Jane--My Mom was raised Mennonite (similar to the Amish). Her grandmother made the best Shoo fly pie. It's made with Molasses and very rich but good, but probably very fattenining too.

Angie-There are several pottery crafters at that craft fair and I think each one has there own distinctive glazes. Bay Pottery is my personal favorite--(http://baypottery.com/) The website doesn't do the colors justice. The gas prices have stalled some of the buying/selling around her since the only ones that can afford to buy at the prices they are asking are from the Baltimore & DC area and with gas so high to have to travel up to 2 hours one way in stop and go traffic--I think the distance is being rethought. One house on our road sold in less than a week last summer, there are three more for sale and have been for quite some time. You'll have to give me more detail on making the BFL work without gym equipment. I have not gained but I have not lost either I have stalled once again. I am thinking about trying calorie counting.

Marti--there are all kinds of fun festivals in this area. There is a huge one that I have never been too but have seen advertised called the Sugarloaf Mountain Festival. Then in the fall along with the craft show that overtakes the park where I grew up is several Aplle Butter festivals where there are all kinds of crafts and apple butter made to be sold right in front of you. Very neat. My mom and I went to a craft show in PA--there were actually alot of school kids at that one since almost all the artisans were there showing how their specific craft is done. The parents of a friend travel all around to these shows as her makes the sterling silver spoon jewelry.

Hi to everyone else. I am usually off on Fridays, but I wil be going in a few hours today. I am going to do a early morning workout at Slim-n-Tone first.

What Jonah is wearing around his neck is the lid of a little dollar store trash can that I keep on the counter for quick small things to throw away (used tea bags, bread tabs, etc). He loves the things that you have to take off the milk countainers to open them (those round things...I don't know what the proper name is) and he may have been looking for one when he got his head stuck in the lid.

The festival is at the Howard County Fairgrounds in Maryland. I've never been there before as I've only been knitting for a year (So I can't answer the sweater question yet as I haven't gotten up the courage to knit a sweater yet!). I know they have lots of yarn and other items, sheep shearing, rovings, sheep herding etc. I'll have a full report after tomorrow! I'm very excited!

Hope everyone is doing well! I have no idea what kind of food the festival will have. I plan on eating breakfast at home, but that leaves lunch up there, so I'm just going to be careful. I would definately think lamb is on the menu though up there and I do like lamb if I don't think about the cute little sheep from which it came. (but then I have the same trouble with all meats. If I were a more committed person, I would probably be a vegatarian for that reason alone!)

Oh and I got my 3FChicks book in the mail yesterday! YAY! I also bought "Without You" by Anthony Rapp, as I am a theater person and he was one of the original leads in "Rent" on Broadway. I'm looking forward to reading both if I ever finish "The Witness"!

Hello everyone!

Will be quick today as I'm running behind!
Today is Hubby's birthday and tonight I pick up Jhanai!:carrot:

Kimberly--Wish I had my 3FC book! It hasn't arrived yet....waiting patiently.

Jules--mmmm...Applebutter festival sounds yummy!:) We have a blackberry jam festival around here....but no blackberry jam! Why not? Was not a fun event IMO.

ok...must get going. I'll check in later

Hugs to all and have a great afternoon.

just stopped at Chapters and picked the book up...it wasn't even unpacked completely...but I got one of 4 books,,,yay!

Hop over to thread #187 for a frest start for the weekend. See you there! :)