What a good day I had yesterday at the Dublin City Book Fair. The day started well with a comment on a blog entry I made last September. I had reviewed a book by Maureen Baird-Murray. The comment was from her daughter thanking me for reading her mother’s book – but also with the sad news that her mother had passed away 2 1/2 years ago. Her daughter told me her mother was a kindred soul in that she loved to knit – I wish I had been able to meet her. Receiving this comment gave that much more meaning to the book and I decided I was not ready to sell that book just yet. Therefore, Maureen Baird-Murray’s book A World Overturned was not for sale on my table at the Book Fair.
But I did have over 300 books for sale and had a steady stream of browsers, customers, friends, and combinations thereof. It was a busy day. Some of my customers like to chat about what I am knitting. One such customer was wearing a very attractive knitted jumper – she proudly boasted that she had done it on a knitting machine – but she strongly advised against that type of knitting – she found it too boring. Another customer told me I reminded him of his mother who was a great knitter of Aran and Fair Isle sweaters. 
some of the books on my table
As one of the other Book Fair participants said – Book Fairs aren’t only about selling books. They really are social occasions and are becoming even more so as I get to know the other sellers and the regular customers. All book lovers at heart.
To get back to knitting – here are several of my latest projects. 
3 pairs of socks and a short scarf
Janet's thread 
