25 April 2009
Unfortunately, the weather gods were not thinking about the Renaissance faire when they designed this day. We had misty sprinkles on and off throughout the day, and the muggy factor was through the roof! But, although that sort of weather almost completely squashes my sales, the festival’s attendees didn’t seem to mind overly much. The parking lot was full (we heard) and I talked to other crafters who did alright.
At the end of the tedious day, we rather hurriedly changed clothes and prepared to meet George and Delaenya at the Catfish Plantation for dinner. It has become a birthday tradition—with George’s birthday on the 17th and mine on the 18th, and that being one of his favourite restaurants to visit when he’s here. I was underwhelmed with the idea when we arrived, remembering how all their deliciously-Southern fried foods no longer agree with my delicate constitution (how’s that for a polite euphamism?!). But, Kyle wisely pointed out a grilled tilapia special involving no fried anything. I ordered it, and could not have been more pleased with my meal. Yummy! And downtown Waxahachie being a dry area (is it still?) we drank iced tea with dinner—also good after a hot, humid day of rather freely flowing alcohol of various types.
This photo of this gorgeous black and gold chenille brocade is the only evidence of me owning a camera, today. I had a customer wondering if we could get more of it, so I snapped its photo to send to Nicole to find out. I love it, by the way. I saw this for the first time in a store in Dallas about two years ago, but haven’t seen it in a while. Here’s hoping that in L.A. it’s more readily available.
~MB
