Company:
My sister and brother in law will be staying with me this weekend while they attend the First Annual Gandhi Peace Workshop (not sure about the exact title!). Looking forward to see what they have to say while attending. They live 5 hours away from here and we only see each other about 4 or 5 times a year. My sister is one of my best friends.
Otherwise, the Pink Palace Arts and Crafts Fair will be here this weekend, and I intend to go. I go every year. They always have simple things like horses milling sugar cane to be made into sorghum. Another family GIVES away biscuits with freshly made butter and honey for anyone who wants some. My kids will stand at that booth for a half hour munching away, watching them bake more fresh biscuits. Then there is the animal area where kids can play with or pet farm animals, feed goats corn, brush ponies or ride on the little train. My kids LOVE this part, and usually end up crying when I pull them away to look at other things.
And all the samples of foods, anything you can image. All the hand made soaps to buy, hand knit hats and other knitted items to buy. You can learn how to weave, how to spin wool, and there is always a half dozen women knitting, who would be willing to show how to knit.
Last year there was the adorable young man (way to young for me!) who made and sold these musical instruments which you play with sticks that have round rubber balls on the ends. I stood there for an hour myself, enjoying the instruments, learning to play it.
I usually find some hand spun wool to buy at the craft fair, so I will be looking for that. But the fun thing is that I always find something for the kids for their stockings, which I hold until winter holidays. Last year I loved the wooden dreidel that I found for Ravi. He plays with it all the time. What ever a person can make by hand, it will be found at this arts and crafts show. I just love it.
The kids love the food, but it is usually greasy fair food, so I pass. It is supposed to rain all weekend, so I can't see spending alot of time there, but hopefully there will be some slips of sun.
Knitting:
I am enjoying some non-wool yarn for the first time ever. It is soft and velour feeling, with a rainbow of colors, so I am making myself a new scarf. I love it! I think I will get red and gold in this same style, and make a small throw for the sofa. YUMMMMM!
Massage School:
Just when you think your life is too hard, you find someone who has it harder. I have been making up my time and tests at massage school and am really close to being finished. Yesterday one of my classmates was at school (we graduated in January) and she has more hours and tests to make up that I did when I started making them up a couple of months ago. She has to finish everything by the end of this month. I felt terrible for her. She is as poor as me, but she doesn't have kids.
Otherwise about school, I took another test yesterday, and so far I am passing! (better than passing, but I am mostly concerned with passing this course and getting my license).
I hope to be done by the end of this month. I may have to do my final massage in November.
Jyotsna
