a perfect day

[anotheranon]

D. and I went out to Sheep and Wool on Saturday. For me, it was an excuse to pet fluffy fibers without fear of denting my pocketbook; for both of us it was a nice day to get outside before the summer inferno.

It was good :) Clear, 70sF, little fluffy clouds in the sky to match the little (and not so little - damn, I didn't realize some of them got so big!) fluffy sheep we saw in their pens and being shown.

We ate lamb gyros while watching the sheep show (and I felt a little guilty, sitting there listening to the "baa"ing whilst eating their kinfolk. Why are cute animals so tasty?). Saw an English angora rabbit bigger than Spice. Saw sheepdogs at work, so finely tuned into their shepherd that they could get a flock to Mars given the right equipment. Got some alpaca yarn for my sister and alpaca socks for myself.

Afterwards we saw Thor 3D (high spectacle, low content) and feasted on Lebanese food and good red wine.

During none of this did I get fidgety thinking there was something else I needed to be doing, or somewhere else I was needed or expected. That "being there" is rarer than hen's teeth for me, so I'll take it.

Comments

[tommdroid.livejournal.com]

I really like the idea of lamb steak, gyros...and so on. Not only because it's so tasty but because it's animals that are kept outdoors and not locked up like cows, pigs and chicken. I'm also told they get alot less of antibiotics during their lifetime.

[anotheranon.livejournal.com]

I certainly hope they're raised more humanely than other livestock, but I don't know for certain. My guess would be that a commercial enterprise wouldn't be bringing their livestock to this event.

I'm starting to wonder if antibiotics in beef might not be the root of my problems digesting dairy. I base this entirely on the observation that I had fewer problems in Italy and I think they use them a lot less.

[jlsjlsjls.livejournal.com]

Your feet are gonna LOVE you for those alpaca socks when winter rolls around again. :-)

And good for you for living and enjoying the moment!

[anotheranon.livejournal.com]

If I were going to knit, it would be alpaca, just because it feels SO GOOD!

[jlsjlsjls.livejournal.com]

Just wait until you pet an alpaca/silk blend someday ... total fibre decadence. ;-)