I love it when a stalk comes together!!

I have so much to blog about that I am going to have to give it to you in installments. I mean I am really having an overload of things to talk about, and I don't know where to start. This past Saturday ranks right up there on the list of GREATEST DAYS EVER!!!! Mary Heather and I had quite the adventures in the big city to the north. The most important part of the day, of course, was the Southern Festival of Books which was held downtown. The festival looked like a neat event and maybe next year we will attend more sessions, but this year was all about Ann Shayne. After a very interesting stroll down Main Street (more on that tomorrow), it was time for the talk. Mary and I had our books handy and were ready to see what great words of knitting wisdom would be bestowed upon us. Ann is witty and fun and really just a joy to see and hear. Her talk was very down to earth and really inspired me to have more fun with my knitting. She passed around a copy of MDK for us to sign and leave her a note. She also had some hand-knitted items on display and didn't seem to mind the incessant flashing from Mary's camera. It was announced that she would be available for questions and autographing after the talk. Just when we thought it couldn't get any better, it was also announced that Ann would be going down to Sleep Out Louie's after the talk for anyone who wanted to come and hang out and knit (and maybe have an adult beverage or two)!!!! Of course, wild horses couldn't have kept us away. WHO IN THEIR RIGHT MIND WOULDN'T WANT TO HANG OUT WITH ANN SHAYNE?!?!?! Instead of the polite few minutes we thought we would have while having our book signed we got about 3 hours of hanging out, knitting and chatting about life with Ann and several other ladies that were in attendance. It was an afternoon of good food, good drink, and good knitting. Ann is just as cute and sweet as we thought she would be and has a great sense of humor. All in all it was a fun afternoon and now I can't wait to meet Kay!!