – it goes by too fast, though. She leaves tomorrow morning. That makes me sad. Scout and Riley are sad, too – they adore her. In the next post, I will share some lovely things she made for me.
Yeah!!! It all looks so wonderful!
And yes, Meredith is beautiful in her wonderful Noro coat. The colors are fantastic. I bet she never tired of all the compliments. I know I wouldn’t ;-)
It looks chilly but luckily dry. We’ve had rain for 2 days straight.
Thanks for the great photos and festival re-cap. Enjoy your last evening together.
spectacular pics! looks like an amazing time.
meredith looks so cozy and reminds me a lot of my husband’s sister laura, and oddly enough, his other sis is meridith!
boy it got cold fast! i hope it snaps back to fall soon.
xo
Hi Claudia!
Looks like you girls had a good time. I love your sweet photo of the sheep. Such a sweet face!
Your sister’s coat is beautiful. I bet she was glad she had it along. I’ll be in Wisconsin next week and it’s 34º there and a comfortable 70º here. Hmmmmm. Home Mum has an extra jacket for me!
Looking forward to your next visit. xoxo
Donna
Looks like lots and lots of fun with your sissy. How nice to spend time together! Love the photos of all the Fall colors and actvity. Oh, those animals…just want to pet and hug all of them. Lovely coat that your sister knit. Wow.
Have a nice weekend. By the way it is warm in Grass Valley…maybe rain on Monday.
Merediths coat is beautiful! It’s no wonder that she recieved so many compliments!
Those trees just take my breath away– gorgeous! Thanks for sharing your autumn with us…
Hugs,
Jill
Claudia!!! Your sister Meridiths coat is out of this world georgeous…How talented she is…I went to a festival similar to this a while back with my sister and it was the best day…thanks for sharing and have a great weekend, xoxo~Kathy @ Sweet Up-North Mornings…
So much fun! Meredith’s coat is beautiful!
Her coat is amazing! The colors are just as beautiful as the ones on that stunning tree. It looks like you had a great time!
Hi Claudia, your sister looks great in her coat. I can’t believe she made it. I have no talent when it comes to needlework of any kind. The colors of the yarns are beautiful!
Hugs,
Dawn
Wow, I’ll say she’s talented!! Love the coat and the colors – and it looks VERY warm! I hear you on the unseasonably COLD weather! We’re having it here in New England as well. Like you, I can’t get enough of those cute little alpacas and llamas. I’m glad you and your sister had such a lovely visit, even if it was too short :)… Donna
So glad you had a lovely time! Her coat is amazing! I cannot wait to see what she made you!
Hugs, Lisa
Your post made me tear up! How sweet to have your sister come to visit. Great coat…what a neat event and I can just picture the scenery being just as beautiful as that lovely tree in your photo.
Thank you for your wonderful, encouraging words today about my blog. I’m going to try and figure out how to combine the two blogs. This could take some time though!
Claudia,
I arrived looking for that lovely blue pottery collection and luckily, you kept the photo for your awards page…(sigh of relief..:D )
I adore the outing you had with your lovely sister. And yes, I think her coat is amazing! The photo of the tree is so stunning with it’s vivid burst of orange.
It’s so good to be back. I missed your sweet face with those fantastic glasses!
Hugs,
Deanna :D
I’m so glad you had a good time with your sister. All the photos are so beautiful and the tree is amazing with it’s beautiful colors!
It’s been hot here in So. Cal. in the 90’s this weekend…I’m so looking forward to cooler weather.
Can’t wait to see the goodies your sister made you!
Hugs,
Karyn
We really had a great time. I love Rhinebeck, but I love you more. Thanks for the lovely words about my Noro coat. I guess it was worth making it twice. I am sad to be home, back to reality!!!
Miss you,
M
How Gorgeous!! What a fun place to visit!! I am SOOO not a knitter…but I sooo appreciate those that do knit!!!
Someday.. I’ll learn!!
Hope you are doing well!!
smiles, Joy~
So many doing so nice colorful work – I can not do it and my dotter asked how and I said I cant help you.
The coat is very nice, Maria Berg
Thank you for sharing your trip to Rhinebeck. The photos and everything are just great..nice to have your memories since I couldn’t make it this year. Bu the way, I love you Blog too..you’ve been Bookmarked! – MaLinda
we just had our’s in MD – it’s so much fun! I love the colors! Just so amazing all the things created and the talent to view! Jennifer