We’re back from the lake!! Had a great time except for one trip to the emergency room!
My husband and I tried having a fishing contest this year. He caught one 24″ northern. I caught two weeds, one small northern wrapped in weeds, and one 175 lb. Norwegian!
My darling husband was unwrapping the weeds from my northern when the fish jumped and Wham! the hook jammed right into his hand! He tried to pull it out without success and he started to get light-headed. I got woozy just watching him! We got off the lake ASAP and I drove way beyond the speed limit to closest hospital which is 30 miles away!
The hospital folks were wonderful. Who knew hospitals actually have “fish hook removal kits”? The nurse told us they bring a rag doll in at the beginning of fishing season and by the end of the season they usually can’t even see the doll! Guess hooking a human is more common than you’d think!
All is well now.
Back home I’m starting the Farmer’s Wife quilt. There’s a group on Quilted Paradise that are making this quilt all together. Each quilter is making their own quilt but using each other for support and motivation. Two blocks per week was the goal. With 111 blocks, we’ll have a quilt in one year!
Ouch!!! Sounds like a great time. Reeling in a 175 pound fish sounds like hard work! I guess the fish had one final act of rebellion! Thanks for stopping by my site by the way. My only experience with quilting comes from growing up in an area with many Amish people near by. They do great work…with quilts, with construction, crafts, etc.
Glad to hear your husband is OK after his fishing mishap.
About that rag doll you mention, do you mean they put hooks the hooks they pull out of people into the doll?
I wasn’t clear on that. If so, that’s a lot of hooks to pull out of people during fishing season!
Michael
The Success Secrets
Hi Peggy,
I thought you landed that 175 lb Norwegian YEARS ago!
And here when I saw the title of your blog post, I was thinking this was going to be your way of introducing the rug making technique of hooking and weaving that in with quiltmaking somehow.
Needless to say, I am delighted to hear your dear husband is OK now. Good thing he has you to speed him to his recovery!
You know, I remember being taught about what to do in the case of fish hooks as my first major lesson in learning First Aid years ago. They definitely recommend NOT to remove the hook.
Happy Dating and Relationships,
April Braswell
Christian Dating Expert
Wow! Never knew about “fish hook removal kits”! Glad that all turned out well overall. You guys caught some HUGE fish!
Darryl