Lambtown let-down

Well, not really. Let me say that the event itself was great--the fiber, fleece, yarn, tool, accessory choices were great and there were a lot of fibery vendors! My kids loved looking at the rabbits and the animals near the fiber fair building. The bummer parts were the complications and frustrations surrounding the event.

First off, my mom had to work so my dad would've been here alone all day with my kids. That's a bit rough on him! :) So, I brought Dad and the kids along. All went well until we got to the entrance of Lambtown where one of the many security guards told me that I was not allowed to bring in the peanut butter sandwiches I had packed for my kids. Are you kidding me? I refuse to be forced to buy food. So, Dad took the contraband pb&j's back to the car--luckily I had a cooler.

Then, after meeting up with Marin and Angela we proceeded to the so-called information booth to find out where the fleece judging was. The people working the booth got on their radios, after a puzzled look, and went on to give us the times and locations for the shearing contest, the skein and textile judging, and any event other than the fleece judging. The staff never did manage to figure it out--Marin and Angela found out on their own.

The food vendors were not ready to begin serving food when we were there, even though it was about 10 a.m. and my kids were hungry, since we had been forced to send our snacks back to the car. And, the food vendors were not allowed to sell drinks as the Lambtown people were selling those. So, I had to walk further down the row past the stage to obtain drinks.

I got the things I went for; my fleece from Cormo Farms, an extra bobbin, some lovely alpaca/silk fiber and some really gorgeous merino/silk dyed fiber. YUMMY! But, that was all. I walked away an hour-and-a-half after arriving with over $50 left in my pocket, which I would've spent if my kids hadn't been hungry and thirsty.

I hope those of you who read this and went to Lambtown had a better experience than we did!