Dragon's Lair Celtic (nee Lavender Lace Celtic)

Hey everyone! Failte! (welcome!)

Well, on the calendar, Fall begins September 23rd. But all y’all Southerners know that Fall REALLY doesn’t begin until the end of October … Halloween … right? Whew! This summer is a scorcher! I, for one, am glad it will soon be over!

Okay, the Charlotte Irish SUMMER Fest … can you say HOT? Can you say SUNBURN? Out on a parking lot with NO relief from the heat or any shade! Finally, about 4:00 or so, the sun slipped behind a tall apartment building and we got some very welcome shade. The festival was scheduled to last until 10:00pm, and at 9:00pm, exactly, the wind and rain came! Once we had our product secured, we took our time packing! That rain felt SOOOOO good! We were drenched to the skin by the time we got into the RV. Slept like the dead, we did!

The Charleston Highland Games on the 18th were spectacular! Another hot, muggy day in South Carolina – but, oh, a great time was had by all! Vendors in our area were very close ... so we had to change our arrangement a bit. It was just starting to sprinkle as we packed up. We were more worried about the thunder. We decided to stay an extra night to avoid weather on the road.

October 2nd will find us at the Scotland County Highland Games in Laurinburg, North Carolina. This will be their second year and they have promised not to be caught off guard by the huge crowds again! WOW! What a great time we had last year! We are really looking forward to this one. We are stocking up on items we have not had all year – so come by and see what is new!

For those of you going to the games at Stone Mountain, Georgia in October, be sure and ask the organizers (and anyone else who will listen) where Lavender Lace is! We would love to be in the games there next year! While we are “talking up” Lavender Lace, put in a word for us with the Northeast Florida Scottish Games & Festival in February, too!

Make plans now for November 6th and the Foothills Highland Games in Hendersonville, North Carolina. That is the last highland games of the year here in The South! We always have a great time there.

Lavender Lace will be at the Jamil Temple here in Columbia on November 27 & 28 (I-26, Exit 106A). It is a Christmas craft show and the absolute last personal appearance by Lavender Lace for the year!

*** Announcements ***

Our catalog is now a downloadable .pdf file on our website! YAY! You can print it out for free and peruse it at your leisure. The link is located on the home page about halfway down.

Have you got your special Lavender Lace Rewards Program card yet? Nine purchases will get you a big 25% off your tenth! Please see me to get one of these special cards. Online or catalog purchasers will get a card and a sticker to stick on with each purchase! ***

If you are a Highland games committee member, or know of an event that I do not mention here, please let me know and I will get the word out to my subscribers.

Well, I am off to pack the RV for The Road!

Slainte! (your health)

Sabrina