We passed through Bakers Swamp without noticing anything. Then reached our last dot on the map for this trip - Larras Lee and saw this. The roadside monument says: In Memory of WILLIAM LEE (1794 - 1870) of "Larras Lake" a pioneer of the sheep and cattle industry and first member for Roxburgh under responsible government (1856 - 1859). This stone was erected by his descendants. --- 1938 --- This is a repost from a few days ago. Thinking I would use this for this week’s Taphophile Tragics post I dug a little further into William Lee’s story, it’s a very colonial Australian one. William was born of convict parents, living his childhood years around the Sydney region. In his early 20s he was issued with some government cattle, recommended as a suitable settler and granted 134 acres at Kelso near Bathurst. He was one of the first in the area and did well. A few years later he was granted a ram and an inc...
"To muse, to creep, to halt at will, to gaze ... such sweet wayfaring"
William Wordsworth
I do :) Mainly for my pretty dresses.
ReplyDeleteMy jewellery was on this stand and I had the privilege of hanging the knitted section. There are some truly talented ladies out here! I would love to learn how to knit and crotchet. I might ask one of them for private lessons. These are great photos. x
Yes, yes, yes. I love them for the slippery fabrics so that the shirt, tops and dresses don't slide off. I also like the big fat wooly ones for good tops so you don't get the hanger indentation on the shoulders so that when you are wearing it it looks like you are sprouting wings.
ReplyDeleteOMG - yes!
ReplyDeleteCrocheted coathangers are all the rage with the indie hipsters at the moment.
I regularly come across them on the internets.
Are you gunna do some?
Need some help?
http://karenmandersen.typepad.com/karen-m-andersen-mixed-m/tutorials.html
I still have some that my Nana made for me before she died 10 years ago.
Well it just goes to show that my haphazard wardrobe is not typical. Me covered hangers annoyed me and I got rid of them.
ReplyDeleteLetty I love those candy box coloured hangers ... but no I won't be making any.