Saturday was a beautiful day in Western New York, sunny and warm and so you just wanted to be outdoors. So I went with the Rosieks and Caufields to visit a sheep farm.
My sisters Sally and Theresa are spinners and one of the members of the local weavers guild invited the group to an open house on their farm where they raise Shetland sheep. I gather that at one time Shetlands produced a superior grade of wool, but over the years they've declined (or been surpassed). The owners of this place are trying to restore it to its previous prominence by maintaining strict quality control over their own flock.
Since the sheep farm was near an Amish community, we stopped at a old-time country store where we enjoyed some homemade ice cream and possibly the greatest soft pretzel I've ever tasted. We were all in the mood to continue the pleasant afternoon so headed up to Lake Ontario to check out the lighthouse at Thirty Mile Point (thirty miles from where the Niagara River flows into the lake).
We arrived in time to take the guided tour of the place, and found out that a British ship sunk just off the point (almost a hundred years before the lighthouse was built), and went down with $15,000 worth of gold (that was its value in 1780). Looking down from the tower, Tom became convinced that we could find the treasure if we were willing to apply ourselves, but there was a decided lack of enthusiasm for the endeavor amongst the group. Even without getting instantly rich, this was a great day!
Saturday was a beautiful day in Western New York, sunny and warm and so you just wanted to be outdoors. So I went with the Rosieks and Caufields to visit a sheep farm.
My sisters Sally and Theresa are spinners and one of the members of the local weavers guild invited the group to an open house on their farm where they raise Shetland sheep. I gather that at one time Shetlands produced a superior grade of wool, but over the years they've declined (or been surpassed). The owners of this place are trying to restore it to its previous prominence by maintaining strict quality control over their own flock. 
Since the sheep farm was near an Amish community, we stopped at a old-time country store where we enjoyed some homemade ice cream and possibly the greatest soft pretzel I've ever tasted. We were all in the mood to continue the pleasant afternoon so headed up to Lake Ontario to check out the lighthouse at Thirty Mile Point (thirty miles from where the Niagara River flows into the lake).
We arrived in time to take the guided tour of the place, and found out that a British ship sunk just off the point (almost a hundred years before the lighthouse was built), and went down with $15,000 worth of gold (that was its value in 1780). Looking down from the tower, Tom became convinced that we could find the treasure if we were willing to apply ourselves, but there was a decided lack of enthusiasm for the endeavor amongst the group. Even without getting instantly rich, this was a great day!
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