I've been taking an internet sabbatical over the past three months. I don't know if you are like me but I have felt lately like I've been taken over and am easily distracted by the world wide web. My default is to run straight to Facebook, Twitter, e-mail, Etsy, Pinterest, my blog, and other blogs
whew! over running to the Lord. So the last three months has been more of an internet detox and it really has showed me that I look to be satisfied by things of this world more so than I find my satisfaction in Christ.
This weekend we went to, what is now my favorite Dahlonega festival, Bear on the Square. A bear is the reason why this wonderful festival exists. It wandered onto the Square years ago and now that sighting has it's very own festival! Bear on the Square is a toned down Gold Rush - less food stands, less vendors, less crowds... I think you've caught on by now. But what makes this festival so fun are the artisans that come to sell their hand made items. Most of them are creating these items in their booths right in front of you!
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| He had some fun folk art |
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| He handmade all those bowls in the background |
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| Jamming out! Awesome! |
I also loved that wherever you walked you would see small groups of musicians picking, plucking, and playing mountain jam music together. Which was awesome! Musicians would hop around to each little group sitting around and would just join in! They also had a big tent that we went in
to get a tshirt that had larger headlining bands! There's also craft classes you are sign up for to take and the website even said you could see the bear but I never saw him.
http://www.bearonthesquare.org/
It's the little things like this that just make our little town so great and I love that they make any excuse to have a festival!
