Stearman's Visit - September 28, 2008

What a great time we had! The fruited turkey was awesome! And things started out goofy, as you can tell from the look on Steve's face...
Maggie and Dan were very sedate, to start anyway.

Kaylan was busy knitting (or was it crochet?) and Bill appeared interested in what was happening.
Madeline was very sincere with the discussion, as Char and Bill look on.

Then Pat and Jim arrived from their day at Bowen Mill.
Then Shawn the Sheep showed up. Bill was happy to see him.

Madeline was also happy to see him.
And then, after she thought about it...
And then Elizabeth gave Bill his present.

We all watch in awe of Bill while he opens his present.

And there is it!

Of course, in typical man fashion, Bill puts it on his head. We inform him of his error.
So then, he starts to put it on the right way.
It loses a little something over clothes, but we can't really expect more.

It appears that Elizabeth got the size just about right. And the red, white and blue really sets it off for Bill.

It seems to be bunching a bit in the back.
There - it looks like he got it straightened out.

Steve finds a bit of humor in it. Be careful laughing too hard, Steve.

Bill is now feeling pretty comfortable in his present.

We all had a lot of fun. Did I tell you about the fruited turkey yet? Well, it was really good and it was like a Thanksgiving meal. Char brought special mashed potatoes, Betty brought a salad, and Maggie brought the best cheesecake ever.

We enjoyed Bill's visit and wish he was able to participate more often here.

We had lots of laughs on topics that can't be addressed here. Some jokes were retold, some new jokes told.

Bill really seemed to enjoy his gift.

Then we all headed out to load sheep. Below is the result of loading the sheep. Does anyone know what it is??

Sorry for the delay in putting this blog out - it's been hectic! I have a batch of cormo soaking right now. So much fiber, so little time. Wait until to you see the roving that Coby just got back from Wooly Knob!

Our next spin date is Sunday, October 19. Hope to see you there!