What We Did on our Holidays

We saw 3 of these magnificent creatures…

Our third whale of the morning

We saw thousands (if not millions!) of these…..

Just one lamb of millions presently in NZ

Visited several dozen of the crafty places recommended by this….

Ann Packer's Crafty Girls' Road Trip of New Zealand

Which enabled me to purchase these….

Just a small portion of the stash enhancing exercise

As well as these…..

Possum/Merino/Silk - A bargain buy (at half price!) direct from the mill

And I treated myself to this…

Handwoven by Lindy Chinnery, a collapse-weave scarf in hand-dyed silk

Was dropped by chopper onto this……

On Franz Josef Glacier, NZ

And around just about every corner of the road on the South Island was one of these….

Another Bloody Gorgeous View!

And I discovered the voice of an angel to bring home with me …..

A Maori/Hebrew/Celtic 'mongrel'

Only to also discover that it was cut short just this year, when a massive asthma attack took her life. Tragic.

Yes! It was a superb trip, and 3 weeks wasn’t anywhere near enough time to do see the South Island: there’s so much more, that I’m sure I’ll be back. More specifics about the trip when I find time.