The Peconic Ruggers participated in the Brookhaven Country Fair at the Longwood Estate this past weekend. I joined co-presidents Jennifer and Judy (and Jennifer's daughter Lizzie) on Saturday to demonstrate and soak up the fall sunshine.
Jennifer and Judy did a great job with the booth. I love the way they strung string and hung the mats up with wooden clothes pins, like laundry out on a line. We had a great selection of rugs -- even one in progress for people to try their hooking skills out on. Jennifer has designed and printed an assortment of informational brochures for us to pass out. I finished hooking up our raffle rug for this year -- my Garden Cat pattern, which I donated to the guild. (If you would like to buy a ticket, contact me. Chances are $1 each or 6 for $5.)
The fair is a fun one. There's lots to eat -- fresh roasted corn, gyros, crepes, hot dogs, kettle corn, and zeppoles. (Thanks to Lizzie for making a zeppole run for us . . . boy, were they good -- piping hot and sugary. Yum, yum, yum.)
There's a Revolutionary and Civil War re-enactment, Irish Step Dancing, lots of music, a quilt show, pony rides and lots more. The Peconic Ruggers actually met in the main house on the estate for a couple of years. It's a lovely house and I had a lovely day.
Now it is back to work. I'll be sharing a booth with my friend Barbara Blossey Chuvalas the basket maker at the Hallockville Fall Festival next weekend, so this will be a busy week. Stop by and visit us. The Ruggers will be there, too. For more information on Hallockville and the Fall Festival, click
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