This is a photo of me as "Forest Guardian"
taken in front of my booth at the Fairie Festival at Spoutwood Farm.
Today it is raining and I have been back from Fairie Festival at Spoutwood Farm in Glen Rock, PA for 3 days now. I sort of miss it.
For 3 days before the event I was very stressed out about all the things I needed to do, the packing of costumes, sleeping, the booth items(tent and tables and displays) and camping items. The packing of stock, my cards, magnets and woodburned pieces. The last minute woodburning of items and the large project of repackaging all of my cards, which was not the smartest thing to do before a large event, added to the stress. Even though I did get sleep, when I woke up I wasn't rested.
My friend and I left for the festival on Thursday. He drove as I do not. He was working for my friends at Reyen Design Studios, who were also to be my neighbors at the faire, so it was a pseudocarpool thing. I felt bad because we were both strapped for cash and I couldn't really contribute to the gas. So he should be sainted for driving me and my stuff there and back and for helping with the set up and break down of the booth. It took us 4 hours to get there.
The weather forecast had called for rain all three days of the event. We were very fortunate that the only rain we saw was a little drizzle and hour before we arrived and about 15 minutes worth on the second day of the event.
I love the Fairie Festival. The people who own the land and the people who run the event are wonderful people. The people who attend the event are pleasant, intelligent and a joy to see. Many of them dress up in costumes to add to the flavor of the event.
I was also happy to be in the same spot that I was last year. I knew my neighbors, I am just up the hill from one of the stages where they have live music. I was able to hear a band that I heard last year Telesma. I purchased a CD from them last year and listened to it all year, so it was great to hear them live again.
I hope I am able to work/attend the event next year, but my life is very much in the air right now that I don't know what I am doing from day to day.
If you would like to learn more about the Fairie Festival at Spoutwood Farm you can take a look:
