welcome to elaney!

At elaney, we love festivals.  Where does this come from – maybe the fact that the first incidence of “holding hands with a guy” took place at the Renissance festival in sixth grade (sometimes I think about how much ridiculous stuff I remember and about how smart I would be if my brain was filled with stuff about formulas and neutrons instead of every Oscar dress Cate Blanchett has ever worn.  then i remember neutrons are boring and read celebrity gossip online).  Moving On.

The Georgia Department of Economic Development has a great list of festivals to attend this spring.  We’ll be at the ATL film festival and the Inman Park festival for sure!  Check them out:

Atlanta Dogwood Festival – April 17-19 – www.dogwood.org  
Atlanta Film Festival – April 16-25 – www.atlantafilmfestival.com  
Azalea International Folk Fair – March 7 – www.gainternationalfolkfair.org
Baxley Tree Fest – April 17-18 – www.baxley.org/site/page5500.html  
Bear on the Square – April 17-19 – www.bearonthesquare.org  
Cherry Blossom Festival – March 20-29 – www.cherryblossom.com  
Cotton Pickin’ Fair – May 2-3 – www.cpfair.org  
Forsythia Festival – March 6-15 – http://forsythiafestival.com  
Inman Park Festival and Tour of Homes – April 25-26 – www.inmanparkfestival.org  
More Than a Taste of Calhoun – April 25 – www.exploregordoncounty.com
Mossy Creek Barnyard Festival – April 18-19 – www.mossycreekfestival.com  
Pine Tree Festival – April 17-May 9 – www.emanuelchamber.org/2009-Pine-Tree-Festival-Timber-EXPO.71.0.html  
Sacred Heart Garden Festival – April 19-25 – www.sacredheartgardenfestival.org  
Savannah Music Festival – March 18-April 5 – www.savannahmusicfestival.com  
St. Patrick’s Festival – February 28-March 29 – www.saintpatricksfestival.com  
Vidalia Onion Festival – April 25-26 – www.vidaliaonionfestival.com

You can teach a Georgia girl about celebrities, paint her nails black, and cut her hair short, but you can’t take the Georgia out of the girl.  Though we often scoff at our less city-savvy siblings, every now and then, our affinity for the Peach State comes out.  So, recommendation, and feel free to dissent, but we love our quilted Barbour jacket!  If you fold down the little plaid sleeves, it doesn’t even look too country.  Sort of makes us feel like we are going to a plantation on a quail hunt where we eat game meat and talk about distinguished things.  So country chic.