What a perfectly marvelous weekend so far! I am still at Elayne's, so I cannot upload the pictures yet. Last night, Kathy arrived and brought E. some mini carders for her birthday. Elayne was,understandably, delighted with such a thoughtful gift! Kathy had also brought along her newly assembled Ashford wheel, for which I gave a maintenance check, and pretty soon Kathy was spinning merrily away.

This morning it was very cold, especially in the shade with the wind blowing off the bay. They had us set up in the marketplace, and between the shadiness and the wind, it was truly frigid! Elayne finally had the idea to set up outside the market shelter, in the sun. We found a lovely place behind some bushes and were nicely shielded from the wind.

The Pedro Menendez Day Celebration is truly a spectacle to behold. They had a parade, which while being small, was very different and fascinating. It was truly a delight for the senses. Ladies dressed in brocades, huge papier mache figurines which were wheeled along and prancing horses. We were fed Empanadas for lunch -hearty and hot - much better than what I expected for a free lunch.

A fascinating lady named Peggy spun beside me all day long. She was dressed in all purple - purple skirt, cloak, scarf and a purple felted hat. When we got warmer, and she removed her hat, she even had her hair tinted purple! She had an early 1800's wheel with a remarkable history. It seems that her great, great grandmother had received this wheel as a wedding gift. As a young bride, she promptly remarked that they had enough money to have "store bought" cloth, and she never even used it. It was passed along through the family, and did not find a spinner owner until Peggy got it! So she virtually has an antique wheel that was never used.

We stopped by Chili's on the way home, for an early dinner, and are now safely "tucked in" Elayne's house, both tired, but very contented.