Yes, it's the time of year again when spinners all around the world come out of the woodwork and dare to spin where everyone can see them!
I met up with Rachel and made her sit right in the middle of St Thomas' Square, Newport where everybody could see us (that was the point, right?).
We were immediately accosted by these three:
But they let us go after seeing how fabulous we were. (I actually know the one in the middle LOL)
Then a bit later on, this guy turned up.
Then one of the other Rachels arrived (there are 3 in our group!) and we had our picture taken by the local newpaper photographer. Then the first Rachel left and the other Rachel and I settled in for an afternoon of spinning.
Then I heard a familiar sound and when I turned around I discovered that the stormtroopers and Jedi had been joined by Darth Vadar too!
They were all there collecting for the British Heart Foundation and they stayed all day!
There were a lot of families about and this little brother and sister act took a huge fascination with Rachels wheel.
The boy asked a lot of questions and the girl just couldn't resist helping the wheel to turn. They were adorable but the parents annoyed me, they went and sat at a table (quite a distance away) and totally ignored what their children were doing, they never asked if the kids were bothering us - never once asked if it was ok for the girl to touch Rachel's wheel and then never thanked us for entertaining the kids for over half an hour while they scoffed their lunch; just rounded up the kids and left!
The weather was sunny - if a bit drafty and I had a really good day. Unfortunately, I finished the day on a migraine (which I think I've managed to squash!) and I'm planning on going out again today. I'm debating taking the wheel - I might just take my Russian support spindle instead (the weather looks ominous and it's easier to cover a Russian support spindle than it is to cover a wheel when it's raining LOL)
So, if you're in Newport on the Isle of Wight today, come to St James Square and find me!
I met up with Rachel and made her sit right in the middle of St Thomas' Square, Newport where everybody could see us (that was the point, right?).
We were immediately accosted by these three:
But they let us go after seeing how fabulous we were. (I actually know the one in the middle LOL)
Then a bit later on, this guy turned up.
Then one of the other Rachels arrived (there are 3 in our group!) and we had our picture taken by the local newpaper photographer. Then the first Rachel left and the other Rachel and I settled in for an afternoon of spinning.
Then I heard a familiar sound and when I turned around I discovered that the stormtroopers and Jedi had been joined by Darth Vadar too!
They were all there collecting for the British Heart Foundation and they stayed all day!
There were a lot of families about and this little brother and sister act took a huge fascination with Rachels wheel.
The boy asked a lot of questions and the girl just couldn't resist helping the wheel to turn. They were adorable but the parents annoyed me, they went and sat at a table (quite a distance away) and totally ignored what their children were doing, they never asked if the kids were bothering us - never once asked if it was ok for the girl to touch Rachel's wheel and then never thanked us for entertaining the kids for over half an hour while they scoffed their lunch; just rounded up the kids and left!
The weather was sunny - if a bit drafty and I had a really good day. Unfortunately, I finished the day on a migraine (which I think I've managed to squash!) and I'm planning on going out again today. I'm debating taking the wheel - I might just take my Russian support spindle instead (the weather looks ominous and it's easier to cover a Russian support spindle than it is to cover a wheel when it's raining LOL)
So, if you're in Newport on the Isle of Wight today, come to St James Square and find me!
What a great day!
ReplyDeleteStorm Troopers, Jedi's, Darth Vador, oh my!
You had a beautiful day for WWSIP. It rained here so we stayed inside our yarn shop. People would come in to purchase yarn and were blown away by all the spinners who had taken over.
I have to post my blog soon with all my pics.
Sounds like great fun! I've been enjoying your spinning journey very much :) I'm almost at a point where I might give it a go myself soon!
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