Gone fishing

This past week was Aidan's spring break and, for the most part, it was a washout - cold, windy and wet. It rained every day except yesterday and when James saw the forecast, he decided to take the day off from work and take Aidan fishing. They left a few minutes after seven yesterday morning, bundled up in multiple layers against the mid-30s temperatures.

Aidan was eager to start fishing:


Here he takes a break to eat a snack:


When they returned eight hours later, they had three fish:


Aidan was quick to tell me that he had caught all three!

The fish are some particular type(s) of trout, but I just called them dinner:

I what? I won?

On Saturday morning, we went out to Beaver Lake to the CNY Wool and Fiber Frolic, sponsored by the Golden Fleece Spinners’ Society. It was a wet, chilly day and the event was held indoors, so thank goodness there were only a handful of vendors. Still, the room was very full and very warm.

I was not wowed by most of what I saw, which was both a disappointment and a relief. But I did enjoy wandering around and perusing the goods. Aidan bought a pottery coffee mug for me as a birthday present and James bought a beautiful handcrafted wood pepper mill.

There were a few items being raffled, and I was shocked to learn later than I won one of the items! I won a basket put together by Linda at Rainbow Acre Fiber Farm, and she delivered my basket of goodies on Monday.


The basket contains:
- 900 yards of hand dyed wool yarn
- a drop spindle
- 2 bars of goat milk soap
- 1 set stitch markers
- 1 jar lavender soft soap
- 2.5 ounces of French angora fiber


I bought the least amount of raffle tickets possible, so I was surprised that I won anything. Aidan immediately asked if he could use one of the goat milk soaps in the bath and I am pleased that it appears very mild and is not irritating his oh-so-sensitive skin.

The color of the yarn is gorgeous but I will be blunt: it is scratchy. The label only says "wool" so I have no idea what kind of sheep it came from. Aidan felt the yarn and said, "It's itchy." When James touched it, he said, "It is really rough!" Good grief, I have turned the whole family into yarn snobs! I think the yarn will be perfect for a felting project, so I will put it aside to make a bowl, basket or bag.