Saturday, April 11, 2009

Harvest Home

Every Autumn the historic Totora Estate in Oamaru (home to the first shipment of exported frozen meat) holds an open day to celebrate another successful harvest and to remind us of our roots.
So on a warm but overcast April Sunday the crowd came, and the threshing machine started up........The pennyfarthing riders stood around ........

The hay bales were tossed, after plenty of beer was drunk......
The Trug maker demonstrated his craft and plied his wares.....


The sheep just sat around.....
So did the spinners and weavers.......


There was also some nice displays such as our table on natural dyeing and the finished products.
It was a great day. The lamb burgers were delicious.

1 comment:

Jody said...

Looks like a grand ole time! Thanks for giving us a glimpse at life on the other side of the world.