Driving back into Melbourne last night in the rain was a challenge...exhausting, thank you Charles for staying cheerful. It seemed like a good idea at the time to drive up and down to Bendigo each day ....particularly because we have an old dog who governs most travel decisions at present. But after 4 days of getting up at 5am, driving 2 plus hours and getting home at around 8.30pm I realise it was not the way to go...and standing in the huge draughty shed at the Bendigo Showgrounds, on the hard damp floor is not something I'd recommend. We'd been warned and did take a floor rug however the cold slowly seeped into our legs.
As an aside... I did take some photos of our stand and 'the milling show throng' but they are rather meaningless so here is a gratuitous one of the aforementioned, precious Martin taken a few weeks ago. Each room in the house seems to feature a doggy sling bed, piled high with comfy doonas and pillows but for some reason he has squeezed himself into one of the puppies discarded and rather chewed plastic beds...
Back to the show which was its usual reassuring self even if it didn't seem as busy as previous years ...unfortunately it coincided with the end of the school holidays and Sunday's weather was certainly not conducive to a pleasant day out in the country. That said, there were interesting creative ideas if one looked ...loved Dream Knitting's whimsical cabbages and butteflies ...and there is something special about the feel of a real country show. The smells and sounds of nearby animals and people going about their everyday agricultural jobs provide a great respite from urban life.
Shows and Fairs do serve to focus one's mind and I did manage to complete a couple of new products before Bendigo...all related to handfelting and have decided to revisit an idea I had some time ago for an ak style project based felting book. More soon, back to sorting boxes or we won't be able to open tomorrow...
