So Mim and I went on a road trip.
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The drive past the Grampians was beautiful. I gave Mim the camera for her to take some photos of the view, as I had to keep my eyes on the road. She took some interesting pictures:
We stopped off at Halls Gap on the way up, so Mim could use the restroom facilities.
The lady at Stawell kindly gave me a quick lesson on spinning, and gave me a large garbage bag with three different kinds of fleece to spin. As she was self taught, she recommended that I get someone else to give me a few tips as well.
Mim and I loaded up the car and drove back, stopping in Halls Gap again so she could have a little play on the playground.
We cut through the mountains before reaching Dunkeld (and wasn't that an interesting drive - a narrow winding road through the mountain, with no phone reception if you should happen to break down or have an accident), and drove home the back roads, via Cavendish.
So here's my new hobby, when the Ethel and Lulu and Cecily are shorn now, I can hopefully spin enough wool that Margaret can knit a scarf for Mim (because I'm still terrible at knitting!)
(I'm still looking for a butter churn on ebay!)
3 comments:
THAT IS SO COOL!
Can't wait to see the finished product when you're done :)
Can you spin alaskan malamute hair? I can start collecting it for you and then you can make a nice jumpsuit out of it. Perhaps Gomez would like a Kodi-coat for the frosty mornings?
Bag it up and I'll give it a whirl (no pun intended!) Maybe we could make a Bella-bottomed knitted trouser suit for Mim?
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