Well. Not Well. But Apple Festival!

I decided not to try to go to the knitting group at the yarn store tonight, even though I really wanted to, since this congestion has me even more low energy than normal.

Between how I feel, and the fact that it's Halloween and maybe there will be people there tonight but maybe there won't, and I would be aggravated if I mustered the effort and went, only to find no one there*, well, yeah. No. Better a night of rest. Surely, I'll feel better in another week, right?** I mean, it does seem to be very slowly getting very slightly better, but not in a strictly linear progression, and absolutely not fast enough.
*Not to mention that the roofers started back up this week, and the noise has been quite annoying, so I'm already aggravated.
**Just say yes

So for now, let's hop back in time a few weeks and let me tell you about Apple Festival weekend. I had a great time!

I flew up on Friday, fairly uneventful other than incredible crowds and chaos when I changed planes in Charlotte (it was insane; and I used to live there, I've been at that airport many times), the trip was fairly uneventful, just the way I like my travel. Boring and uncomfortable and plenty of time for knitting.

We were up and out in a timely fashion in the morning, to be there about when the festival opened, and had a fine time going through the tents, admiring or side-eyeing the items for sale.

For the crocheters, one vendor had this lovely crochet hook set:

Soft, cuddly ... snakes? Yeah, no.

Mmm, cider and a donut!

We had a food break partway through, to get the fire department's french fries (and get out of the unfortunate [though light] rain that came along), then finished the tents and went back to the house to rest and recuperate (it's a lot of walking, over often uneven ground; my hips were feeling it).

It was an odd feeling not to be going to see Grandma in the afternoon, to show her what I got; the first time after someone's gone feels like taking a step that's not there. But I took pictures of my haul for your sake.

Top row: My pass to get in, now to be a bookmark, and maple cotton candy.
Middle: An ornament with a maple leaf on it; a little bowl in "my china" and lovely yarn, both birthday presents from my aunt.
Bottom: magnet with snowy sheep face; little wooden bowl, just because; and a pretty silver ring that I'll have to get better pictures of. More close up!

I already showed you the pictures of where we went the next day, looking at autumn, but I didn't include one photo we saw on the way back.

Ham loaf? Can anyone enlighten me? It doesn't sound very appealing.

The next day, I got on the train for Boston, as I also already showed you. Getting there! More to come!