GBFG May Family Picnic

 

Photo from https://www.bbhillalpacas.com/

Date: Saturday, May 10, 2025
Time: 10:00 a.m.- Noon
Location: Blackberry Hill Alpaca Farm, 6330 Saks Rd, Anniston, AL 36206

Everyone is invited to our annual May Family Picnic. Bring the whole family! Well, except for pets, they need to stay and watch the house.

This month’s gathering will be held in a new location! An award-winning alpaca farm/event venue, Blackberry Hill Alpaca is a 60-acre farm just outside of Anniston, AL.
 
If you have not responded yet, please complete the evite. We need all responses in by Wednesday, May 7.
 
The Guild will provide sandwiches and water. Pack your own drinks (non-alcoholic, please) if you would like something more. Also, please bring a dish to share; whether it is your famous pickle-salad, a mid-Western apple/Snicker salad or other culinary concoction.
 
Need a ride? Want a friend to hit the road with? Denise Stanton, Guild Programs/Workshop Coordinator, asked that you reach out to her via text (her contact information is in the emailed meeting announcement that members received. She is organizing a caravan to go to Anniston that will meet in the Hoover Church of Christ parking lot the morning of the picnic.
 
 
Ravelry Rumpus:
Star Wars Day: May the Fourth (Be With You) is Star Wars Day so this month we’re featuring our favorite light-up tools and glow-in-the-dark yarn. Show us a picture, discuss tips for fiber crafting in low levels of light, or tell us what your favorite Star Wars character would knit while waiting for their X-wing to deploy.
Mad May: May has traditionally been dubbed Mad May among Tosh enthusiasts, the month that we make sun projects out of Madelinetosh yarn. Judging from the Madelinetosh group, it may not be an official thing anymore, but we can still have our own mini mad celebration. Post your projects and pictures of your favorite colorways in this thread during the month of May.
Tra la, it’s May, the yarny month of May
That lovely month when everyone knits blissfully away
Tra la, it’s here, destashing time of year
When tons of woolly little things merrily appear
 
Looking To The Future
June: June is World Wide Knit in Public Day. We will join the Hoover Public Library for a day of sharing our love for all things fiber.
Rosalynn Fairless will be teaching a workshop on scrappy fabric mats. More detailed information to come.
July: This year, help us celebrate Christmas in July in conjunction with UFO Days. This will be an event to finish all our Un-Finished Objects (UFOs).