We finally made it to Faire!

And it was still a bit cold as well as being incredibly windy the entire day.  Which is why we didn't really dress this year.  I was going to at least wear my lovely emerald and gold corset (I even finished a matching skirt), but proceeded to forget some of the lacings, so I just wore horns on my head (from a Faire many, many moons ago).

Boy wore one of his father's old shirts and a cloak that I made ages ago.  Girl decided to clip on some sparkly horns and call it good. (Boy is standing on a bit of tree root. He's really only about a head taller than Girl.)

 There were belly dancers.

 Feral fae folk in the trees.  He was being carted around on a lovely woman's shoulders later.

And acrobats!
I also did some shopping....there was a booth of a local farm with hand dyed fiber!  They had a goat! 

It's called "Fire Bender" and I had to have it!  Maybe I should practice my drafting, so I will be able to spin it properly. ;-)
I got my summer sandals at the Faire too, I just don't have pictures of them yet.  We also bought yummy scented candles, which were lit almost immediately following our return home, strawberry and spiced orange, oh my!  We ate fudge, turkey legs, steak on a stick and, in one instance, a chicken crepe. There was the obligatory, for me at least, chocolate dipped frozen banana.  I had a delicious glass of mead.  It was outstanding enough that I am now looking for places to buy it locally!
All in all, a very enjoyable way to support local endeavors!  Hopefully the weather will be better next year.

Happy Saint Patrick's Day!

This is on my front door:

I bought it at a Celtic fair years ago.  I adore it. :-D
This is for dinner:

There is also beer in the fridge, my pants are emerald green and I am wearing a Guinness tee shirt. It's a holiday I can celebrate with great flamboyance and minimal effort. ;-)

Little Happinesses

A few things that are helping me look forward to Spring while waiting for the weather to stabilize so I can play in the dirt properly to replace all the plants that repeated below freezing nights destroyed utterly.
Mead:

It's something we like to get in spring and early summer.  These have the added bonus of being beautifully colored as well.
A new gardening book:

I think the title alone explains why this one had to come home with me.
An addition to the decor:

Because I needed this pillow. 

Another hurdle jumped

So, a couple of weeks ago, my much abused dryer decided it had had enough.  I attempted to be good humored about it, even if it was in the middle of laundry day.  I hung things up to dry around the house; we aren't supposed to use clotheslines and clothes dry better when it doesn't keep randomly dropping below freezing.  Honestly, it was easier to deal with than when a washer goes, so I pressed on. 
Earlier this week, timing met luck, the stars aligned and my lovely new dryer was delivered this morning!

Husband hooked it all up this morning.  Tomorrow, we will listen to it make happy beepy noises as it tackles it's first laundry day!