Saturday was predicted to have temps in the 70s and be sunny and pleasant. In reality, it was in the mid 80s, sunny, and hot. But despite the heat, people came out in droves to enjoy the Feast's offerings.
Those 22 fabric remnants I'd brought sold out in the first half hour I was open. They're too small for me to make clothing from, but quilters love them. At one point I had five women sorting through them at once!
Despite the heat, I sold the grey hip length cloak.
All day folks were coming in and looking for clothing. I thought this woman looked really good in this maroon short gown. (I love that pattern but I don't make it very often.)
This gentleman, Randy Green, is of the Iroquois Nation and he came into my tent and bought a shirt from me. He had a great sense of humor and I really enjoyed meeting him.
The Anishinaaba Kwe (Gun Lake Potawatomi) were next to me this year and were fun neighbors. It was a big family group from grandparents down to teens and younger. They even brought me some fry bread when they were cooking their dinner!
I filmed this fife and drum corps for the music, but a nice bonus is that the Anishinaaba Kwe's camp was caught on video, too.
(See their dogs? Carolyn and Mary train young dogs to be service animals for PAWS. These two did very well despite all that was going on, and I shared with them about having had two retired service dogs, Pepper and Zeus, myself. (Zeus was a narcotics detection dog for the police.)
By mid afternoon I'd sold so many clothes, I was rearranging things and putting empty hangers away.
I didn't get out onto the grounds much on Saturday as I was just too busy. Lisa and Frank dropped by a couple of times bringing me food (pumpkin cookies!!) and to give me a break - thanks, guys!
And another colonial militia group although they were only drumming at the time I filmed them.
I came home hot, feeling a little harried, but happy. I took a little time that night to look at photos people were posting on social media and was delighted to find this one.
The woman in the white cap on the left is the director of The Tippecanoe County Historical Association, the organization that puts on the Feast. And that bed gown she's wearing? I made it. Seeing that photo was the cherry on top of a lovely day.
I have lots more to share, so stay 'tooned!
