On Friday evening when we were sitting in the mall at the start of the sale I heard some nice flute music wafting down the mall. I mentioned it to Jay and he said "They have been playing that same CD in this mall for years!" I thought it was nice. Not until later when I walked down the mall to check out the other booths did I realize that it was two men from Ecuador playing the pan flute (and a few other instruments) right in the mall and not a CD. They were selling CDs of their music, as well as flutes, recorders, and other hand made instruments. Now I did not realize that what they were playing was a pan flute. I didn't realize what a pan flute looks like, though I have always enjoyed pan flute music when I have heard it. I ended up buying one of their CDs and I think it will make a great addition to my massage music at work. I am always looking for new stuff because I get bored easily with the stuff I have.
In my travels down the mall to check out some other booths as well, I found out just how expensive alpaca stuff is. I knew that it was pricey, but not until I saw a touque that I really liked there and looked at the price tag did I realize that I would never own that touque. It was $130 for a touque. I figured even if it was $30 I would maybe buy it because it was a nice touque and oh sooo soft. But when I saw the price tag I choked a little inside and kept walking. I honestly don't know if that booth sold a single thing at the craft show. I don't know that people go to craft shows anticipating spending $130 for a hat, or $700 for a sweater :P They also had an alpaca teddy bear. It must have been the softest thing I had ever touched, but it was about $120! Crazy!
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