Like thousands of other Mainers and those vacationing in our beautiful state this summer, I found myself in the LL Bean parking lot Saturday night listen to a FREE concert featuring the Indigo Girls and Brandi Carlile.
Pardon me for a moment while I get all sappy about how wonderful the world can be sometimes. We often forget, don’t we? Forget that life doesn’t always have to be rush, rush. That kicking back with good friends, awesome music, and a crowd of happy, relaxed people is exactly what we all need now and then.
We just happen to be lucky enough to live in Maine, where there is a company like LL Bean that chooses to celebrate summer by sponsoring a free concert series. Where you can camp out for one of those concerts, leave your things -unguarded- while you wander around downtown Freeport, and not only will people completely respect your claim on that spot, but your stuff will remain untouched. It is a beautiful thing.
And did I mention that the INDIGO GIRLS were playing??? I have loved them since college (yes, that long ago) but this is the first time I have seen them live. Brandi Carlile opened for them and she was amazing.
Needless to say, I talked Peter into buying both albums from iTunes as soon as I got home. (Listening to Indigo Girls right now as I type.)
Such an outing would not be complete without knitting. As usual, the Knitting Experience crowd knows how to represent and have a good time.
The last shot is of me and Renata, who is not *yet* a knitter, but is a brilliant artist and created our logo picture and made the shop picture hanging behind the counter.
What did I knit? I started on a pair of matching socks for the boys in a colorway of their choosing:
