Roaming Taos

This is a week of surprises. First the Balloon Festival in Albuquerque and then the Wool Festival in Taos! I think the guys would have left the ! after Albuquerque but they were good sports and did the Wool Festival also. It was all about weaving and knitting. Right from the animal to the finished product. We got to watch sheep shearing, pet angora bunnies and talk to alpaca. We watched ladies spinning the fleece and got to hear how it is all done. I bought Mother (mine, Bear’s is OtherMother) a souvenir at the Festival: wool and a pattern so she can knit me a beautiful scarf.

We spent the afternoon wandering downtown Taos. And, what do you know – it was full of shops and galleries. We watched a rug weaver in action and went wine tasting. Did you know New Mexico has wine? We didn’t but some of it is pretty darn good.